Colonel David R. Stagliano participated in Army ROTC and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Philosophy. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Medical Service Corps. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Virginia College of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003. He subsequently completed his Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship at the National Capital Consortium (NCC) in 2006 and 2011. He is dual Board Certified.

From 2006-2009, COL Stagliano served as a Flight Surgeon in the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and deployed during The Surge in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. From 2011-2021, COL Stagliano served in various roles as at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He deployed as a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Surgeon with 3^rd Battalion, 69^th Regiment, 1^st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From 2014-2017, he served as the NCC Transitional Internship Program Director. He deployed to Djibouti, Africa to serve as the Officer-In-Charge for a Functional Specialty Team in support of CJTF-Horn of Africa. From 2017-2020, COL Stagliano served as the NCC Pediatric Residency Program Director. Most recently, COL Stagliano is serving as the NCC Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director and directs the core curriculum for five Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowship Programs.

COL Stagliano’s military education includes the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Basic Course, AMEDD Captains Career Course, Army’s Flight Surgeon Course, Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense’s Management of Chemical and Biological Casualty Course, Army Medical Center of Excellence’s Tactical Combat Medical Course, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute’s Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation Course, and Army Intermediate-Level Education.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Humanitarian Assistance Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, and Flight Surgeon Badge. He has been recognized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a Master Clinician and earned the Army AMEDD “A” designator.