
Monica Bertagnolli
Became the 17th Director of the NIH in November 2023. She Is the First Surgeon and Second Woman to Hold the Position. · University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Credentials: · · ·
History
- Present
NIH in November 2023. She is the first surgeon and second woman to hold the position. · University at Buffalo School of Medicine
- 1985–1990
Surgery

Research
Dissecting the multicellular ecosystem of metastatic melanoma by single-cell RNA-seq
Science · 2016 · 3,807 citations
Cardiovascular risk associated with celecoxib in a clinical trial for colorectal adenoma prevention
New England Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 1,632 citations
Molecular origins of cancer: Molecular basis of colorectal cancer
Review · New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · 1,444 citations

25 papers

21 papers
- RG
21 papers

20 papers
- MR
17 papers
- CC
14 papers

14 papers

13 papers
Grants
- 2014–2025
National Cancer Institute · UG1
Contact PI · $17.2M · Alliance Nctn Foundation
- 2014–2025
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Operations Center
National Cancer Institute · U10
Contact PI · $124M · Alliance Nctn Foundation
- 1985–2016
Advanced Training in Surgical Oncology
National Cancer Institute · T32
Contact PI · $1.1M · Brigham and Women's Hospital
- 1983–2016
Cancer and Leukemia Group B CCOP Research Base
National Cancer Institute · U10
Contact PI · $10.8M · Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical trials
- 2017–2022
Atezolizumab Immunotherapy in Patients With Advanced NSCLC
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC.
- 2000
Celecoxib to Prevent Colorectal Cancer in Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery to Remove Polyps
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 3
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- 2007–2019
Studying Tissue Samples From Patients With Stage II Colon Cancer Treated on Clinical Trial CLB-9581
Study chair · Completed
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- 2001–2010
Genetic Study of Familial Factors in Patients With Colon Cancer
Study chair · Completed
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology


