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
Chris Cuomo
Christopher Cuomo ( ; born August 9, 1970) is a television journalist anchor at NewsNation, based in New York City. He has previously been the ABC News chief law and justice correspondent and the co-anchor for ABC's ''20/20'', news anchor for ...
. She resides in New York.
Early life and education
Cuomo was born in New York City to 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 former New York
First Lady 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 ...
. She grew up in Albany and Holliswood, Queens, New York with her four siblings,
Andrew
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, Maria, Madeline, and
Chris
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People with the given name
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
.
She attended High School in Jamaica Estates and graduated from
The Mary Louis Academy
The Mary Louis Academy, also known as TMLA, is an all-girls private Catholic college preparatory academy, located in Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York City. TMLA's campus encompasses eight buildings situated on private grounds at the top of o ...
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 ...
in
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
Dowling College
Dowling College was a private college on Long Island, New York. It was established in 1968 and had its main campus located in Oakdale, New York on the site of William K. Vanderbilt's mansion Idle Hour. Dowling also included a campus in Shirley, ...
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
The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity ( it, Stella della solidarietà italiana ) was founded as a national order by the first President of the Italian Republic, Enrico De Nicola, in 1947, to recognise civilian and military expatriates or ...
," by
Giorgio Napolitano, president of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
Memberships
Cuomo is a member of the Medical Review Board of
Huffington Post.
She is also a member of the
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
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.
See also
*
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 ...
References
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1955 births
Living people
American radiologists
American women physicians
Women radiologists
American politicians of Italian descent
Cuomo family
St. John's University (New York City) alumni
SUNY Downstate Medical Center alumni
People from Queens, New York
People from Manhasset, New York
Andrew Cuomo
American bloggers
American women bloggers
21st-century American women