Antonia Coello Novello, MD
A Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator
(1944 – )
A Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator.
A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
She was the first woman, first person of color, and first Hispanic to serve as Surgeon General of USA (1990-1993).
In 1994, Novello was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
Alma mater
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Johns Hopkins University