Marianne Legato

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Marianne J. Legato
Born1935 (age 90–91)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation Physician
EducationMD, New York University College of Medicine
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Marianne J. Legato is an American physician and researcher known for her contributions to gender-specific medicine. Her work examines how biological sex and gender influence human health and disease patterns, [1] including studies on the relationship between women and cardiovascular disease. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Legato was born in 1935 in New York City. Her father, a general practitioner, influenced her interest in medicine. [4] She initially enrolled at the New York University College of Medicine but left when her father discontinued financial support. Mentored by Dr. M. Irené Ferrer and Dr. José María Ferrer, she later returned to complete her medical education. [5] [6]

Professional career

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. [4] From 1965 to 1968, she was a visiting fellow in cardiology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, [7] and in 1968, Legato became an instructor in medicine, beginning her academic career at the college. [6] She is a Professor Emerita of Clinical Medicine at Columbia, [8] a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. [9]

She received an award from the American Heart Association for her 1992 book The Female Heart: The Truth About Women and Coronary Artery Disease. [10] [11]

In 1997, Legato founded the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. [4] [12] In 1998, she established The Foundation for Gender Specific Medicine, a non-profit organization she is currently the director of, as a continuation of her work with the Partnership. [13]

Legato was president of the First International Congress on Gender-Specific Medicine in Berlin in 2006 and of subsequent International Congresses held in Vienna (2007) and Stockholm (2008). [14]

Awards

Research funding and peer review

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 cardiovascular research was supported by a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by research grants from major heart-related organizations, including the American Heart Association. [16]

She has worked on study sections for NIH grant applications at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Leadership in women’s health research

From 1995 to 1998, Legato served as a member of the advisory board of 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 in women's health. [17]

Public recognition and honors

In 2004, Legato was among 300 American physicians featured in the National Library of Medicine's documentary Changing the Face of Medicine. [17] 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. [18]

Publishing awards

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

Legato has two children, Christiana and Justin. [4] [15]

Publications

Legato's work has been published traditionally and by academic publishers. [21] [8]

Books

Textbooks

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine [22]

References

  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. ↑ Legato, Marianne. "Celebrating America's Women Physicians". Changing The Face of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP". WebMD. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Changing the Face of Medicine | Marianne J. Legato". cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Changing the Face of Medicine | M. IrenéFerrer". cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Changing the Face of Medicine | Marianne J. Legato". cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ Read "Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary" at NAP.edu. 2012. doi:10.17226/13307. ISBN   978-0-309-22524-3.
  8. 1 2 "Marianne J. Legato". Columbia University. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Verify Physician Status | ABIM.org". www.abim.org. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ Anstett, Pat (July 4, 1993). "Women with 'double load' risk heart disease". The Miami Herald. p. 99. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ "International Women's Day interview: Dr. Marianne Legato on gender-specific medicine". sdgresources.relx.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  12. ↑ "What We Fund - The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine" . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  13. ↑ "History". The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. 1 2 "Marianne Legato". Women’s Media Center. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Marianne J. Legato, MD, PhD (HonC), FACP". The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Marianne J. Legato". All American Speakers. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  18. ↑ "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.
  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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