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

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  Edgardo Tenreiro Chief Executive Officer

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  Kendall Johnson Chief Financial Officer

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  Stephen Mumford Chief Operating Officer

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  Monica Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RN Chief Nursing Officer

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  Andrew Olinde, MD Chief Medical Officer

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  Erik Showalter President
  Baton Rouge General Foundation

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  Sean Casteel Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  Baton Rouge General Physicians

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  Bennett Cheramie Vice President
  Information Technology

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  Paul Douglas Vice President
  Strategy & Human Resources

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  Peyton Grant Vice President
  Facilities Management

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  Meghan Parrish Vice President
  Marketing & Communications

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  Don Shaw Vice President
  Revenue Cycle

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  Brad Gaspard Medical Director
  Baton Rouge General Physicians

Board Of Trustees

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  Phyllis McLaurin Chairperson

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  Charles D'Agostino Vice Chairman

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  Annette Barton

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  Jacques de la Bretonne, MD

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  Gwen Hamilton

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  Rhoman Hardy

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  Brian Jackson

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  Joseph E. Juban

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  Roy Kadair, MD

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  Scott Kirkpatrick Ex Officio Memeber

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  Louis Minsky, MD Ex Officio Member

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  Isabelina Nahmens, PhD

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  Andrew Olinde, MD

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  Ryland Percy

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  Edgar S. Starns

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  Edgardo Tenreiro Ex Officio Member

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  Christopher Tyson

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  S. Raju Vatsavai, MD

Medical Executive Leadership

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  Louis Minsky Chief of Staff

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  Jeffrey Littleton, MD Vice Chief of Staff

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  Nakia Newsome, MD Secretary of Staff

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  S. Raju Vatsavai., MD Chairman, Medicine Services

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  Glen Schwartzberg, MD Chairman, Surgical Services

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  Andrew Olinde, MD Immediate Past Chief of Staff

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  Henry Barham, MD Member at Large

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  Emily Cassidy, MD Member at Large

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  Roy Culotta, MD Member at Large

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  J. Benton Dupont, Jr., MD Member at Large

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  Nicholas Forth, MD Member at Large

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  Joseph Griffin, MD Member at Large

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  Oleana Lamendola, MD Member at Large

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  Lance Lamott, MD Member at Large

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  Niels Linschoten, MD Member at Large

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  Candace Moore, MD Member at Large

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  Catalina Negulescu, MD Member at Large

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  Amit Patel, MD Member at Large

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  Mark Posner, MD Member at Large

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  Eric Rowley, MD Member at Large

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  Michael Yorek, MD Member at Large

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  Venkat Banda, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  Son Dang, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  Adam Harris, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  John Jones, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  William Kellum, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  Brian Webb, MD Ad Hoc Member

Medicine Service Division Chiefs

Cardiology - Nakia Newsome, MD
Dermatology - Lynn Tucker, MD
Family Medicine - Robert Chasuk, MD
Gastroenterology - Oleana Lamendola, MD
Hematology/Oncology - Christopher McCanless, MD
Internal Medicine - Catalina Negulescu, MD
Nephrology - Jeremy O'Neal, MD
Neurology - Steven Zuckerman, MD
Pathology - Tonya Eichelberger, MD
Psychiatry - Venugopal Vatsavayi, MD
Pulmonary - Stephen Brierre, MD
Radiology - Adam Harris, MD

Surgical Service Division Chiefs

Anesthesiology - Son Dang, MD
Burn - Tracee Short, MD
Dental Surgery - Walter Jung, MD
Emergency Services - Dustin Vincent, MD
General Surgery - Dhaval Adhvaryu, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Candace Moore, MD
Ophthalmology - John Couvillion, MD
Orthopedic Surgery - Robert Easton, MD
Otolarynology (ENT) - Henry Barham, MD
Podiatry Services - Patrick Hall, DPM
Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery - Emily Cassidy, MD
Urology - Ayme Schmeeckle, MD
Vascular Surgery - London Guidry, MD