Susan Penfield, MD
Director
Infectious Disease Control Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Suite G301
Austin, Texas 78756-3101
Phone: (512) 458-7111Fax: (512) 458-7601
Email: susan.penfield@dshs.state.tx.us
Richard Stancil
Bureau Chief
Bureau of TB Control
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
8000 North Stadium Drive
Houston, Texas 77054
Phone: (713) 794-2947Fax: (713) 798-0881
Email: richard.stancil@cityofhouston.net
Delfina Sanchez, MA
Program Coordinator
Heartland National TB Center
2303 South East Military Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78223
Phone: (210) 531-4528Fax: (210) 531-4590
Email: delfina.sanchez@uthct.edu
Joan A. Taylor, PHN IV
Bureau of TB Control
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
8000 North Stadium Drive
Houston, Texas 77054
Phone: (713) 794-9928Fax: (713) 798-0817
Email: joan.taylor@cityofhouston.net
Texas Department of State Health Services
Infectious Disease Control Unit, Tuberculosis
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/tb
Assistance with the nursing case management of TB patients may be requested from the Texas Department of Health Services TB Nurse Consultant at (512) 458-7447. Medical consultation is strongly recommended if the patient's isolate is resistant to INH and/or rifampin, if the patient remains symptomatic or continues to be AFB smear and/or culture positive after 2 months of treatment, or if the patient is HIV positive or under the age of 15.
Please contact the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services, TB Control at (713) 794-9078 for information regarding medication consultations and ask to speak with the TB Nurse Consultant.