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May 17, 2023 · Published 3:00 PM PDT, May 17, 2023. CLAIM: A White House press release says that Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, received tens of millions of dollars in research money from Pfizer. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Bertagnolli specializes in the treatment of tumors from gastrointestinal diseases and soft tissue sarcomas. She is the former President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine in 2021.
Nov 9, 2023 · She was nominated by President Joe Biden on May 15, 2023, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2023, and took office on November 9, 2023. She is the first surgeon and second woman to hold the position. As the NIH Director, Dr. Bertagnolli oversees the work of the largest funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world.
Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., takes the helm at NIH. Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., started today as the 17th director of the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s biomedical research agency and largest public funder of biomedical research in the world. She is the first surgeon and the second woman to hold the position.
May 15, 2023 · Monica Bertagnolli will oversee billions in research grants if she’s confirmed to head the National Institutes of Health. Monica Bertagnolli, 64, started her training as a cancer surgeon in...
Dec 25, 2023 · Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli is only the second woman to lead the National Institutes of Health on a permanent basis. Greg Kahn for The New York Times. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. Reporting from the...
Nov 15, 2023 · Posted on November 15, 2023. Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. was confirmed as the new NIH Director last week. Now that she is confirmed, she has taken the helm immediately as the 17th director. She is the first surgeon and the second woman to hold the position and joins the NIH after being the director at the National Cancer Institute.
