Seton Healthcare Family Executive Leadership
Charles J. Barnett, FACHE
Trustee, Seton Healthcare Family,
and Market Ministry Leader, Ascension Health
Charles J. Barnett FACHE, has led the Seton Healthcare Family in serving the health care needs of 11 counties and 1.9 million Central Texas residents.
Jesus Garza
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Seton Healthcare Family
Jesus Garza joined the Seton Healthcare Family in 2002 following a distinguished career in private- and public-sector leadership.
Thomas Gallagher
President and Chief Executive Officer - Seton Ventures and Alliances
Tom Gallagher leads Seton efforts involving joint ventures, affiliations and alliances and organizations.
James O. Lindsey, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Jim Lindsey has been the Seton Family's chief medical officer for more than 20 years, following 13 years in the private practice of pulmonary medicine.
Frank Mazza, MD
Vice President/Chief Patient Safety Officer
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Frank Mazza, MD, leads organization-wide patient safety initiatives that have been recognized nationally for innovation. Previously, he served seven years as Vice President for Medical Affairs at Seton Medical Center Austin.
Douglas Waite
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Douglas Waite joined Seton Family of Hospitals in Austin, TX, in 2000 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. His responsibilities include revenue cycle, general accounting, financial reporting, third-party reimbursement, tax reporting, financial planning, cost accounting, internal consulting, and revenue integrity.
Joyce Batcheller, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Senior Vice President/
System Chief Nursing Officer/Dean Seton Academy
An experienced nursing executive, Joyce Batcheller led the development of a mature shared governance structure for an integrated hospital network that has empowered and developed nurse leaders at all levels.
Trennis Jones
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer/Corporate Responsibility Officer
Seton Healthcare Family
Diana Resnik
President/
CEO Community Care and Seton Shoal Creek
Seton Healthcare Family
Travis Froehlich
Senior Vice President Planning Seton Healthcare Family
Seton Family of Hospitals
Teresa Burroff, JD
Senior Vice President Legal Services and General Counsel
Ken Gladish
President and CEO of the Seton Foundations
Tim LaFrey
Senior Vice President of Seton Ventures and Alliances for the Seton Healthcare Family.
Tim LaFrey is senior vice president of Seton Ventures and Alliances for the Seton Healthcare Family. His responsibilities include evaluation and development of joint venture opportunities, strategic contractual alliances and oversight of the physician management services operations.
Yvonne VanDyke, RN, MSN
Vice President, Nursing Education, Nursing Practice, Nursing Research; Administrator, Clinical Education Center at Brackenridge
Samson Jesudass, MD
President/CEO Physician Enterprise
Dr. Jesudass has more than 18 years of experience in healthcare and has worked for 11 years as a solo community internist at Luling, Texas.
Susan M. Cox, MD
UT Southwestern Regional Dean,
Austin Programs
Dr Susan Cox has been with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 23 years, serving most recently as the Associate Dean of Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Designated Institutional Official.
Seton Family of Hospitals Site Presidents and CEOs
Robert I. Bonar Jr., Dr. H.A.
President/CEO, Physician EnterprisePresident and Chief Executive Officer
Bob Bonar leads development of the infrastructure needs for all Seton Family physician organizations, including management of physician practice plans, creation and implementation of new physician services and oversight of long-term strategic plans including physicians in addition to leading Dell Children’s.
John C. Brindley, FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer - South Group
Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, Seton Smithville Regional Hospital, Seton Medical Center Hays
John Brindley has more than 32 years of experience in healthcare leadership.
Greg W. Hartman
President & Chief Executive Officer, Central Group, Communications, Marketing and Government Relations
Greg Hartman has been involved in the creation of a collaboration between Seton, the University of Texas at Austin and UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas to bring translational medical research to Austin.
Mark Hazelwood
President & Chief Executive Officer - North Group
Seton Medical Center Williamson, Seton Northwest Hospital, Seton Highland Lakes Hospital
Mark Hazelwood leads the three hospitals included in the North Market for the Seton Family of Hospitals.
Seton Family of Hospitals Site Leadership
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Sister Teresa George, DC
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Sister Teresa George, D.C. has served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Hospital of Austin, and now Dell Children’s Medical Center since 2005.
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John Hellerstedt, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Seton Family of Hospitals
In addition to his role at Dell Children’s, Dr. John Hellerstedt is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for the Seton Family of Hospitals.
Susan Pastor, ND, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Susan joined the Seton Family from Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson Mississippi where she served as Chief Nursing Officer.. She has extensive experience in pediatrics as a nursing leader for Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital for fifteen years.
Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, Luling
Neal Kelley, RN, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, Luling
Caldwell County Clinics
Neal Kelley joined the Seton Family in 1998. He currently serves as the site administrator for Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital and the facility’s associated rural health clinics in Caldwell County.
Renu Mohandas, MD
Medical Director
Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, Luling
Dr. Renu Mohandas has 18 years of experience in the healthcare field. She currently works as a full time solo internist in a busy practice that she owns in Lockhart, Texas.
Apryl Haynes, RN, MHA
Senior Nursing Director
Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital, Luling
Apryl joined Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital in 1983 and has served in a variety of roles, including EMT, LVN and RN.
Seton Highland Lakes Hospital, Burnet
Arie DeJong
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Highland Lakes Hospital
Arie joined Seton in 2008 as operations director for Seton Highland Lakes Hospital and its clinics.
V. Hugh Gilmore, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Seton Medical Center Williamson and Seton Highland Lakes
Karen Litterer, RN, MSN, CIC
Senior Nursing Director
Seton Highland Lakes Hospital, Burnet
Karen Litterer Karen Litterer joined Seton Highland Lakes in 1991 as Director of Nursing for hospital operations including the Med-Surg, Intensive Care, Operating Room, and Emergency Departments.
Seton Medical Center Austin
Charlotte Thrasher
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Medical Center Austin
Charlotte Thrasher has more than 28 years of experience in healthcare leadership.
Angela Stalbaum, RN, MSN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Seton Medical Center Austin
Angela has over 23 years of healthcare experience with the last 13 of those being in healthcare leadership. She started at SMCA as a Graduate Nurse 23 years ago.
Seton Medical Center Hays, Kyle
Herbert A. Dyer
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Medical Center Hays
Herb Dyer is the project executive for the Seton Medical Center Hays development project, which is nearing completion.
Patrick Garcia, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
South Group
Seton Medical Center Hays
Patrick Garcia, MD, joined the Seton Family of Hospitals in 1996.
Nikki Rivers, RN, CNA, BSN, MBA
Chief Nursing Officer
South Market
Seton Medical Center Hays
Nikki brings more than 18 years of nursing management and experience to this role.
Seton Medical Center Williamson, Round Rock
Michelle L. Robertson, RN
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Michelle Robertson was licensed as an RN in 1989 and began her practice in Austin as a pediatric nurse at Children’s Hospital of Austin.
V. Hugh Gilmore, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Seton Medical Center Williamson and Seton Highland Lakes
Before moving to Seton Medical Center Williamson, Dr. Gilmore served as Vice President, Medical Affairs for the Seton Family of Hospitals, and Medical Director for Seton Northwest Hospital.
Melanie Fox, RN, MSN, NEA-BD
Chief Nursing Officer
North Group
Seton Medical Center Williamson/Seton Highland Lakes, Seton Northwest Hospital
Melanie Fox joined Seton in 2008 when she was named Senior Director for Nursing at Seton Medical Center Williamson...
Seton Northwest Hospital
Scott Fuller, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Northwest Hospital
Scott joined Seton in 2006 as vice president and chief operating officer for Seton Highland Lakes Hospital and its health centers.
Ed LeBlanc, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs/Physician Contracts and Coverage
Seton Northwest Hospital
Dr. Ed LeBlanc guides the clinical operations of the physician staff at two hospitals and ensures effective integration of physician and nursing staff activities.
Jo Keisman, RN, MBA
Senior Nursing Director
Seton Northwest Hospital
Jo joined Seton Medical Center Austin as Director of Maternity Services in 2002 from St. Edward Mercy Medical Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, where she was Clinical Nursing Manager.
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
Alan Isaacson
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
Alan Isaacson joined Seton Shoal Creek Hospital in 2006.
Kari Wolf, MD
Vice President Medical Affairs and Program Director Psychiatry Residency,
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
Dr. Kari Wolf came to Seton Shoal Creek hospital in 2004 and through her leadership has added new clinical services, expanded the psychiatric residency programs and established partnerships with the public mental health system and the UT system.
Susan Grice, RN, DNSc, MSN, CNS, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
Susan joined Seton Shoal Creek in 2008 following leadership positions in Houston and Washington DC. She received her doctorate in nursing service from Catholic University.
Seton Southwest Hospital
Mary Faria, PhD, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Seton Southwest Hospital
Mary Faria has led Seton Southwest since it opened in 2000.
Cesar Taylor, MD
Medical Director
Seton Southwest Hospital
Dr. Cesar Taylor also is a practicing partner at Texas Hill Country Anesthesiology and works at Seton Southwest. He formerly was chief of staff there before becoming Medical Director.
Susan Ourston, RN, MSN
Senior Nursing Director
Seton Southwest Hospital
Susan's background includes Critical Care, Psych-Mental Health and Perinatal Nursing.
University Medical Center Brackenridge
Katherine C. Henderson
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
University Medical Center Brackenridge
Kate joined Seton in 2007 as vice president of Diagnostic & Therapeutic Services.
Thomas Caven, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
University Medical Center Brackenridge
Dr. Tom Caven graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin, B.A. Plan II Honors Program.
Leah May, RNC, MSN
Chief Nursing Officer
University Medical Center Brackenridge
Leah joined Brackenridge in 1978 as a staff nurse after graduating from the Brackenridge Hospital School of Nursing.
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the