Contact us
For clinical questions, contact our call center at (804) 828-9123 or (800) 222-1222.
Poison Center Director
John W. Downs, M.D.
Medical Director
Emily Kershner, M.D.
Fellowship Program Director
Brandon Wills, D.O.
Public Educator
Shelly Clary
Administrative Assistant
Beverly Trout
Toxicologists
Kirk Cumpston, D.O.
Michelle Troendle, M.D.
michelle.troendle@vcuhealth.org
Fellows
Oyeyimika Oyekanmi, D.O.
Oyeyimika.Oyekanmi@vcuhealth.org
Joseph Testa, M.D.
Specialists in Poison Information (SPIs)
These registered nurses staff our phone lines 24/7 and are trained to evaluate and treat toxic exposures. Many are board certified as Certified Specialists in Poison Information.
- Michele Burt, RN, MS, CSPI
- Michell Catron, RN, CSPI
- Virginia Cheatham, RN, CSPI
- Alina Chekalina, RN
- Sherri Ellis, RN, CSPI
- Danielle Gresham, RN
- Kathleen McGann, RN, CSPI
- Tammy Scott, RN, CSPI
- Jessica Simon, RN, CSPI
- Tammy Smith, RN, CSPI
- Beth Sturm, RN, CSPI
- Beth Szulczewski, RN, CSPI
- Michelle Crumpler, RN, CSPI
- Steven Yoder, RN, CSPI
- Kristen Isom, RN
- Andrew Rozsa, RN
- Jane Emerson, RN