Contact us
For clinical questions, contact our call center at (804) 828-9123 or (800) 222-1222.
Poison Center Director
S. Rutherfoord Rose, Pharm.D.
rutherfoord.rose@vcuhealth.org
Medical Director
Kirk Cumpston, D.O.
Fellowship Program Director
Brandon Wills, D.O.
Public Educator
Shelly Clary
Administrative Assistant
Beverly Trout
Toxicologists
Michelle Troendle, M.D.
michelle.troendle@vcuhealth.org
Emily Kershner, M.D.
Fellows
Catherine Dong, M.D.
Oyeyimika Oyekanmi, D.O.
Oyeyimika.Oyekanmi@vcuhealth.org
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
- Steven Yoder, RN, CSPI
- Kristen Isom, RN
- Andrew Rozsa, RN
- Jane Emerson, RN