Joseph Caravalho
{{short description|United States Army general}}
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| birth_place = Kaneohe, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States
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| commands = Southern Regional Medical Command
Brooke Army Medical Center
Medical Research and Materiel Command{{cite news|title=BG (P) Caravalho takes reins of Army Medical Research and Materiel Command|url=https://www.army.mil/article/94270/BG__P__Caravalho_takes_reins_of_Army_Medical_Research_and_Materiel_Command/|publisher=army.mil|date=January 14, 2013}}
Joint Staff Surgeon
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Joseph Caravalho Jr. (born c. 1957) is an American physician and retired Major General of the Medical Corps of the United States Army.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-22 |title=Gen. Joseph Caravalho--Joint Staff Surgeon, Cardiologist, Teacher, Soldier--Retires |url=https://www.army.mil/article/194232/gen_joseph_caravalho_joint_staff_surgeon_cardiologist_teacher_soldier_retires |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.army.mil |language=en}} He is currently the president and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.{{Cite web |title=Heroes of Military Medicine Honored for Providing Exceptional Care |url=https://www.health.mil/News/Gallery/Dvids-Photos/2024/05/09/image8418295 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Military Health System |language=en}} He has held specialized staff medical positions, served in operations at hospitals, and commanded major medical installations across the United States as well as operations in actions overseas. In December 2015, he was appointed as the Joint Staff surgeon, the chief medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Early life and education
Joseph Caravalho Jr. was born in 1957 in Hawaii to Agnes and Joseph Caravalho Sr. and grew up in Kaneohe, Oahu. His family is of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent. He attended St. Louis High School in Honolulu.{{cite news|url=https://www.army.mil/article/11298/Top_medical_officer_in_Iraq_garners_first_star/|author=Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Crisp|title=Top medical officer in Iraq garners first star|publisher=army.mil|date=July 29, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2015}}{{cite news|title=Saint Louis grad named top military surgeon|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/saint-louis-grad-named-top-military-surgeon/|work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|date=December 4, 2015}} He graduated from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, with a BS in mathematics in 1979 and was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Army ROTC Program. He then completed his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, and was commissioned a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. He is also a graduate of the Army War College, where he earned a master's degree in strategic studies.
Career
Caravalho has held positions as a staff internist, nuclear medicine physician, and cardiologist.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-26 |title=HJF Names Joseph Caravalho Jr., MD, as Next President and CEO |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170726005944/en/HJF-Names-Joseph-Caravalho-Jr.-MD-as-Next-President-and-CEO |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} He served as Chief of Cardiology at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, and as Deputy Commander for Clinical Services at Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
His operational medical experience includes assignments as Surgeon, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Okinawa, Japan; Physician Augmentee, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg; Surgeon, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA; Deputy Chief of Staff, Surgeon, U.S. Army Special Operations Command; Assistant Chief of Staff, Health Affairs, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg. He also commanded the 28th Combat Support Hospital and the 44th Medical Command (Rear) (Provisional), both at Fort Bragg.
He has had two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, most recently serving as the Surgeon for both Multi-National Force-Iraq and Multi-National Corps-Iraq. After his last deployment, he served as the Commanding General for Great Plains Regional Medical Command (RMC). Following USAMEDCOM reorganization, he commanded both Southern RMC and Brooke AMC, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Caravalho served as Commanding General, Northern RMC, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He next served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, and Fort Detrick, at Fort Detrick, Maryland. In 2015 he was selected as Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Support), United States Army Medical Command.{{cite web|url=http://armymedicine.mil/Pages/Joseph_Caravalho.aspx|title=Maj. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, Jr./ Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Support)|publisher=Army Medicine|date=2015|access-date=2015-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905192616/http://armymedicine.mil/Pages/Joseph_Caravalho.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-05|url-status=dead}} In December 2015, it was announced that Caravalho was assigned to the Joint Staff as chief medical advisor ("Joint Staff Surgeon").{{cite news|title=IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Officer Assignments|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/632417/general-officer-assignments/|publisher=United States Department of Defense|date=December 2, 2015}} Caravalho joined The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine{{Cite web|url=http://www.hjf.org/about/news/hjf-names-new-ceo/|title=HJF {{!}} HJF Names New CEO|website=www.hjf.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-01}} The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine welcomed Caravalho as their president and CEO on September 1, 2017, where he currently serves as leadership for 2800 medical and research professionals.
Awards and recognitions
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|Army Distinguished Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters |
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|Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster |
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|Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters |
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|Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters |
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|Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster |
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|National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
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|Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars |
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|Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 5 |
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/Article-View/Article/649927/maj-gen-dr-joseph-caravalho-jr/ Profile: Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho, Jr.] – Joint Chiefs of Staff
- [http://www.gonzaga.edu/Campus-Resources/Offices-and-Services-A-Z/MarketingandCommunications/pdf/Magazine/GQSummer2009.pdf "Fluent in the 'international language' of health:; Q&A with top doc in Iraq"], Gonzaga Quarterly, Summer 2009
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRAEG5XpaFo Highlights from Joseph Caravalho's Speech], Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA) National Conference 2009
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Category:Gonzaga University alumni
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences alumni