Joseph Caravalho

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. 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 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. In December 2015, it was announced that Caravalho was assigned to the Joint Staff as chief medical advisor ("Joint Staff Surgeon"). 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.

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