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  • NAME: Antonia C Novello
  • OCCUPATION: Surgeon, Political Leader
  • BIRTH DATE: August 23, 1944 (Age: 67)
  • EDUCATION: John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, University of Michigan Medical Center
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Antonia Novello was the first woman and the first Hispanic to serve as the Surgeon General of the United States (1990-1993).

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Born in Puerto Rico, Antonia Novello suffered from a painful colon condition from infancy through adolescence. After earning her masters degree in public health from John Hopkins Univ. in 1982, she practiced medicine and advised on legislation. In 1990 President George Bush appointed her surgeon general of the United States, making her the first woman and first Hispanic to serve in that position.

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