February 26, 2009 by (permalink)
Laura Forese, MD '83, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Medical Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, gave the third talk in this year's "Leadership in a Technological World" lecture series on February 26, in the Friend Center Convocation Room.
About Laura Forese, MD '83
At New York Presbyterian, ranked number #6 by US News and World Report, Dr. Forese has responsibility for programs and operations for 1000 medical, surgical and psychiatric beds on two campuses.
She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University and Alpha Omega Alpha from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. A board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Forese also holds a degree in health services management from Columbia University. Through her membership in multiple professional and academic organizations, she is a frequent speaker on management topics in medicine including communication skills, risk management, and quality.
Dr. Forese is a Steering Committee member of the Women in Leadership Initiative at Princeton University where she also sits on the Leadership Council of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. An active participant in community and charitable organizations, Dr. Forese is a board member and Medical Advisory Committee chair of the Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. She is married to Robert J. Downey, a thoracic surgeon; they have twin daughters and a son.