Mary Cassai

Mary Cassai, RN, is Senior Vice President for Perioperative Services. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operations for perioperative services at NYP, including operating rooms, post anesthesia care units, central sterile processing, and specialized adult and pediatric suites for Endoscopy and Cystoscopy. She develops and direct processes through the continuum of care, supporting outcomes specific to perioperative services patient flow, clinical outcomes, customer satisfaction and efficiency, as well as for strategic and capital equipment planning and technology assessment for perioperative services. Ms. Cassai joined NYP/Weill Cornell in 2009. She has recently served as Vice President of Clinical Applications, NYP and as Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for the Ambulatory Care Network and NYP Allen. In these leadership roles, she helped to ensure outstanding professional practice and high-quality patient care outcomes. Ms. Cassai received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Long Island University, a Master’s of Public Administration degree from New York University, and attained the Nurse Executive, Advanced Certification.