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Employees Wake Forest University Health Sciences Anthony Atala, M.D.

Anthony Atala, M.D.

Highest compensated employee

Academic Faculty Physician - Chair at Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$1,738,115
2024

Total compensation

Anthony Atala, M.D. has been listed as an employee of Wake Forest University Health Sciences in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Anthony Atala, M.D. has increased by 44.8% from 2017 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$1,738,115
+14.4%
Academic Faculty Physician - Chair
2024
$1.7M org
40 hrs/wk
$37k other
--
$1,519,514
-4.9%
Department Chair
2023
$1.5M org
40 hrs/wk
$55k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Anthony Atala, M.D. to:

2024

Other employees at Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Julie Ann Freischlag, M.D.
Director, CEO Ahwfb
$7,634,720
$7,594,629 from orgNo related comp$40,091 other
Bradley A Clark
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
$2,801,715
$2,513,703 from orgNo related comp$288,012 other
Terry G Williams
Former Officer
$2,449,668
$2,204,442 from orgNo related comp$245,226 other
Edward H Kincaid, M.D.
Academic Faculty Physician - Chair
$1,797,276
$1,751,465 from orgNo related comp$45,811 other
L Ebony Boulware, M.D.
DEAN, WFU School of Medicine
$1,752,689
$1,717,096 from orgNo related comp$35,593 other
Kenneth Lennon, M.D.
CLIN ADJ Faculty
$1,699,998
$0 from org$1,656,037 from related$43,961 other
Ruben Mesa
SRVP and ED COMP Cancer, PRES Enterprise Cancer SERV
$1,644,793
$1,601,249 from orgNo related comp$43,544 other
Susan R Wente, Ph.D.
Director, Presidet WFU
$1,593,017
$0 from org$1,229,582 from related$363,435 other
David Zhao, M.D.
Academic Faculty Physician - Section Chief
$1,587,171
$1,549,522 from orgNo related comp$37,649 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Wake Forest University Health Sciences 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Wake Forest University Health Sciences 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Wake Forest University Health Sciences 990 published

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$1,356,483
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$182k other
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$1.1M org
40 hrs/wk
$256k other
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$1,200,021
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2017
$824k org
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$377k other
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