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 TenreiroChief Executive Officer
Kendall JohnsonChief Financial Officer
Stephen MumfordChief Operating Officer
Monica Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RNChief Nursing Officer
Andrew Olinde, MDChief Medical Officer
Erik ShowalterPresident
Baton Rouge General Foundation
Sean CasteelVice President & Chief Operating Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians
Bennett CheramieVice President
Information Technology
Paul DouglasVice President
Strategy & Human Resources
Peyton GrantVice President
Facilities Management
Meghan ParrishVice President
Marketing & Communications
Don ShawVice President
Revenue Cycle
Brad GaspardMedical Director
Baton Rouge General Physicians
Board Of Trustees
Phyllis McLaurinChair
Charles D'AgostinoVice Chair
Annette Barton
Rick BondEx Officio Member
Jacques de la Bretonne, MD
Brad Gaspard, MD
Gwen Hamilton
Rhoman Hardy
Brian Jackson
Joseph E. Juban
Roy Kadair, MD
Scott Kirkpatrick
Jason MacMorran
Louis Minsky, MDEx Officio Member
Isabelina Nahmens, PhD
Andrew Olinde, MD
Ryland Percy
Edgardo TenreiroEx Officio Member
Christopher Tyson
S. Raju Vatsavai, MD
Medical Executive Leadership
Louis Minsky, MDChief of Staff
Jeffrey Littleton, MDVice Chief of Staff
Nakia Newsome, MDSecretary of Staff
S. Raju Vatsavai, MDChairman, Medicine Services
Glen Schwartzberg, MDChairman, Surgical Services
Andrew Olinde, MDImmediate Past Chief of Staff
Henry Barham, MDMember at Large
Emily Cassidy, MDMember at Large
Roy Culotta, MDMember at Large
J. Benton Dupont, Jr., MDMember at Large
Nicholas Forth, MDMember at Large
Joseph Griffin, MDMember at Large
Oleana Lamendola, MDMember at Large
Lance Lamott, MDMember at Large
Niels Linschoten, MDMember at Large
Candace Moore, MDMember at Large
Catalina Negulescu, MDMember at Large
Amit Patel, MDMember at Large
Mark Posner, MDMember at Large
Eric Rowley, MDMember at Large
Michael Yorek, MDMember at Large
Venkat Banda, MDAd Hoc Member
Son Dang, MDAd Hoc Member
Adam Harris, MDAd Hoc Member
John Jones, MDAd Hoc Member
William Kellum, MDAd Hoc Member
Brian Webb, MDAd 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