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 Vice President & Chief Nursing 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 Chief Medical Officer
  Baton Rouge General Physicians

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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  Charles D'Agostino

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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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  Jason MacMorran

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  Phyllis McLaurin

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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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  Edgardo Tenreiro Ex Officio Member

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  Christopher Tyson

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  Ryan Uitti, MD

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  S. Raju Vatsavai, MD

Medical Executive Leadership

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  Louis Minsky, MD 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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  Andrew Olinde, 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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  S. Raju Vatsavai, MD Chair - Hospital Services

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  Michael Yorek, MD Chair - Community Services

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  Henry Barham, MD Member at Large

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  Jared Braud, MD Member at Large

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  Emily Cassidy, 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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  Robert Drennan, MD Member at Large

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  Nicholas Forth, MD Member at Large

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  Thomas Jeider, MD Member at Large

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  Lance Lamotte, MD Member at Large

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  Andrew McCall, 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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  Eric Rowley, MD Member at Large

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  M. Vincent Weaver, MD Member at Large

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  Venkat Banda, MD Ad Hoc Member

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  Stephen Brierre, 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

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
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