| 词条 | Joseph Caravalho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| honorific_prefix = Major General | name = Joseph Caravalho | honorific_suffix = | alt = | caption = Caravalho in 2017 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Joseph Caravalho, Jr. | other_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}} | birth_place = Kaneohe, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States | death_date = | death_place = | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | placeofburial_coordinates = | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{army|United States}} | serviceyears = 1979—2017 | rank = Major General | servicenumber = | unit = | commands = Southern Regional Medical Command Brooke Army Medical Center Medical Research and Materiel Command[1] Joint Staff Surgeon | battles_label = | battles = | awards = Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal | memorials = | spouse = | relations = | laterwork = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | module = }} Major General Joseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D., (born c. 1957) is a physician and was a career officer in 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.[2] Early life and educationJoseph 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.[2][3] 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.[2] 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,[2] where he earned a master's degree in strategic studies. CareerCaravalho 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.[4] In December 2015, it was announced that Caravalho was assigned to the Joint Staff as chief medical advisor ("Joint Staff Surgeon").[5][3] Two years after joining the Joint Staff, Caravalho retired on August 31st, 2017. Directly following his retirement from the United States Army, Caravalho joined The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine [6]as their chief executive officer and CEO on September 1st, 2017. Awards and recognitions
References1. ^{{citenews|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}} 2. ^1 2 {{citenews|url=http://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|accessdate=October 20, 2015}} 3. ^1 2 {{citenews|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}} 4. ^1 {{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}} 5. ^{{citenews|title=IMMEDIATE RELEASE: General Officer Assignments|url=http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/632417/general-officer-assignments|publisher=United States Department of Defense|date=December 2, 2015}} 6. ^{{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}} External links{{Commons category|Joseph Caravalho, Jr.}}
8 : Living people|Gonzaga University alumni|People from Oahu|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences alumni|United States Army generals|1957 births |
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