Leadership

The leadership at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is proud to steward one of the most prestigious health systems in the country. It includes:

Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, MAMSE
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Academic Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice President, Advocate Health
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Wake Forest University

David Zaas, MD, MBA
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Professor of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH
Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Chief Science Officer and Vice Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health

Chad Brown, DrPH, MHA/MBA, FACHE
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist - South and West Areas

Matt Edwards, MD, MBA, FACS
Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Service Lines and Perioperative Services
Chair, Vascular Surgery

Andrea Fernandez, MD, MA, FACOG
Market Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Jena Folger, MBA/MHA
Vice President, Core Market Growth and Business Development, Atrium Health

Craig Greven, MD
Senior Vice President, Physician Practices
Chair, Ophthalmology

Terry Hales Jr, MBA
Executive Vice Chief Academic Officer, Administration
Chief Operating Officer, Health Sciences System

Kevin High, MD, MS, MACP, FIDSA
Vice Chief Academic Officer, Academic Learning Health System, Advocate Health

Jim Hoekstra, MD
Senior Vice President and Associate Dean, Clinical and Academic Network Development
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center

Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP
Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
President, Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Executive Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vice Dean, Cancer Programs, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 

Lisa Marshall
Vice President, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, Chief Philanthropy Officer

Christopher O'Byrne, MS
Vice President and Associate Dean, Research Administration and Operations

Alisa Starbuck, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC
President, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital
President, The Birth Center, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Vice President, Women’s and Children’s Health Services, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

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, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Sr. Vice President of Clinical Operations

Terri Yates, PhD
Vice Chief Academic Officer, Health Professions