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Marianne Legato

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Marianne J. Legato
Born1935 (age 89–90)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationPhysician
EducationMD, New York University College of Medicine
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Marianne J. Legato is an American physician and researcher known for her work in gender-specific medicine. Her research focuses on how biological sex and gender influence human health and the experience of diseases.[1]

Legato founded and directs the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University.[2] In 2006, she established the non-profit Gender-Specific Medicine Foundation.[3] Her research has included work on the relationship between women and heart diseases. For her book The Female Heart: The Truth About Women and Coronary Artery Disease, published in 1992, Legato received an award from the American Heart Association.[4][5]

In the past, Legato served as president of the First International Congress on Gender-Specific Medicine in Berlin in 2006 and has served as president for subsequent International Congresses on Gender-Specific Medicine, including those held in Vienna (2007) and Stockholm (2008).[6]

Early life and education

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Marianne J. Legato was born in 1935 in New York City.[7] Legato graduated from New York University College of Medicine, her father's alma mater, in 1962. Legato has credited mentorships with José María Ferrer, Jr. and M. Irené Ferrer, whom she met at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, as significant to her education. Additionally, M. Irené Ferrer facilitated Legato's education at NYU and covered her tuition expenses.[8][9]

Professional career

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After graduating in 1962, Legato completed an internship and junior residency at Bellevue Hospital in New York, followed by a senior residency at the Presbyterian Hospital of the City of New York.[7] From 1965 to 1968, she was a visiting fellow in cardiology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[10] In 1968, Legato became an instructor in medicine, starting her academic career at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[9] She holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Clinical Medicine at the institution.[11] Legato is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.[12]

In 1997, Legato founded the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.[7] The Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine established the M. Irené Ferrer Professorship in Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University.[7][13] Legato is the director of the Partnership.[14]

Research and advocacy

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Legato received the Martha Lyon Slater Fellowship from 1965 to 1968 and the J. Murray Steele Award in 1971, both given by the New York Heart Association.[15] Her research on the structure and function of the myocardial cell was supported by a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health as well as research grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. She has worked on study sections for NIH grant applications at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. From 1995 to 1998, she served as a member of the advisory board to the Office of Research in Women's Health at the NIH. During that time, she co-chaired a task force responsible for setting research priorities on women's health.[16]

In 2004, Legato was among 300 American physicians featured in the National Library of Medicine's documentary, Changing the Face of Medicine.[16] She received the National Council on Women's Health Award for gender-specific medicine in 2005. Ladies Home Journal established the annual Marianne J. Legato Award in Gender-Specific Medicine in 2006.[17]

Legato was granted a Ph.D. from the University of Panama in 2015.[18]

In 2018, she received a PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers for her book on clinical medicine Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine: Gender in the Genomic Era (Third Edition). Her book, The Plasticity of Sex: The Molecular Biology and Clinical Features of Genomic Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Behavior,[19] also received a PROSE Award in the Biomedicine category in 2021.[20]

Personal life

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Legato has two children.[7][15]

Publications

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Sources:[21][11]

Books

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  • The Female Heart: The Truth About Women and Heart Disease (with Carol Colman) (1992)
  • What Women Need to Know (1997)
  • Eve's Rib: The Groundbreaking Guide to Women's Health (2002)
  • Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget (2005)
  • Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan (2008)

Textbooks

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Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine[22]

Journals

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  • *Legato, Marianne J. (2012). The Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine. Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • *Legato, Marianne J. (2002). Gender Medicine. Simon & Schuster.
  • *Legato, Marianne J. (1992). Gender and the Genome. Simon & Schuster. Published in multiple languages.

References

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  1. ^ Oertelt-Prigione, Sabine (March 4, 2020). "Putting gender into sex- and gender-sensitive medicine". eClinicalMedicine. 20. Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100305. PMC 7152822. PMID 32300749.
  2. ^ "Announcement by Dr. Marianne Legato, Director of the Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine, New York". International Society for Gender Medicine. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "SAGE Publishing and The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine publish Gender and the Genome". Sage. July 20, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Anstett, Pat (July 4, 1993). "Women with 'double load' risk heart disease". The Miami Herald. p. 99. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "International Women's Day interview: Dr. Marianne Legato on gender-specific medicine". sdgresources.relx.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Brenner, Sarah (July 1, 2006). "The First World Congress on Gender-Specific Medicine, Berlin, Germany, February 23–26, 2006". Clinics in Dermatology. 24 (4): 334–335. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.03.004. ISSN 0738-081X. PMID 16828414.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Changing the Face of Medicine | Marianne J. Legato". cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "Changing the Face of Medicine | M. IrenéFerrer". cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Changing the Face of Medicine | Marianne J. Legato". cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Read "Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary" at NAP.edu. 2012. doi:10.17226/13307. ISBN 978-0-309-22524-3.
  11. ^ a b "Marianne J. Legato". Columbia University. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "Verify Physician Status | ABIM.org". www.abim.org. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "What We Fund - The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine". Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "Marianne J. Legato | Emeritus Professors in Columbia". professorsemeritus.columbia.edu. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Marianne Legato". Women’s Media Center. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Marianne J. Legato". All American Speakers. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "Ladiesï¾' Home Journal Establishes The Inaugural Dr. Marianne J. Legato Gender-Specific Medicine Award". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. August 2, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "Marianne J. Legato". Sage. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "2018 Winners of The R.H. Hawkins Award". Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  20. ^ "2021 Winners of The R.H. Hawkins Award". Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  21. ^ "Marianne J. Legato". Publishers’ Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  22. ^ "2021 Award Winners". proseawards.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
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