For The Record

Laura Ahlborn has been appointed vice president for science strategy. In this newly created role, she will provide administrative leadership and support in the conceptualization, development, enhancement, and implementation of research strategy for NYU Langone Medical Center. She will also coordinate strategic business planning in support of the overall research strategy and vision, and will be responsible for research space planning, including programmatic planning for the new science building. Ahlborn comes to the Medical Center from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Health System, where she was the senior executive director of research planning and management. Ahlborn has had a 20-year career as a consultant, working with academic medical centers and health systems nationally. She began as an analyst and rose to the level of partner with APM/CSC Global Health Solutions. Ahlborn earned a BS in psychology from Wesleyan University.

Gerald DeSilva has been appointed vice president for supply chain management. Previously, he was at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he served as director of materials and facilities management. He will oversee all purchasing, materials management, receiving and distribution, printing services, central sterile processing, and supply chain information systems. At Cedars-Sinai, DeSilva led the supply chain management and logistics program, facility operations, and environmental, grounds, and ancillary services. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, DeSilva held leadership positions at Kaiser Permanente, Unihealth Pacific Health Resources, and Unihealth-Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. He received his bachelor’s in health science management from the University of Redlands, and his master’s in healthcare administration from the University of San Francisco.

Glenn Saxe, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and director of the Child Study Center. Previously, he was associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an attending psychiatrist at Children’s Hospital Boston. Dr. Saxe’s primary research interest is in childhood traumatic stress, specifically using innovative methods to elucidate the biobehavioral processes that lead to mental health issues in traumatized children. Over the last 15 years, he has conducted a series of studies to identify how psychosocial, behavioral, and biological processes interact in the formation of traumatic stress in children. The research, largely funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, uses longitudinal research methods to understand risk and resilience in acutely traumatized children. Prior to joining Harvard, Dr. Saxe was chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and an attending psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center. He earned his undergraduate degree from McGill University and his MD from McMaster University in Canada. He completed residency training in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, a fellowship in traumatic stress disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Cambridge Hospital in Boston.

Anthony Shorris has been appointed senior vice president, vice dean, and chief of staff. In this new role, he will be part of the executive leadership team, responsible for helping NYU Langone Medical Center continue to translate its ambitious vision into defined strategic outcomes. Shorris comes to the Medical Center from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, where he was director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management and a professor of practice. Previously, he served as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He also served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of Healthfirst, Inc. Shorris has been commissioner of finance for the City of New York, deputy chancellor for operations of the New York City Department of Education, and deputy budget director for the City of New York. In addition, he was on the faculty and directed a research center at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Shorris, who holds degrees from Harvard College and Princeton University, is a fellow at the Century Foundation.