Medical Staff names executive committee for 2024-25

The Medical Staff at Rapides Regional Medical Center has announced its executive committee for 2024-2025.

Gary Manuel, M.D., will serve as President with Joan Brunson, M.D., serving as President-Elect. T. Mack Granger, M.D., is the immediate past Chief of Staff. Serving as members-at-large are Michael Miguez, M.D., Samantha Zeringue, M.D., and Vanda Davidson, M.D.

Other members of the executive committee for 2024 are:

Anesthesia: Christopher Franco, D.O.

Cardiology: Kanna Posina, M.D.

Credentials: Lance Templeton, M.D.

Emergency Medicine: Kevin Jarrell, D.O.

Family Practice: Micah Pippin, M.D.

Hospitalist Medicine: Benjamin Newsome, M.D.

Medicine: Rajat Gulati, M.D.

OB-GYN: Joel Hall, M.D.

Pathology: Bruce Herrington, M.D.

Pediatrics: Kai Wicker-Brown, M.D.

Radiology: Stuart Head, M.D.

Surgery: Christian Wold, M.D.

Ex-Officio: Vernon Jones II, Sara Kelly, D.O., Barbara Griffin, R.N., and Justin Shiver.