New Haven, CT (November 21, 2024) – Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, will join Smilow Cancer Hospital as vice president for Patient Services on January 6, 2025. Bressler is currently senior director of Nursing for Oncology and Clinical Quality at The Mount Sinai Health System, associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and an adjunct professor at the Phillips School of Nursing.
“Toby’s leadership and expertise in oncology program development and establishing standardized clinical guidelines will be a valuable asset to Smilow Cancer Hospital. We welcome her to our team in the new year,” said Eric Winer, MD, director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Bressler received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, and her Masters of Public Administration from New York University. She completed her PhD in Nursing at Molloy University in Rockville Centre, NY. Prior to joining Mount Sinai, she held leadership roles at Maimonides Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian.
In recognition of her national leadership in the field, Bressler received the Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy Award from the Oncology Nursing Society and the HealthImpact DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Policy from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership in 2024. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the New York Academy of Medicine, President of the Board of the Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association, a member of the American Nurses Association and Co-Chair of their Policy and Advocacy Special Interest Group, and a member of the Oncology Nursing Society.
Yale Cancer Center (YCC) is one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only such center in Connecticut. Cancer treatment for patients is available at Smilow Cancer Hospital through 13 multidisciplinary teams and at its 16 locations in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Comprehensive.
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is one of the nation’s pre-eminent cancer hospitals, Connecticut’s largest provider of cancer care and the only comprehensive cancer facility in southern New England. In addition to the flagship Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven, Smilow offers state-of-the-art cancer services at 16 locations throughout the region – including Greenwich. Partnering with Yale Cancer Center, Smilow Cancer Hospital offers the very latest care, delivered by some of the nation’s most prominent and highly respected physicians and nurses. A leader in groundbreaking academic medicine, Smilow provides access to more than 300 clinical trials – bringing innovation and new hope to patients each year, including access to Phase I trials.
Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), part of Yale New Haven Health, is a nationally recognized, 1,541-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826, today, YNHH has two New Haven-based campuses, and also includes Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital. YNHH has received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the nation’s highest honor of nursing excellence. YNHH has a combined medical staff of about 4,500 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. www.ynhh.org
