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Antonia Coello Novello (born August 23, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as 14th Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993.
A dedicated public health advocate, Antonia Novello made history as the first female and first Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General in 1990. Novello has led several major public health campaigns in her efforts to improve health conditions and access to medical care, especially for women, children, and minority populations.
Aug 19, 2024 · Antonia Novello (born August 23, 1944, Fajardo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican-born physician and public official, the first woman and the first Hispanic to serve as surgeon general of the United States (1990–93).
Dr. Antonia Novello was the first woman and the first Hispanic to become Surgeon General of the United States. Dr. Novello's favorite aunt died of kidney failure during Novello's first year of medical school.
Apr 10, 2024 · Antonia Coello Novello, MD, the trailblazing first woman and first Hispanic Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, visited the Texas A&M University School of Medicine on March 26.
Mar 12, 2024 · Dr. Antonia Novello is the first woman and the first Hispanic person to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General. Her journey of self-discovery through the field of medicine is chronicled in a new book...
Antonia Novello, M.D., was both the first woman and the first Hispanic to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. When she left her post in 1993, she was praised by President Bill Clinton for her "vigor and talent."
Aug 23, 2021 · MIAMI — Dr. Antonia Novello, the first Hispanic person to serve as U.S. surgeon general, is spending her birthday on Monday administering Covid-19 vaccinations at a health center in San...
Mar 12, 2024 · Dr. Antonia Novello became the first woman and the first Latina to become surgeon general of the United States in 1990. During her tenure, Dr. Novello tackled childhood vaccination and...
Dr. Antonia Novello was the first woman and the first person of Hispanic origin to become the Surgeon General of the United States.
