Gary Schwartz: Monica Bertagnolli is poised to be a visionary NIH director

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As Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s new director, and on behalf of our membership, I applaud the Biden administration for tapping Monica Bertagnolli, MD, FASCO, as the second female director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and congratulate Dr. Bertagnolli on her candidacy. 

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Gary Schwartz, MD
Director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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