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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 Officer
    Edgardo Tenreiro
    Chief Executive Officer

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

    Kendall Johnson - Chief Financial Officer
    Kendall Johnson
    Chief Financial Officer

    Stephen Mumford - Vice President, Clinical Service Lines
    Stephen Mumford
    Chief Operatiing Officer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Board of Trustees

  • Joseph E. Juban - Chairman
    Joseph E. Juban
    Chairman

    Phyllis McLaurin - Vice Chairperson
    Phyllis McLaurin
    Vice Chairperson

    Venkat Banda, MD -
    Venkat Banda, MD

    Charles D'Agostino -
    Charles D'Agostino

  • Perry Franklin -
    Perry Franklin

    Gary Graphia -
    Gary Graphia

    Gwen Hamilton - Ex Officio Member
    Gwen Hamilton
    Ex Officio Member

    Margaret Hart -
    Margaret Hart

  • Debra Lockwood -
    Brian A. Jackson

    Roy G. Kadair, MD -
    Roy G. Kadair, MD

    Louis Minsky, MD - Ex Officio Member
    Louis Minsky, MD
    Ex Officio Member

    Isabelina Nahmens, PhD -
    Isabelina Nahmens, PhD

  • Andrew Olinde, MD -
    Andrew Olinde, MD

    Andrew Olinde, MD -
    Edgar S. Starns

    Edgardo Tenreiro - Ex Officio Member
    Edgardo Tenreiro
    Ex Officio Member

    Rev. Ronnie L. Williams -
    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
    Michael Dunn, II, 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
    Roy Culotta, MD
    Member at Large

    Son Dang, MD - Ad Hoc Member
    Son Dang, MD
    Ad Hoc Member

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

    Tonya Eichelberger, MD - Member at Large
    Tonya Eichelberger, MD
    Member at Large

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

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

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

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

    Christopher McCanless, MD - Member at Large
    Christopher McCanless, MD
    Member at Large

    Nakia Newsome, MD - Member at Large
    Nakia Newsome, 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
    Jones Samuel, MD
    Member at Large

    Vasudev Tati, MD - Member at Large
    Vasudev Tati, MD
    Member at Large

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

    Jonathan Taylor, MD - Member at Large
    Jonathan Taylor, MD
    Member at Large

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

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

  • William Russell, MD - Ad Hoc Member
    William Russell, 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 - Subhakar Gummadi, 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

    Anesthesiology - Michael Dunn, II, MD
    Burn - Tracee Short, MD
    Dental Surgery - Walter Jung, MD
    Emergency Services - James Crowell, MD
    General Surgery - Everett Bonner, MD
    Neurosurgery - Paul Waguespack, MD
    Obstetrics & Gynecology - Alicia Taylor, MD
    Ophthalmology - John Couvillion, MD
    Orthopedic Surgery - Robert Easton, MD
    Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - Lucius Doucet, MD
    Podiatry Services - Patrick Hall, DPM
    Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery - Jared Murdock, MD
    Urology - Ayme Schmeeckle, MD
    Vascular Surgery - London Guidry, MD