Margaret I. Cuomo (born March 29, 1955) is an American radiologist and author on health issues, especially those related to

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

prevention. She is the oldest child of former New York Governor

Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo (, ; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as ...

and

Matilda Cuomo Matilda Cuomo (born Mattia Raffa; born September 16, 1931) is an American advocate for women and children, former First Lady of New York from 1983 to 1994, and matriarch of the Cuomo family. She is the widow of Governor of New York Mario Cuomo a ...

, and sister to former New York Governor

Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( ; ; born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cu ...

and journalist

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. She resides in New York.

Early life and education

Cuomo was born in New York City to former New York Governor

and former New York First Lady

. She grew up in Albany and Holliswood, Queens, New York with her four siblings,

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, Maria, Madeline, and

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. She attended High School in Jamaica Estates and graduated from

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in the class of 1973. She graduated from St. John's University and received an M.D. degree from the

SUNY Downstate Medical Center SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) is a public medical school and hospital in Brooklyn, New York. It is the southernmost member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and the only academic medical center for hea ...

in Brooklyn, New York, in 1981.

Professional career

Cuomo is a board-certified radiologist who practiced at

North Shore University Hospital North Shore University Hospital (formerly known as Manhasset Hospital) is a part of Northwell Health, New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer. It is a primary teaching hospital for the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of ...

Manhasset Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 at the 2020 United States ce ...

, New York. She has specialized in body imaging, involving CT,

ultrasound Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is not different from "normal" (audible) sound in its physical properties, except that humans cannot hear it. This limit varies ...

MRI Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves ...

, and interventional procedures, much of her practice was dedicated to the diagnosis of cancer and AIDS. Cuomo gave the commencement speech at

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on May 18, 2013, where she was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree.

Authorships

Cuomo's book, ''A World Without Cancer: The Making of a New World and the Real Promise of Prevention'', was published in October 2012 by Rodale. Cuomo contributes blog posts focusing on cancer prevention, the economic impact of cancer, and the need for reform. She also contributes to WebMD. Cuomo has a Muckety score of 60.

Philanthropy

In addition to her cancer prevention-related work, Cuomo has supported multiple initiatives to support Italian language education in the United States. She is the founder of

The Italian Language Foundation The Italian Language Foundation (ILF) was established on July 3, 2008, to promote and support Italian language education in the United States and specifically to reinstate the Advanced Placement program (AP) of the College Board for AP Italian Lang ...

Honors

Cuomo is an honoree of the Association of Italian American Educators (2003, 2005) and the National Organization of Italian American Women (2004). In 2011, Cuomo was awarded the "Commendatore dell’Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana," the "Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity," by Giorgio Napolitano, president of Italy.

Memberships

Cuomo is a member of the Medical Review Board of Huffington Post. She is also a member of the Princeton University Advisory Council, French & Italian. In 2007, she was listed as a member of the National Advisory Board of Concordia Language Villages. Cuomo was a member of the board of LessCancer.org 2013–2016.

Personal life

Cuomo married Peter Perpignano on October 10, 1982. The couple later divorced. They have one daughter, Christina Cuomo Perpignano. On February 20, 1994, Cuomo married Howard Simon Maier. The couple have one daughter, Marianna Cuomo Maier.

References

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