Medical Consultation
Medical and nursing consultation and technical assistance with various aspects of TB control are available at no cost to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals in the ten states that comprise the Heartland Region.
The consultation WARM line is staffed Monday – Friday, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Central Time.
After business hours, voice mail service is available. Voice mail messages will be returned within one business day by the Medical Consultant or a Nurse Consultant.
How to Access Our Services
Health care providers may access consultation and technical assistance services by one of several methods, including:
- Referral from the existing medical consultation process within their state
- Contacting the HNTC directly via telephone.
- via our dedicated toll-free warm-line telephone number (800-TEX-LUNG or 800-839-5864)
- to a nurse consultant: Catalina Navarro (210-531-4569); Debbie Davila (210-531-4580)
- Contacting the medical consultants ([email protected], [email protected]) or the nurse consultants ([email protected], or [email protected]), directly via email. Email addresses are provided on the HNTC website and in promotional literature.
- *NEW* Send an email to the nursing team at [email protected]
The HNTC consultant line is a warm-line that is staffed during business hours and is a non-emergency line. If there is an urgent medical issue and you need to reach a consultant outside of business hours, please e-mail a medical consultant (e-mail addresses noted above).
Responses
Recommendations may take the form of a written consult, an email reply or telephone consultation.
State-Specific Tuberculosis Information by Heartland States

Arkansas
TB Medical Consultation Process
The State TB control officer coordinates care for all TB cases in the state with input from local PCP’s or chest MD’s. The office also coordinates all LTBI cases as these are reportable in Arkansas. Any healthcare provider can contact our office for guidance regarding care of active or suspected TB cases, and LTBI cases. Please contact the Arkansas Department of Health TB Program at (501)661-2068.
TB Controller
Naveen Patil MD, MHSA, MA Medical Director and TB Controller
Arkansas Department of Health
HIV/STI/Hepatitis and TB Programs
4815 West Markham
Slot 45
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 661-2152
[email protected]
TB Focal Point
Jenna Maturino, RN
TB Program Nurse Consultant
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham, Slot 45
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-2068
Fax: 501-661-2226
Email: [email protected]
Iowa
TB Controller/TB Program ManagerAllan Lynch Program Manager |
Kansas
TB Medical Consultation Process
Clinical consultation in the medical management of TB patients is available through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment TB Control and Prevention Program. The State TB Nurse Consultant will triage all requests for clinical consultation and coordinate a rapid response to clinicians treating Kansas TB patients. The State TB Nurse Consultant will gather all pertinent information required for the consultation and will facilitate coordination with in house expert resources, contracted state clinician experts and/or the Heartland National TB Center, as appropriate, for each request.
TB Controller
Phil Griffin BBA, CPM Deputy Director
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
1000 S.W. Jackson
Suite 210
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-8893
[email protected]
TB Focal Point
Lisa Edgerton-Johnston
TB Contact Investigation Coordinator & Health Educator
Kansas Department of Health &
Environment, Bureau of Diseas Control
and Prevention
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 210
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-5589
Fax: 785-559-4224
Email: [email protected]
Louisiana
TB Medical Consultation Process
For information regarding medication consultations, please contact the Central TB Control Office at 504-568-5015.
TB Controller
Michael Lacassagne, MPH, MT (AAB) Program Director
Louisiana Department of Health
Office of Public Health
1450 Poydras Street
Suite 1242
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
(504) 568-5015
[email protected]
TB Focal Point
Angela Blanchard, RN
TB Nurse Consultant
Tuberculosis Control Program
Louisiana Office of Public Health
220 Willow St., Bldg. A
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Phone: 337-262-5616 ext.193
Fax: 337-262-1310
Email: [email protected]
Missouri
TB Medical Consultation Process
Clinicians and local public health nurses treating residents of Missouri are encouraged to contact the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services TB Control Program at (573) 751-6113 and ask to speak to a TB Program nurse for standard recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of latent and active tuberculosis. For medical consultation regarding more complicated TB cases, such as MDR-TB, XDR-TB, or complicated HIV TB, please contact the Missouri DHSS TB program nurse to facilitate consultation with the Heartland National TB Center.
TB ControllerTraci Hadley, RN, BSN TB Focal PointDiana Winder, BAA, AA |
Nebraska
TB Medical Consultation Process
Nebraska clinicians seeking expert medical consultation for tuberculosis should contact the Nebraska TB Program Manager (402-471-6441 or [email protected]) for referral to a Nebraska TB Physician Consultant.
TB Controller
Kristin Bertrang, RN, MSN
TB Program Manager
Nebraska Departmetn of Health and Human Services
TB Program
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95025
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-6441
[email protected]
TB Focal Point
Tammy Wenz, RN, BSN
Viral Hepatitis Program Manager
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509‐5026
Phone: 402-471-8252
Fax: 402-742-2355
Email: [email protected]
North Dakota
TB Medical Consultation Process
Clinical consultation in the management of TB disease and TB infection is available through the North Dakota Department of Health TB Prevention and Control Program. For medical consultation regarding more complicated TB cases the TB Prevention and Control Coordinator will facilitate consultation with the Heartland National TB Center. Please contact the NDDoH TB Program at 701-328-2378.
TB Controller
Saurav Dahal, MPH TB Controller
North Dakota Department of Health
Division of Disease Control
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Dept 301
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
(701) 328-2377
[email protected]
HIV/STD/TB/Viral Hepatitis Program Manager
Lindsey VanderBusch, MPH
TB Nurse Consultant
North Dakota Department of Health
2635 E Main Ave
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-4555
Fax: 701-328-2499
Email: [email protected]
Oklahoma
TB Medical Consultation Process
For tuberculosis consultation, call anytime Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, call 405-271-4060. Calls after hours will be answered by the epidemiologist on call.
TB Program Manager
Amy Hill, RN
[email protected]
TB Controller
Charles Harvey, DO Medical Consultant
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Tuberculosis Program/Acute Disease Service
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
(405) 426-8710
[email protected]
TB Focal Point
Eric Wicklund, RN, BSN
TB Nurse Consultant
Acute Disease Service
Tuberculosis Control Program
Oklahoma State Department of Health
1000 North East 10th Street
Oklahoma City, Ok 73117
Phone: 405-271-4060
Fax: 405-271-6680
Email: [email protected]
South Dakota
TB Medical Consultation Process
Providers needing clinical consultation for the management of TB patients should feel free to call the Heartland National TB Center directly at (800) 539-5864. For specific information on services and treatment available for TB patients in South Dakota, please contact the South Dakota TB Control Program at (605) 773-4784 or (605) 882-5097.
TB Controller
Kristin Rounds, BA Tuberculosis Control Program Coordinator
South Dakota Department of Health
615 East 4th Street
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
(605) 773-4784
[email protected]
TB Focal Point
Ashley Klatt, RN
TB Nurse Consultant
South Dakota Department of Health
2001 9th Ave. SW # 500
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: 605-882-5097
Fax: 605-882-5348
Email: [email protected]
Texas
TB Medical Consultation Process
Please contact Elizabeth Foy, Nurse Consultant for Texas at 512-533-3144; [email protected] for information regarding medication consultations.
TB ControllerSandra Morris, MPH Director TB Focal PointElizabeth Foy, RN, BSN |
Houston, TX
TB Medical Consultation Process
Assistance with the management of TB patients may be requested from the Houston Health Department Chief Nurse/Nurse Consultant at (832) 393-4771. Medical consultation from one of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recommended expert physicians is required if the patient’s isolate is isoniazid and/or rifampin resistant. Consultation should also be requested if the patient remains symptomatic or continues to be AFB smear and/or culture positive after two months of treatment. Medical consultation with a DSHS recommended expert physician is available through the Heartland National TB Center at 1-800-839-5864 or the Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Disease Control at 1-800 428-7432.
TB ControllerRichard Stancil TB Controller
TB Focal PointPatrick Ndibe, MA |