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 Executive Vice President &
  Chief Financial Officer

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  Stephen Mumford Executive Vice President &
  Chief Operating Officer

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  William "Keith" Kellum, MD Chief Medical Officer

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  Jennifer Manale Vice President &
  Chief Nursing Officer

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  Erik Showalter President
  Baton Rouge General Foundation

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  Paul Douglas Senior Vice President
  Strategy, Business Development & Human Resources

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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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  Peyton Grant Vice President
  Facilities Management

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  Meghan Parrish Vice President
  Marketing & Communications

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  Jason Pierce Vice President
  Access & Network Development

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  Don Shaw Vice President
  Revenue Cycle

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  Brad Gaspard Chief Medical Officer
  Baton Rouge General Physicians

Mid City Administration

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  Aaron DeWitt, MD Chief Medical Officer

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  Trisha Guidry Chief Operating Officer

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  Angie Clouatre Chief Nursing Officer

Board Of Trustees

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  Ryland Percy Chair

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  Rhoman Hardy Vice Chair

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  Annette Barton

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  Rick Bond

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  Jacques de la Bretonne, MD

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  Brad Gaspard, MD

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  Gwen Hamilton

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  Brian Jackson

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  Joseph E. Juban

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  Scott Kirkpatrick

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  Jeffrey Littleton, MD Ex Officio Member

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  Jason MacMorran

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  Phyllis McLaurin

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  Andrew Olinde, MD

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  Bart Phillips Ex Officio Member

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  Joel Silverberg, MD

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  Edgardo Tenreiro Ex Officio Member

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  Christopher Tyson

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  Ryan Uitti, MD

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  Shawn Usher

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  S. Raju Vatsavai, MD

Medical Executive Leadership

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  Jeffrey Littleton, MD Chief of Staff

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  Nakia Newsome, MD Vice Chief of Staff

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  M. Vincent Weaver, MD Secretary of Staff

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  Louis Minsky, MD Immediate Past Chief of Staff

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  Oleana Lamendola, MD Chair - Medicine Services

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  Ayme Schmeeckle, MD Chair - Surgical Services

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  Vasudev Tati, MD Chair - Hospital Services

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  Michael Yorek, MD Chair - Community Services

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  Niksad Abraham, MD Member at Large

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  Jared Braud, MD Member at Large

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  Lawrence Breitkreutz, MD Member at Large

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  Thomas Cook, MD Member at Large

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  R. Scott Daugherty, MD Member at Large

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  Sarah Drennan, MD Member at Large

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  Pavani Ellipeddi, MD Member at Large

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  Adam Grezaffi, MD Member at Large

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  Thomas Jeider, MD Member at Large

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  Brooke LeBlanc, MD Member at Large

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  Andrew McCall, MD Member at Large

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  Karthik Reddy, MD Member at Large

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  Michael Sanchez, MD Member at Large

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  William Varnado, MD Member at Large

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  Kathleen Varnes, MD Member at Large

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  Son Dang, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  Aaron DeWitt, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  Zarius Drummond, 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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  Ryan Richard, 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/Critical Care - Ryan Richard, MD
Radiology - Adam Harris, MD

Medicine Service Division Chiefs

Cardiology - Darrin Breaux, MD
Dermatology - Lynn Tucker, MD
Hematology/Oncology - William Varnado, MD
Gastroenterology - Ben Kurz, MD
Nephrology - Damodar Kumbala, MD
Neurology - Gerard Dynes, MD
Pediatrics - Mindy Calandro, MD
Psychiatry - Venugopal Vatsavayi, MD

Surgical Service Division Chiefs

Anesthesiology - Francis Robichaux, 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