About me
Richard Cassa, PA-C, MPAS, MBA is originally from Huntington, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages from the State University of New York at Geneseo in Geneseo, NY. While studying in Geneseo, Richard became a volunteer AEMT and firefighter for the Geneseo Volunteer Fire Department. After graduation, he earned a Graduate Certificate in Physician Assistant Studies from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He later received a Master's degree in Physician Assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In 2016, he completed a MBA from the Keller School of Management.
Mr. Cassa has twenty-four years of experience as a Physician Assistant. Most of his career has focused on Neurosurgery and Neurocritical Care. He has worked at Institutions such as New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell and Yale New Haven Hospital. While at Cornell, he was awarded the Physician Assistant of the Year award. He was an Adjunct Professor for the Physician Assistant Institute at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport CT. He has co-directed CME courses at NYP and at Yale and has published in the national PA journal, JAAPA, and recently presented at the national American Academy of Physician Assistant conference on the topic of post graduate education. Mr. Cassa is the Director of the Physician Assistant Surgical Residency program at Norwalk hospital, Immediate Past-Chair of the Norwalk Hospital Associate Medical Staff, and currently is the President of the Association of Post Graduate PA Programs.
In his free time, Mr. Cassa enjoys spending time with his wife, 17-year-old son, and their cat, Tiny.
