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
Board
Med Exec Leadership

Administration

Edgardo Tenreiro Chief Executive Officer
Kendall Johnson Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Mumford Executive Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer

William "Keith" Kellum, MD Chief Medical Officer
Jennifer Manale Vice President &
Chief Nursing Officer
Erik Showalter President
Baton Rouge General Foundation

Paul Douglas Senior Vice President
Strategy, Business Development & Human Resources
Sean Casteel Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians
Bennett Cheramie Vice President &
Chief Information Officer

Peyton Grant Vice President
Facilities Management
Meghan Parrish Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Jason Pierce Vice President
Access & Network Development

Don Shaw Vice President
Revenue Cycle
Brad Gaspard Chief Medical Officer
Baton Rouge General Physicians

Mid City Administration

Aaron DeWitt, MD Chief Medical Officer
Trisha Guidry Chief Operating Officer

Board Of Trustees

Ryland Percy Chair
Rhoman Hardy Vice Chair
Annette Barton

Rick Bond
Jacques de la Bretonne, MD
Brad Gaspard, MD

Gwen Hamilton
Brian Jackson
Scott Kirkpatrick

Jeffrey Littleton, MD Ex Officio Member
Jason MacMorran
Phyllis McLaurin

Andrew Olinde, MD
Bart Phillips Ex Officio Member
Joel Silverberg, MD

Edgardo Tenreiro Ex Officio Member
Christopher Tyson
Shawn Usher

S. Raju Vatsavai, MD

Medical Executive Leadership

Jeffrey Littleton, MD Chief of Staff
Nakia Newsome, MD Vice Chief of Staff
M. Vincent Weaver, MD Secretary of Staff

Louis Minsky, MD Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Oleana Lamendola, MD Chair - Medicine Services
Ayme Schmeeckle, MD Chair - Surgical Services

Vasudev Tati, MD Chair - Hospital Services
Michael Yorek, MD Chair - Community Services
Jared Braud, MD Member at Large

Lawrence Breitkreutz, MD Member at Large
Thomas Cook, MD Member at Large
R. Scott Daugherty, MD Member at Large

Sarah Drennan, MD Member at Large
Pavani Ellipeddi, MD Member at Large
Garland Green, MD Member at Large

Adam Grezaffi, MD Member at Large
Thomas Jeider, MD Member at Large
Brooke LeBlanc, MD Member at Large

Andrew McCall, MD Member at Large
Karthik Reddy, MD Member at Large
Michael Sanchez, MD Member at Large

William Varnado, MD Member at Large
Kathleen Varnes, MD Member at Large
Aaron DeWitt, MD Ad Hoc Member

Zarius Drummond, MD Ad Hoc Member
Adam Harris, MD Ad Hoc Member
Ryan Richard, MD Ad Hoc Member

Dustin Vincent, 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 - Jonathan Taylor, 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