Ciaravella, James M.: - James Ciaravella Jr.
Ciaravella and Len, his wife of forty-nine years, live in Shreveport, Louisiana, for half the year and in Alpine, Wyoming, for the other half..
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Ciaravella designed, sculpted and donated to the city of Shreveport the US Navy SEAL Memorial honoring two of Shreveport\'s fallen heroes: Lieutenant Commander Jonas Kelsall and Chief Petty Officer Robert Reeves.
In 2009 Dr.
Medicine Crow, is in the collections of two museums.
Joseph Medicine Crow, the only authorized sculpture of Dr.
His bronze sculpture of the noted Crow chief and historian Dr.
His art has served as the cover on three editions of the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society.
He has been a juried artist to the Western Design Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the past sixteen years, and has twice served as a judge in that event.
C\'s Designs, making custom Western furnishings, and subsequently began oil painting and sculpting.
He then started Dr.
In 1980 he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he practiced cardiovascular and thoracic surgery until his retirement in 2003.
In 1978 he was appointed assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics at Children\'s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.
C.
Following training at Charity Hospital he was accepted to a special fellowship in cardiac surgery at the Mayo Clinic.
He served as chief resident on the Tulane Surgical Service and as Assistant Clinical Director at Charity from 1976-1977.
He served two years\' active duty in the US Air Force (1970-1972), finishing with the rank of major.
Following a straight surgery internship at Charity Hospital (1968-1969), he completed his general and cardiovascular surgical residency in 1977.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from Tulane University in 1964 and his MD from Tulane Medical School in 1968. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ciaravella, James M.: - James Ciaravella Jr
