The leadership at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is proud to steward one of the most prestigious health systems in the country. It includes:
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS
Chief Executive Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer, Atrium Health Enterprise
Kevin High, MD, MS
President, Health System, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Todd Bankhead, MBA, MPA
Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations and Patient Financial Services
Chad Brown, FACHE
President, Davie Medical Center - Wake Forest Baptist Health
President, Wilkes Medical Center - Wake Forest Baptist Health
Bradley A. Clark, MBA, CTP
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Anthony Cunningham, MBA
Vice President, Patient Financial Services
Conrad Emmerich, MBA
Senior Vice President, Business Services
Mick Fisher, MA
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Jena Folger, MBA/MHA
Vice President, Network Growth, Strategy and Business Development
Gary R. Gunderson, DMin, MDiv
Vice President, FaithHealth
Terry Hales, MBA
Senior Vice President, Academic Administration and Operations, and Executive Vice Dean, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Jim Hoekstra, MD
Senior Vice President and Associate Dean, Clinical and Academic Network Development
President, High Point Medical Center – Wake Forest Baptist Health
Jennifer Houlihan, MSP, MA
Vice President, Value-Based Care and Population Health
Russell M. Howerton, MD, FACS
Senior Vice President for Network Physicians and Health System Chief Medical Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Karen Hart Huey
Vice President, Facilities
William B. "Bill" James, MHA, FACHE
President, Lexington Medical Center - Wake Forest Baptist Health
Yates Lackey
Vice President and Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
Richard Lord, MD, MA
Vice President, Primary Care and Population Health
Chair, Family and Community Medicine
Karin Mabe, MBA
Interim Vice President, Managed Care
Lisa Marshall
Vice President, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Dave McIntosh, PhD
Vice President and Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer
Reginald (Reggie) Munden, MD, DMD, MBA
Interim Vice President, Cancer Services and Executive Director, Cancer Service Line
Chair, Radiology
Executive Director, Imaging Services
Christopher O'Byrne, MS
Vice President and Associate Dean, Research Administration and Operations
Denise Potter
Vice President and Chief Communications, Marketing and Media Officer
Joanne C. Ruhland, MBA
Vice President, Government Relations
Will Showalter, MPA, MURP
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Alisa Starbuck, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC
President, Brenner Children’s Hospital and
Vice President, Women’s and Children’s Health Service
Mike Waid, MBA
Senior Vice President, Health System Operations and Integration
McLain Wallace, JD
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP
President of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center &
System Chief Nurse Executive, Sr. Vice President of Clinical Operations
Terry G. Williams, MBA
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Terri Yates, PhD
Vice President and Associate Dean, Healthcare Education Administration