Dr. Antonia Novello, born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, is the first Hispanic to become the U.S. Surgeon General and also the first woman to hold the post. She served from 1990-1993, under both Shrub and President Bill Clinton. She attended the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras and the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 1970.
She opened a pediatric practice in Springfield, VA in 1976 but joined the Public Health Service in 1979. She was a project officer at the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases at NIH. She was appointed to Assistant Surgeon General in 1986 and served as Coordinator for AIDS Research and developed an interest in pediatric AIDS. Dr. Novello was appointed Surgeon General on March 9, 1990. She focused her attention on the health of women, children and minorities as well as underage drinking, smoking, and AIDS.
She finished her post of Surgeon General on June 30, 1993.
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