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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 the 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 OfficerEdgardo Tenreiro
    Chief Executive Officer

    Kenny Cole, MD - Chief Clinical Transformation OfficerKenny Cole, MD
    Chief Clinical Transformation Officer

    Kendall Johnson - Chief Financial Officer Kendall Johnson
    Chief Financial Officer

    Stephen Mumford - Vice President, Clinical Service LinesStephen Mumford
    Chief Operating Officer

  • Monica Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RN - Chief Nursing OfficerMonica Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RN
    Chief Nursing Officer

    Andrew Olinde, MD - Chief Medical OfficerAndrew Olinde, MD
    Chief Medical Officer

    Erik Showalter - President, Baton Rouge General FoundationErik Showalter
    President, Baton Rouge General Foundation

    Bennett Cheramie - Vice President, Information TechnologyBennett Cheramie
    Vice President, Information Technology

  • Paul Douglas - Vice President, Human Resources & DevelopmentPaul Douglas
    Vice President, Human Resources & Development

    Peyton Grant - Vice President, Facilities ManagementPeyton Grant
    Vice President, Facilities Management

    Robert Kenney, MD - Vice President, Medical OperationsRobert Kenney, MD
    Vice President, Medical Operations

    Meghan Parrish - Vice President, Marketing & CommunicationMeghan Parrish
    Vice President, Marketing & Communications

  • Don Shaw - Vice President, Revenue CycleDon Shaw
    Vice President, Revenue Cycle

Board of Trustees

  • Phyllis McLaurin
    Chairperson

    Charles D'Agostino
    Vice Chairman

    Venkat Banda, MD

    Jacques de la Bretonne, MD

  • Gwen Hamilton

    Margaret Hart

    Brian Jackson

    Joseph E. Juban

  • Roy Kadair, MD

    Scott Kirkpatrick
    Ex Officio Member

    Louis Minsky, MD
    Ex Officio Member

    Isabelina Nahmens, PhD

  • Andrew Olinde, MD

    Edgar S. Starns

    Edgardo Tenreiro
    Ex Officio Member

    Rev. Ronnie L. Williams

Medical Executive Leadership

  • Louis Minsky, MD - Chief of Staff Louis Minsky, MD
    Chief of Staff

    Jeffrey Littleton, MD - Vice Chief of Staff Jeffrey Littleton, MD
    Vice Chief of Staff

    Michael Dunn, II, MD - Secretary of Staff Nakia Newsome, MD
    Secretary of Staff

    S. Raju Vatsavai, MD - Chairman, Medicine Services S. Raju Vatsavai, MD
    Chairman, Medicine Services

  • Glen Schwartzberg, MD - Chairman, Surgical Services Glen Schwartzberg, MD
    Chairman, Surgical Services

    Andrew Olinde, MD - Immediate Past Chief of Staff Andrew Olinde, MD
    Immediate Past Chief of Staff

    Roy Culotta, MD - Member at Large Henry Barham, MD
    Member at Large

    Son Dang, MD - Ad Hoc Member Emily Cassidy, MD
    Member at Large

  • J. Benton Dupont, Jr., MD - Member at Large Roy Culotta, MD
    Member at Large

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

    Marci Fabre, MD - Member at Large Nicholas Forth, MD
    Member at Large

    Adam Grezaffi, MD - Member at Large Joseph Griffin, MD
    Member at Large

  • Joseph Griffin, MD - Member at Large Oleana Lamendola, MD
    Member at Large

    Niels Linschoten, MD - Member at Large Lance LaMotte, MD
    Member at Large

    Niels Linschoten, MD - Member at LargeNiels Linschoten, MD
    Member at Large

    Nakia Newsome, MD - Member at Large Catalina Negulescu, MD
    Member at Large

  • Amit Patel, MD - Member at Large Amit Patel, MD
    Member at Large

    Mark Posner, MD - Member at Large Mark Posner, MD
    Member at Large

    Jones Samuel, MD - Member at Large Eric Rowley, MD
    Member at Large

    Alicia Taylor, MD - Member at LargeAlicia Taylor, MD
    Member at Large

  • Alicia Taylor, MD - Member at Large Michael Yorek, MD
    Member at Large

    Venkat Banda, MD - Ad Hoc Member Venkat Banda, MD
    Ad Hoc Member

    Venkat Banda, MD - Ad Hoc Member Sonny Dang, MD
    Ad Hoc Member

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

  • William Russell, MD - Ad Hoc Member John Jones, MD
    Ad Hoc Member

    Alicia Taylor, MD - Member at Large William Kellum, MD
    Ad Hoc Member

    Venkat Banda, MD - Ad Hoc Member Brian Webb, MD
    Ad Hoc Member

  • MEDICINE SERVICE DIVISION CHIEFS

    SURGICAL 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
    Pediatrics - Diane Albrecht, MD
    Psychiatry - Venugopal Vatsavayi, MD
    Pulmonary - Stephen Brierre, MD
    Radiology - Adam Harris, MD

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