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Mar 13, 2024 · Photo: Rocky Mountain PBS. News | Rocky Mountain PBS. DENVER — In 1990, Dr. Antonia Novello became the first woman, and the first Latina, to become Surgeon General of the United States. During her tenure in President George H.W. Bush’s administration, Novello tackled childhood vaccination and developing AIDS treatments.
May 17, 2018 · Antonia Novello overcame childhood poverty and illness to become one of the leading doctors in America. She was trained as a pediatrician and served in the United States Public Health Service. After spending several years at the National Institute of Health, Novello was appointed United States Surgeon General by President George Bush.
Apr 23, 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). Antonia Coello suffered from a painful colon condition from birth until she underwent corrective surgery at age 18.
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...
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." At birth, Dr. Novello was diagnosed with congenital megacolon.
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Dr. Antonia Novello was the first person of Hispanic origin to become the Surgeon General of the United States. She earned her M.D. from the University of Puerto Rico, studied nephrology (kidneys) at the University of Michigan, and practiced as a pediatrician before joining the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in 1978.
