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 Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Mumford Chief Operating Officer

Monica Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RN Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer
Andrew Olinde, MD Chief Medical Officer
Erik Showalter President
Baton Rouge General Foundation

Sean Casteel Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians
Bennett Cheramie Vice President
Information Technology
Paul Douglas Vice President
Strategy & Human Resources

Peyton Grant Vice President
Facilities Management
Meghan Parrish Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Don Shaw Vice President
Revenue Cycle

Brad Gaspard Chief Medical Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians

Board Of Trustees

Phyllis McLaurin Chair
Charles D'Agostino Vice Chair
Annette Barton

Rick Bond Ex Officio Member
Jacques de la Bretonne, MD
Brad Gaspard, MD

Gwen Hamilton
Rhoman Hardy
Brian Jackson

Joseph E. Juban
Roy Kadair, MD
Scott Kirkpatrick

Jason MacMorran
Louis Minsky, MD Ex Officio Member
Isabelina Nahmens, PhD

Andrew Olinde, MD
Ryland Percy
Edgardo Tenreiro Ex Officio Member

Christopher Tyson
Ryan Uitti, MD
S. Raju Vatsavai, MD

Medical Executive Leadership

Louis Minsky, MD Chief of Staff
Jeffrey Littleton, MD Vice Chief of Staff
Nakia Newsome, MD Secretary of Staff

Andrew Olinde, MD Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Oleana Lamendola, MD Chair - Medicine Services
Ayme Schmeeckle, MD Chair - Surgical Services

S. Raju Vatsavai, MD Chair - Hospital Services
Michael Yorek, MD Chair - Community Services
Henry Barham, MD Member at Large

Jared Braud, MD Member at Large
Emily Cassidy, MD Member at Large
Thomas Cook, MD Member at Large

R. Scott Daugherty, MD Member at Large
Robert Drennan, MD Member at Large
Nicholas Forth, MD Member at Large

Thomas Jeider, MD Member at Large
Lance Lamotte, MD Member at Large
Andrew McCall, MD Member at Large

Candace Moore, MD Member at Large
Catalina Negulescu, MD Member at Large
Eric Rowley, MD Member at Large

M. Vincent Weaver, MD Member at Large
Venkat Banda, MD Ad Hoc Member
Stephen Brierre, MD Ad Hoc Member

Son Dang, MD Ad Hoc Member
Adam Harris, MD Ad Hoc Member
John Jones, MD Ad Hoc Member

William Kellum, MD Ad Hoc Member
Brian Webb, MD Ad Hoc Member

Not pictured:

Michael Sanchez, MD - Member at Large

Hospital Based Service Chiefs

Emergency Service - Dustin Vincent, MD
Hospitalists - William Kellum, MD
Pathology - Tonya Eichelberger, MD
Pediatrics - Stephen Spedale, MD
Pulmonary Service - Stephen Brierre, MD
Radiology - Adam Harris, MD

Community Based Service Chiefs

Family Medicine - Rachael Kermis, MD

Medicine Service Division Chiefs

Cardiology - Nakia Newsome, MD
Dermatology - Lynn Tucker, MD
Family Medicine - Robert Chasuk, MD
Gastroenterology - Casey Chapman, MD
Hematology/Oncology - Sanjay Juneja, MD
Nephrology - Damodar Kumbala, MD
Neurology - Steven Zuckerman, MD
Psychiatry - Venugopal Vatsavayi, MD

Surgical Service Division Chiefs

Anesthesiology - Nicholas Forth, MD
Burn - Tracee Short, MD
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery- V. Antoine Keller, MD
General Surgery - Dhaval Adhvaryu, MD
Maxillofacial - Henry Barham, MD
Neurosurgery - Charles Bowie, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Candace Moore, MD
Ophthalmology - Blake Booth, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Jared Braud, MD
Pediatric Surgery - John Lopoo, MD
Podiatry Services - Patrick Hall, DPM
Urology - Andrew McCall, MD
Vascular Surgery - Joseph Griffin, MD