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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 ...
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.
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May 17, 2018 · Antonia Novello was born on August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a town 32 miles southeast of San Juan. She was the oldest of three children. She was the oldest of three children. When she was eight years old, Novello's father, Antonio Coello, died.
Mar 13, 2024 · 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. Continuing her public service, Novello served as Commissioner for the New ...
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. Amid a packed schedule, Novello’s visit included a series of informative sessions aimed at shaping the next generation of medical professionals.
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. She moved to ...
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 developing ...
