Dr. Mireya Correa

Mirrea Correa, MS

Dr. Mireya Correa (February 6, 1940 – November 22, 2022) was born in 1940 Panama. She obtained a Licenciada or BS (1963) in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Panama and her MS (1967) in Botany from Duke University. She was given an Honorary Doctorate (2012) from the University of Panama. After her MS, […]

Antonia Coello Novello, MPH, MD

Antonia Novello Image

Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was born on August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She became  the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as the US Surgeon General. After spending the first 18 years of her life continuously hospitalized due to congenital megacolon, before she was allowed to obtain corrective surgery, she dedicated her […]