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.

Antonia Novello 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.

Achievement: 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. She resolved to learn more about the disease and the factors that decide who receives a kidney transplant.

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. Novello was the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as Surgeon General.

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. She resolved to learn more about the disease and the factors that decide who receives a kidney transplant.

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.

2018年5月17日 · Antonia Novello became the fourteenth United States Surgeon General and the first woman and first Hispanic to ever hold the position. While Novello was committed to addressing the health issues of both women and Hispanics, she understood that her new role encompassed more than those particular social groups.

U.S. physician and public official Antonia Novello was both the first Hispanic and the first woman to become surgeon general of the United States. Her major initiatives included programs to increase AIDS awareness, to stop minors from smoking, and to provide better health care for children, women, and minorities.

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.

Born in 1944 in a small town in Puerto Rico, Antonia Novello experienced the hardships of pain and disease early in life. Like many who go on to do great works, rather than breaking her, the challenges she faced shaped her character. Her father died when she was 8 and her childhood was overshadowed by illness.