Watchdog group calls out Biden NIH nominee over medical malpractice suits: 'Arrogant surgeon'
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The American Accountability Foundation is calling out President Biden's NIH director nominee Dr. Monica Bertagnolli over several serious medical malpractice lawsuits filed against her.
Biden nominated Bertagnolli to be the next NIH director on May 15. She currently serves as the director of the National Cancer Institute, a role she has held since October 2022. The White House has praised Bertagnolli as a world-renowned surgical oncologist, cancer researcher, educator and physician-leader who is well-suited to the task of leading NIH. If confirmed by the Senate, Bertagnolli would be only the second woman to lead the agency. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
However, AAF has identified four medical malpractice lawsuits filed against Bertagnolli that the group argues must be scrutinized ahead of her Senate confirmation hearings. Among those is a 1999 New York case that went to trial, after which Bertagnolli was found liable for a botched hernia surgery and ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars in damages, and an ongoing lawsuit in Massachusetts involving the wrongful death of a 34-year-old mother.