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Acting HHS Secretary Visits NIH

Hargan views model of hospital at NIH.
Eric Hargan (second from l) gets oriented to the Clinical Research Center with (from l) hospital CEO Dr. James Gilman (l), NIH director Dr. Francis Collins and NCI director Dr. Norman Sharpless.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Hargan listens to NIH leaders.
Hargan listens to presentations by NIH leadership.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Dr. Collins speaks at meeting
NIH director Dr. Francis Collins addresses Hargan during a briefing at NIH.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Eric Hargan, acting secretary of HHS, visited NIH on Nov. 28, meeting with institute directors and OD staff in Bldg. 10 and getting clinical updates.

He was oriented to the Clinical Research Center in the company of hospital CEO Dr. James Gilman, NIH director Dr. Francis Collins and NCI director Dr. Norman Sharpless.

Hargan and Katie Lagomarsino, special assistant to the secretary, listened as Collins led a discussion in the medical board room. During the morning visit, Hargan also met with Dr. Steven Rosenberg, chief of NCI’s Surgery Branch, and one of his patients, and with Dr. Carlos Zarate, chief of NIMH’s Experimental Therapeutics & Pathophysiology Branch.

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