Alfred Stanley Casale JR., MD

Alfred Casale, MD, is the chief medical officer for Geisinger Surgical, chair of the Geisinger Heart Institute, and chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery.He joined Geisinger in 2001 as the director of cardiothoracic surgery at the Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He serves as chairman of the board of directors for the American Heart Association in Northeast Pennsylvania.Dr. Casale earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He did his residency at Johns Hopkins University, as well as postdoctoral clinical and policy work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Casale has held leadership roles in numerous local, regional and national surgical societies and faculty positions at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, UMDNJ, Misericordia University, King's College, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Temple …University. He is an advisor to Lehigh University's Health Care Engineering program. He is board certified in surgery, thoracic surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Casale was instrumental in establishing Geisinger's ProvenCare program as a model for effective redesign of complex acute surgical care, using comparative effectiveness principles to generate value and reduce unwarranted variation. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, he maintains an active clinical practice in complex adult cardiac surgery."Our goal is to provide the highest level of consistent, evidence-based care to people facing acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases and conditions, returning them to their highest quality of life as quickly as possible. For providers, our vow is to support them in a way that lets them focus squarely on doing the best job in their area of responsibility. At Geisinger Heart Institute, we strive to let doctors be doctors and help healthcare professionals at every level to 'operate at the top of their license."