In 1926, Ciarniello graduated from medical school at the University of Naples where he studied for a degree in Medicine and Surgery.
He was still a practicing doctor for his close family members until the last year of his life, because he felt such great satisfaction and pride from his work.
Ciarniello thought that eating well kept a good balance between mind and body, and that it was a requirement for a long life.
He talked fondly of his memories of when he was a student in Naples as a young man, and he was proud to have seen the region of Molise and province of Isernia grow and develop over the century.
He died in his home town of Bagnoli del Trigno at age 106 years, 11 months, and was remembered as a grandfather of the region of Molise and for having been one of the most well known doctors in the rural province of Isernia where he lived and practiced medicine.