Captain Mathew R. Loe

Nurse Corps, United States Navy
Commanding Officer, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore United States Navy

     A native of Pasadena, Texas, Captain Mathew R. Loe completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas in 1995 and his Master of Science in Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Texas in 2001. In 2012, he completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice at Texas Tech Health Science Center Lubbock, Texas. He was awarded Best Clinical Capstone project for his research on heat illness and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society. In 2014, he completed a post doctorate certificate in Executive Leadership from Texas Tech Health Science Center. In 2015, he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
 
After an extensive civilian nursing career, Captain Loe joined the U.S. Navy in support of the global war on terrorism. Captain Loe’s leadership roles include officer-in-charge, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Detachment J, where he supported global contingency operations. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, his roles included embedded training team chief, senior mentor to the 203rd Afghan Army Garrison Commander, polish liaison officer, and medical embedded training team leader responsible for all forward operating base departments supporting over three thousand Afghan Army and four hundred North Atlantic Treaty Organization personnel. After deployment, he served as department head of deployment health at Naval Branch Health Clinic Gulfport, Mississippi supporting medical readiness requirements for over thirty regional commands and medical in-processing for thousands of deploying personnel in support of global contingency operations. Next served at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, as branch head of family readiness, program manager for LIMDU SMART, and coordinator for accession program enlisted medical waivers. Further roles included senior medical officer United States Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Redzikowo, Poland, department head of medical readiness at Bangor, Washington, and at Naval Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, South Carolina his roles included director for clinical support services, director for branch clinics, and officer-in-charge Branch Health Clinic Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He recently served as executive officer NMRTC Lemoore and deputy director Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California.

Captain Loe's awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (4), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and 2009 Association of the United States Navy Bea Ratner Nurse Corps Junior Officer of the Year.