ViTAL: The Vanderbilt Center for Tobacco, Addiction and Lifestyle

Founding Director

Hilary A. Tindle, MD, MPH

hilary.tindle@vumc.org

Matthew Freiberg, MD, MS

matthew.s.freiberg@vumc.org

Lesa Abney, BSN, RN-BC, NC-BC, CPHC/CPWC, MINT member

Tobacco Cessation Specialist

lesa.r.abney@vumc.org

Karen Gilliam, MA, LADC, CCRP

Tobacco Cessation Specialist, Research Programs Manager

karen.gilliam@vumc.org

Alison Richterman, RN, BSN, BSed

Tobacco Cessation Specialist

alison.g.richterman@vumc.org

Julia Steed, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC

Tobacco Cessation Specialist

julia.m.steed@vanderbilt.edu

Stephen King, MA

Clinical Research Data Specialist

stephen.king@vumc.org

(615) 875-9394

Megan B. Stewart

Senior Administrative Assistant

megan.b.stewart@vumc.org

(615) 875-7810

     Suman Kundu, DSc, MSc

     Database Administrator

     suman.kundu@vumc.org

     (615) 875-9426