Antonia Novello 1944 - 8 - 23 Fajardo, Puerto Rico Nationality: Puerto Rican Occupation: pediatrician Occupation: ur!eon !eneral "n 199# Antonia Novello $%orn 1944& %eca'e t(e )ir*t )e'ale +nited tate* ur!eon eneral *(e .a* al*o t(e )ir*t /i*panic in (i*tory to .in t(e appoint'ent to t(i* nationally pro'inent !overn'ent o))ice0 urin! (er t(ree-year ter', Novello .on prai*e )or (er ca'pai!n* tar!etin! A'erica* yout(, e*pecially (er cru*ade a!ain*t undera!e to%acco u*e0 (e )or'er pediatrician u*ed (er po*t to voice critici*' o) to%acco co'panie* and t(eir 'aretin! *trate!ie* a )e. year* a)ter Novello* tenure, *trict le!i*lation .a* enacted to dra*tically cur% teena!er* acce** to ci!arette*0 Novello* o.n yout( .a* 'ared %y (ard*(ip and 'edical trau'a0 (e .a* %orn Antonia 5oello in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, t(e )ir*t o) A ntonio and Ana elia 5oello* t(ree c(ildren0 (ortly a)ter t(e %irt( o) t(eir dau!(ter in 1944, t(e 5oello* .ere in)or'ed t(at Antonia *u))ered )ro' con!enital 'e!acolon, an a%nor'ality o) t(e lar!e inte*tine0 (i* re6uired periodic vi*it* to t(e (o*pital )or treat'ent, %ecau*e o) (er %ody* ina%ility to rid it*el) o) .a*te one *ide-e))ect .a* a periodically *.ollen a%do'en0 5o'poundin! Novello* %urden .a* t(e deat( o) (er )at(er .(en *(e .a* ei!(t0 /er 'ot(er7a teac(er .(o later %eca'e a (i!( *c(ool principal7.a* told t(at (er dau! (ter could (ave an operation to correct t(e procedure0 e t it never (appened0 (e univer*ity (o*pital .a* in t(e nort(, " .a* 32 'ile* a.ay, 'y 'ot(er could only tae 'e on aturday, *o t(e *ur!ery .a* never done, Novello eplained in an intervie. .it( aturday ;venin! Po*t .riter 5arol <ruco))0 " do %elieve *o'e people )all t(rou!( t(e crac*, Novello continued0 " .a* one o) t(o*e0 " t(ou!(t, .(en " !ro. up, no ot(er per*on i* !oin! to .ait 18 year* )or *ur!ery 0 A tandout tudent till, Novello i* !rate)ul to (er 'ot(er )or not allo.in! (er to )eel *orry )or (er*el) %ecau*e o) (er condition0 "n*tead o) pa'perin! (er, A na Flore*7.(o (ad re'arried7 pu*(ed (er c(ild to *ucceed acade'ically, and Novello !raduated )ro' (i!( *c(ool at t(e a!e o) 1=0 (e t(en enrolled at t(e +niver*ity o) Puerto Rico at Rio Pedra*, and it .a* t(ere t(at *(e )inally !re. .eary o) (e r lon!-ter' condition0 (e (o*pital treat'ent* re'edied (er occa*ionally di*tended *to'ac(7%ut a* *(e eplained to t(e aturday ;venin! Po*t, >y t(e ti'e " .a* 18, it .a* not !ood to (ave t(o*e %i! %ellie* one 'ont( t(at are, in t(e net 'ont(, )lat0 Novello* )ir*t *ur!ery , (o.ever, .a* not a co'plete *ucce**, and *(e *u) )ered )ro' co'plication* )or anot(er t.o year*0 Finally, at t(e a!e o) 2# *(e traveled to t(e reno.ned ?ayo 5linic )or a )inal operation, .(ic( .a* *ucce**)ul0 >y t(i* ti'e Novello* epo*ure to t(e 'edical e*ta%li*('ent (ad *tren!t(ened (er o.n a'%ition*7*(e (ad drea'ed o) %eco'in! a pediatrician *ince (er c(ild(ood, and (er acade'ic ac(ieve'ent*
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