Executive Lookbook

• MD - University of Utah College of Medicine

• 1998-99 Associate Attending Surgeon New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell  
• 2000-present Associate Surgeon Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• 2000-present Associate Surgeon Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 

• Dr. Bertagnolli’s research examined tumor biology with the goal of developing more effective, patient-specific cancer prevention and treatment strategies.  Her basic research investigated APC gene function, an activity regulating many tumor types, particularly colorectal cancer (CRC).  
• Dr. Bertagnolli led a multinational trial showing that a selective Cox-2 inhibitor, celecoxib, prevented adenomas in patients at risk for CRC.  This study also found increased cardiovascular complications among celecoxib users, raising a concern for routine use of these drugs for both cancer prevention and arthritis.  
• Dr. Bertagnolli was one of the organizing members of gastrointestinal correlative science initiatives within the NCI-funded Cancer Cooperative Groups.  She also served as the President of the Alliance Foundation and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC, a not-for-profit corporation that conducts international cancer clinical trials.  
• Dr. Bertagnolli was the 2018-2019 President and 2018-2021 Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and was recently elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine.  
• While practicing, Dr. Bertagnolli managed duodenal and biliary malignancies, complex colorectal cases, and visceral and retroperitoneal sarcomas in close  collaboration with colleagues in medical oncology, radiation oncology, and pathology Dr. Bertagnolli’s clinical focus was the treatment of patients with germline APC gene mutations, a condition known as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).   

• Ph.D., University of Buffalo
• D.D.S, Columbia University

• Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
• Director, Center for Oral Biology, Aab Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Rochester.
• Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester.

• Conducts research focused on mucin-glycoproteins (mucins), a group of molecules that protect all mucosal surfaces of the body.
• Extensively published on the structure, biosynthesis, and function of salivary mucins and the pathogenesis of salivary gland disease and dysfunction.
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
• Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
• Member, International/American Association for Dental Research and Society for Glycobiology.

• M.D., Cornell University Medical College
• Ph.D., Rockefeller University
• B.S., Yale University

• Carol Ann Craumer Professor of Pediatric Research and Chief of the Division of Child Neurology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Associate Dean for Medical Student Research, University of Pittsburgh
• William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester
• NINDS Deputy Director (2018-2022) 
• NINDS Acting Scientific Director (2021-2022)

• Designed and implemented one of the first computer-gated, problem-based curricular elements at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
• Designed and implemented the Scholarly Project Initiative, requiring research and scholarship from every medical student at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
• Continuously NIH-funded for research and training efforts for 27 years.
• Primarily responsible for the development of Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Levine Autism Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
• Designed and implemented “pipeline” (student to trainee to faculty) research and scholarship training and mentoring programs at University of Pittsburgh and University of Rochester Medical Centers.

• MD Albany Medical College magna cum laude, 
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Director, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, NHLBI.
• Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

• Board-certified cardiologist.
• Research group discovered link between heart rate recovery after exercise and mortality.
• Winner of Arthur Flemming Award and NIH EEO Employee of the Year Award.

• PhD, University of South Florida
• BS, Florida State University

• Chief, Strategic Planning and Evaluation Branch, OD, NIAID
• Senior Advisor to the Principal Deputy Director, NIH
• Interim Associate Program Director, ECHO Program, OD, NIH
• Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Director, NIH
• Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Pain Policy, NINDS
• AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, NINR
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University

• NIH Director's Awards
• NIH Office of the Director Honor Awards
• NIAID Merit Awards
• NIH Individual NRSA
• America Heart Association Fellowship
• American Cancer Society Fellowship

• Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee

• Director of the Office of Research Services
• Assistant director, Office of Intramural Research
• Acting director, Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship
• Director, NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program in the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship
• Investigator in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology

• HR Certification
• Project Management Certification

• Director, HHS HR Solutions
• Acting Deputy Director, NIH Office of Human Resources

• Led multi-million dollar agency-level HR systems portfolios and the implementation of multiple HR systems including PeopleSoft HR.

• M.D., University of Pennsylvania
• B.S., Bryn Mawr College

• Previously served as the Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine and professor and chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
• Held an appointment as associate chief of staff for geriatrics and extended care at the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
• Served as chairman of the board of directors of the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs and president of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

• B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

• M.S., United States Army War College

• M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine

• Executive Director of Johns Hopkins Military & Veterans Institute in Baltimore

• M.P.A., University of Alaska

• B.A., Alaska Pacific University

• Senior Program Director, General Dynamics Health Solutions
• Assistant Deputy Director, Research and Development
• Chief Operating Officer, Naval Medical Research and Development Command
• Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
• Chief Operating Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Lejuene, NC

• B.A. Barnard College, NY, M.D.
• Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD, M.P.H.
• Harvard School of Public Health, MA

• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Harvard Medical School,
• Staff Clinician and Senior Research Physician - Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Accomplished clinical investigator in the field of long term health consequences of HIV

• M.P.A., University of Alaska

• B.A., Alaska Pacific University

• Senior Program Director, General Dynamics Health Solutions
• Assistant Deputy Director, Research and Development
• Chief Operating Officer, Naval Medical Research and Development Command
• Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan
• Chief Operating Officer, Naval Hospital Camp Lejuene, NC

• Education- B.A. Dartmouth College 
• M.D. UCLA School of Medicine 
• MPH, University of Washington School of Medicine

Associate Professor University of Washington School of Medicine

• Accomplished Clinical Investigator in the fields of Brain Injury 
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Health Services Research 
• Elected to the National Academy of Medicine 2007.

• BBA, Howard University 2007; MS, Georgetown University 2009

• Deputy Executive Officer (NIH CC)
• National Administrative Director (Dept VA) 
• Supervisory Health Systems Specialist (DVA)

• NIH SLP Graduate 
• Master's Certificate, Project Management (George Washington University)
• Master's Certificate, DEIA (Cornell University)

• Masters in Electrical Engineering, The Catholic University of America
• Bachelors in Electronics and Communications, Manipal Institute of Technology

• Chief Information Officer, National Library of Medicine
• Vice President, AAC, Inc.

• Previously served as Chief Information Officer, National Library of Medicine, which is one of the largest providers of online, digital content in the federal government.
• Prior to that served as Vice President at AAC, Inc., providing IT consultant services to public and private sector organizations in the National Capital Region.