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
William "Keith" Kellum, MD Chief Medical Officer

Jennifer Manale Chief Nursing Officer
Stephen Mumford Chief Operating 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
Information Technology

Peyton Grant Vice President
Facilities Management
Meghan Parrish Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Jason Pierce Vice President
Business & Network Development

Don Shaw Vice President
Revenue Cycle
Brad Gaspard Chief Medical Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians

Board Of Trustees

Ryland Percy Chair
Rhoman Hardy Vice Chair
Annette Barton

Rick Bond
Jacques de la Bretonne, MD
Brad Gaspard, MD

Gwen Hamilton
Brian Jackson
Joseph E. Juban

Scott Kirkpatrick
Jeffrey Littleton, MD Ex Officio Member
Jason MacMorran

Phyllis McLaurin
Andrew Olinde, MD
Bart Phillips Ex Officio Member

Joel Silverberg, MD
Edgardo Tenreiro Ex Officio Member
Christopher Tyson

Ryan Uitti, MD
Shawn Usher
S. Raju Vatsavai, MD

Medical Executive Leadership

Jeffrey Littleton, MD Chief of Staff
Nakia Newsome, MD Vice Chief of Staff
Nicholas Forth, MD Secretary of Staff

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

Vasudev Tati, MD Chair - Hospital Services
Michael Yorek, MD Chair - Community Services
Niksad Abraham, MD Member at Large

Jo Barrios, MD Member at Large
Jared Braud, MD Member at Large
Lawrence Breitkreutz, MD Member at Large

Thomas Cook, MD Member at Large
R. Scott Daugherty, MD Member at Large
Adam Grezaffi, MD Member at Large

Thomas Jeider, MD Member at Large
Brooke LeBlanc, MD Member at Large
Andrew McCall, MD Member at Large

Christopher McCanless, MD Member at Large
Karthik Reddy, MD Member at Large
Michael Sanchez, MD Member at Large

William Varnado, MD Member at Large
M. Vincent Weaver, MD Member at Large
Stephen Brierre, MD Ad Hoc Member

Son Dang, MD Ad Hoc Member
Aaron DeWitt, MD Ad Hoc Member
Zarius Drummond, MD Ad Hoc Member

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

Hospital Based Service Chiefs

Emergency Service - Dustin Vincent, MD
Hospitalists - Trey Ruggiero, MD
Pathology - Zarius Drummond, MD
Pediatrics - Stephen Spedale, MD
Pulmonary Service - Stephen Brierre, MD
Radiology - Adam Harris, MD

Medicine Service Division Chiefs

Cardiology - Lance LaMotte, MD
Dermatology - Lynn Tucker, MD
Gastroenterology - Ben Kurz, 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 - Imtiaz Khan, MD
General Surgery - Dhaval Adhvaryu, MD
Maxillofacial, Dental/Oral Surgery, ENT, & Plastic Surgery - 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