Dr. Kristin Chapman Elected 2025 Chief of Staff of Woman’s Hospital
BATON ROUGE, La - Kristin Chapman, MD, FACOG, has been elected to a one-year term as chief of the medical staff of Woman’s Hospital, the highest elected leadership position among the medical staff.
Dr. Chapman is a board-certified OB-GYN whose duties include the coordination of clinical improvement activities as well as chairing the Medical Executive Committee. As chief of staff, she will also serve on the Woman's Board of Directors.
Dr. Chapman earned her doctorate from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed her OB-GYN residency at Houston Methodist Hospital. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with Baton Rouge OBGYN.
Additional 2025 medical staff leadership at Woman’s includes:
- Lin Dang, MD, Vice Chief of Staff
- Ryan Dickerson, MD, Secretary
- Theresa Brignac, MD, Chief of the Department of Clinical and Support Services and Chief of Ob/Gyn
- Stephen Manale, MD, Chief of Surgery
- Stuart LeBas, MD, Chief of Medicine
- Robert Koscick, MD, Chief of Cancer
- D. Stephen Sanches, MD, Chief of Pediatrics
About Woman’s Hospital
Woman’s is a specialty hospital for women and infants located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since opening in 1968, it has welcomed more than 375,000 babies, making it one of the largest delivery services in the country and the largest in Louisiana. Additionally, Woman’s operates a level III-S neonatal intensive care unit; this designation allows them to care for infants who are extremely premature, are critically ill or require surgical intervention. The hospital is also recognized for its expertise in mammography as well as breast and gynecologic cancer care. As a private, nonprofit organization, all funds are reinvested into the hospital to continue Woman’s mission to improve the health of women and infants through the latest technology, a highly qualified staff and critical community programs and services.