BRG Leadership
Our leadership team is comprised of administrators, physicians and trustees that are dedicated to the health of our community and the continued success of Baton Rouge General as its hospital. Each day we work as a team, together with more than 3,500 others, to carry on the General's legacy as a pillar in the Baton Rouge community.
Administration
Edgardo Tenreiro
Chief Executive Officer
Kendall Johnson
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Mumford
Executive Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer
William "Keith" Kellum, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Jennifer Manale
Vice President &
Chief Nursing Officer
Erik Showalter
President
Baton Rouge General Foundation
Paul Douglas
Senior Vice President
Strategy, Business Development & Human Resources
Sean Casteel
Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians
Bennett Cheramie
Vice President &
Chief Information Officer
Peyton Grant
Vice President
Facilities Management
Meghan Parrish
Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Jason Pierce
Vice President
Access & Network Development
Don Shaw
Vice President
Revenue Cycle
Brad Gaspard
Chief Medical Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians
Mid City Administration
Aaron DeWitt, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Trisha Guidry
Chief Operating Officer
Board Of Trustees
Scott Kirkpatrick
Chair
Brian Jackson
Vice Chair
Annette Barton
Rick Bond
Jacques de la Bretonne, MD
Brad Gaspard, MD
Gwen Hamilton
Rhoman Hardy
Jeffrey Littleton, MD
Ex Officio Member
Jason MacMorran
Andrew Olinde, MD
Joel Silverberg, MD
Edgardo Tenreiro
Ex Officio Member
Christopher Tyson
Shawn Usher
S. Raju Vatsavai, MD
Medical Executive Leadership
Jeffrey Littleton, MD
Chief of Staff
Nakia Newsome, MD
Vice Chief of Staff
Louis Minsky, MD
Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Oleana Lamendola, MD
Chair - Medicine Services
Vasudev Tati, MD
Chair - Hospital Services
M. Vincent Weaver, MD
Chair - Surgical Services
Michael Yorek, MD
Chair - Community Services
Everett Bonner, MD
Member at Large
Lawrence Breitkreutz, MD
Member at Large
Breanna Campbell, MD
Member at Large
Garland Green, MD
Member at Large
Elizabeth Cassels, MD
Member at Large
Adam Grezaffi, MD
Member at Large
Brooke Leblanc, MD
Member at Large
Karthik Reddy, MD
Member at Large
V. Keith Rhynes, MD
Member at Large
Ryan Richard, MD
Member at Large
Jones Samuel, MD
Member at Large
William Varnado, MD
Member at Large
Dustin Vincent, MD
Member at Large
Lauren Yorek, MD
Member at Large
Aaron DeWitt, MD
Ad Hoc Member
Zarius Drummond, MD
Ad Hoc Member
Adam Harris, MD
Ad Hoc Member
Hospital Based Service Chiefs
Emergency Service - Dustin Vincent, MD
Hospitalists - Trey Ruggiero, MD
Pathology - Zarius Drummond, MD
Pediatrics - Fernando Soares, MD
Pulmonary/Critical Care - Ryan Richard, MD
Radiology - Adam Harris, MD
Community Based Service Chiefs
Family Medicine - Nathan Sugarman, MD
Internal Medicine - Jonathan Roberts, MD
Urgent Care - Robert Wood, MD
Medicine Service Division Chiefs
Cardiology - Lance LaMotte, MD
Dermatology - Azeen Sadeghian, MD
Gastroenterology - Ben Kurz, MD
Hematology/Oncology - William Varnado, MD
Nephrology - William B. Murrill, MD
Neurology - Gerard Dynes, MD
Pediatrics - Mindy Calandro, MD
Psychiatry - Venugopal Vatsavayi, MD
Surgical Service Division Chiefs
Anesthesiology - Robert Donner, MD & Bennett Roman, MD
Burn - Dhaval Adhvaryu, MD
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery - Imtiaz Khan, MD
General Surgery - Karalyn Bentley, MD
Maxillofacial, Dental/Oral Surgery, ENT, & Plastic Surgery - Henry Barham, MD
Neurosurgery - Brandon Gaynor, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Jo Anne Barrios, MD
Ophthalmology - Blake Booth, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Jared Braud, MD
Pediatric Surgery - John Lopoo, MD
Podiatry Services - Patrick Hall, DPM
Urology - Ross Cockrell, MD
Vascular Surgery - Taylor Gwin, MD