Skip to Content

Leadership

Our hospital's experienced and knowledgeable leadership team is committed to improving the quality of healthcare we provide to our Bradenton community.

At HCA Florida Blake Hospital, our experienced and knowledgeable leadership team is committed to improving the quality of care we provide to serve the healthcare needs of our community.

Hospital leadership

  • Steve Young, Chief Executive Officer
  • Paige Laughlin, Chief Operating Officer
  • Andrew Smith, Chief Financial Officer
  • Dr. Sanjiv Tewari, MD, Chief Medical Officer
  • Pariss Clark, Chief Nursing Officer
  • Shelly Castro, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
  • Danielle McIntyre, Vice President Human Resources
  • Shonya Cook, Vice President of Operations
  • Melissa Tunc, Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety
  • Frank Giammaria, Director of Communications and Community Engagement

Board of trustees

Chairman
Trudy Moon

Chief of Staff
Guruswamy Ramamurthy, MD

Vice Chairman
John Vita

Board members
  • Jyric Sims, Ph.D.
  • Keith DeSousa, MD
  • Karen Holbrook, PhD
  • Arunachalam Jothivijayarani, MD
  • Robert Subbiondo, MD
  • Alan Valadie, MD