Monica Bertagnolli is an American surgical oncologist and researcher, originally from rural Wyoming. She served as the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the 16th Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She is currently the President Elect of the National Academy of Medicine.
Prior to her governmental appointments, Bertagnolli held positions at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. She was the Richard E.