Joseph Caravalho

Major General Joseph Caravalho
File:Caravalho Joseph-6.jpg Caravalho in 2017
Birth name	Joseph Caravalho, Jr.
Born	1957 (age 67–68) Kaneohe, Hawaiʻi, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1979 - 2017
Rank	File:Army-USA-OF-07.svg Major General
Commands	Southern Regional Medical Command Brooke Army Medical Center Medical Research and Materiel Command Joint Staff Surgeon
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal

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Caravalho presenting the Order of Military Medical Merit to Lt. Col. David Ristedt, January 5, 2009

Joseph Caravalho Jr. (born c. 1957) is an American physician and retired Major General of the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He is currently the president and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. 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. 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. 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. In December 2015, it was announced that Caravalho was assigned to the Joint Staff as chief medical advisor ("Joint Staff Surgeon"). Caravalho joined The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine welcomed Caravalho as their President and CEO on September 1st, 2017 where he currently serves as leadership for 2800 medical and research professionals.

Awards and recognitions

File:ExpertMedBadge.svg	Expert Field Medical Badge
File:ArmyFltSurg.gif	Basic Flight Surgeon Badge
File:SpecialForcesTabMetal.jpg	Special Forces Tab
File:Ranger Tab.svg	Ranger Tab
File:United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg	Basic Parachutist Badge
File:SFDiver.PNG	Special Operations Diver Badge
File:US Navy Dive Medical Officer.png	Navy Diving Medical Officer Insignia
File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg	Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
File:United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png	Army Staff Identification Badge
File:US Army 18th Airborne Corps CSIB.png	XVIII Airborne Corps Combat Service Identification Badge
File:U.S. Army Medical Department Regimental Insignia.jpg	Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Distinctive Unit Insignia
	Thai Parachutist Badge
	Philippine Parachutist Badge
File:ArmyOSB.svg	2 Overseas Service Bars

File:Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Army Distinguished Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg	Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.	Bronze Star Medal
File:Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svgFile:Silver oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
File:Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg	Joint Service Commendation Medal
File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg	Army Commendation Medal
File:Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg	Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster File:Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg	Meritorious Unit Commendation
File:Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg	Army Superior Unit Award
Bronze star File:National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
File:Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg	Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars
File:Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
File:Army Service Ribbon.svg	Army Service Ribbon
File:Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svgFile:Award numeral 5.png	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 5
File:Order of Military Medical Merit Medal ribbon.png	Order of Military Medical Merit

External links

• Profile: Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho, Jr. – Joint Chiefs of Staff
• "Fluent in the 'international language' of health:; Q&A with top doc in Iraq", Gonzaga Quarterly, Summer 2009
• Highlights from Joseph Caravalho's Speech, Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA) National Conference 2009