Dr. Patrick McGauly was appointed as the Chief of Staff, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, on September 19, 2022.
Dr. Patrick McGauly was appointed as the Chief of Staff, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, on September 19, 2022. Dr. McGauly was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff on January 16, 2020. Dr. McGauly began working at the medical center in 2010 in the Emergency Room and was named as the Emergency Department Director in 2012. Before coming to Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Dr. McGauly was the Director, Emergency Services at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, a level one trauma center. He also was an associate professor and vice-chair for the department. Dr. McGauly graduated from the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1996 and completed a residency in Internal and Emergency Medicine at Charity Hospital. In the private sector, Dr. McGauly has worked at Christus Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Natchez Regional Medical Center in Natchez, Mississippi.
Dr. McGauly is active in the local community and serves as the Medical Director of DeSoto Parish EMS and multiple fire districts there. He is also the Medical Director for both the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s SWAT team and DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s SWAT Team. Also, Dr. McGauly serves as an Associate Professor at LSU Medical School in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is involved with his local church, is active in teaching law enforcement trauma survival, and serves in a hospice ministry.
Dr. McGauly is an active member of the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps, where he serves as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Dr. McGauly is married and has three children. His son is an MC2 attending the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.