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 Academic Officer and Executive Vice President, Advocate Health
Chief Executive Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Wake Forest University
L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH
Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Chief Science Officer, Atrium Health
Vice Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health
Kevin High, MD, MS, MACP, FIDSA
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP
President, Cancer Service Line, Atrium Health
Executive Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
Vice Dean for Cancer Programs and Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Todd M. Bankhead, MBA, MPA, PMP, CSSBB
Sr. Vice President, Clinical Operations
COO, Clinical Service Lines
Chad Brown, FACHE
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center
Anthony Cunningham, MBA
Vice President, Patient Financial Services
Andrea Fernandez, MD, FACOG
Regional Chief Medical Officer - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Chief Quality, Safety and Patient Experience Officer - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
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
Deb Harding, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President and Regional Chief Nursing Executive - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Jim Hoekstra, MD
Senior Vice President and Associate Dean, Clinical and Academic Network Development
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center
Jennifer Houlihan, MSP, MA
Vice President, Value-Based Care and Population Health
Russell M. Howerton, MD, FACS
President of Wake Forest Health Network
Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations
Professor of Surgical Sciences – Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
William B. "Bill" James, MHA, FACHE
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center
Yates Lackey
Vice President and Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
Stephan Lillie
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Richard Lord, MD, MA
Vice President, Primary Care and Population Health
Chair, Family and Community Medicine
Karin Mabe, MBA
Vice President Reimbursement and Managed Care
Lisa Marshall
Vice President, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, Chief Philanthropy Officer
Christopher O'Byrne, MS
Vice President and Associate Dean, Research Administration and Operations
Denise Potter
Vice President and Chief Communications, Marketing and Media 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, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Sr. Vice President of Clinical Operations
Terri Yates, PhD
Vice President and Associate Dean, Healthcare Education Administration