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Monica Bertagnolli: A quality I admire about Francis is that he makes everything a teaching moment
Monica Bertagnolli shared on LinkedIn:
“A quality I admire about Francis is that he makes everything a teaching moment. The personal experience he shares in this beautifully written essay is no different. Being open about his cancer diagnosis and treatment is his way of helping others.”
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Monica Bertagnolli is the Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), USA. She previously served as the Richard E. Wilson Professor of Surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a member of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment and Sarcoma Centers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Bertagnolli is the Founding Chair of the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) executive committee and has held multiple positions nationally, including being Past President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chair of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. In 2021, she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, having previously served on the National Academies National Cancer Policy Forum.