Laura Forese

Laura Lee Forese is an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon and hospital administrator. She was the Executive Vice-President and COO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) until 2023.

Biography As an undergrad at Princeton University, Forese majored in Civil Engineering and Operations Research, but retained an interest in studying medicine. In October 2015, following a reorganization of the group, she returned to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell as the executive vice president and chief operating officer.

In 2019, Crain’s New York Business listed Forese at number 9 on their list of fifty Most Powerful Women in New York.

In May 2022, Forese announced she was going to retire from NYP in January 2023. Donely, also an orthopedic surgeon, left his position of CEO of Cleveland Clinic London to join NYP.

Other ventures In 2015, Forese joined the board of trustees at Princeton University, where she is serving an eight-year term. She was also on the board of directors for Cantel Medical Corporation prior to its acquisition by Steris. In 2016, a major restructuring at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, resulted in her appointment as chairman of their Research Hospital Board. In 2021, she became a board member on the Shubert Organization which does theater production. They have three children.