Promoting, pursuing and advancing mycology
Perseguir y hacer avanzar la micología
Poursuivre et faire progresser la mycologie
This is a free service offered by NAMA. Listed below are telephone numbers of persons who have volunteered to assist in the identification of mushrooms in poisoning cases. In case of a suspected mushroom poisoning immediately contact your doctor or local poison center. NAMA identification consults are available to help with mushroom identification if a mushroom poisoning is suspected.
You may also contact the chair of the NAMA Toxicology Committee by email.
Please help document mushroom poisonings by submitting an online report to the NAMA Poison Case Registry. For non-emergency identification, contact a nearby mushroom club, nature center, museum or the botany department in a local college or university. Note: phone numbers are either home, office or cell; for email addresses, substitute @ for space [at] space.
To find an identifier in your area, click on the abbreviation of your state or province below:
Diane Plenninger
907-278-6000 (h)
dplen [at] live.com
Blanche/James Tinius
907-694-1634 (h)
tinius [at] mtaonline.net
btinius [at] mtaonline.net
Gary A. Laursen
907-474-6295 (w)
galaursen [at] alaska.edu
Kate Mohatt
907-754-2348 (w), 907-783-0146 (h), 907-230-6916 (c)
kmohatt [at] fs.fed.us
Jay Justice
501-837-5303 (c)
justice [at] aristotle.net
Sharmin Gamiet
604-856-7572 (h)
sgamiet [at] shaw.ca
Anne Leathem
604-988-9390 (h), 604-682-2344 (w)
anne [at] leathem.ca
Paul Kroeger
604-322-0074 (h)
kroeger.paul [at] gmail.com
Philip Carpenter
831-684-2074 (h)
philandmac [at] sbcglobal.net
Else Vellinga
510-525-1623 (h)
macrolepiota [at] comcast.net
Robert West
415-924-4856 (h)
Frederick Stevens
650-994-1374 (h)
fstev [at] sonic.net
David Rizzo
530-754-9255 (w)
dmrizzo [at] ucdavis.edu
Michael Sampson
530-957-7112
mwsampson [at] sbcglobal.net
Douglas Smith
650-799-3146
douglas.smith.mvca [at] gmail.com
Debbie Viess
510-430-9353 (h)
amanitarita [at] sbcglobal.net
Joseph Mandell
650-493-3798 (h)
joman [at] sonic.net
Dennis Desjardin
415-338-2439 (w)
ded [at] sfsu.edu
Bob Cummings
805-969-3685 (h), 805-680-4752 (c)
cummings [at] sbcc.edu
Chris Kjeldsen
707-544-3091 (h), 707-664-2320 (w)
chris.kjeldsen [at] sonoma.edu
kjeldsen [at] sonic.net
Darvin DeShazer
707-829-0596 (h)
muscaria [at] pacbell.net
Ed Lubow
303-680-7724
edlubow [at] gmail.com
Vera Evenson
303-443-8968 (h), 720-865-3651 (w)
theevensons [at] earthlink.net or evensonv [at] botanicgardens.org
Athalie Barzee
719-634-4715 (h)
Frieda Davis
719-630-7140 (h)
geoh.davis [at] gmail.com
Dennis Craig
719-596-5676 (h), 719-337-1898 (c)
dennycraig [at] aol.com
Dan/Caren Lacy
719-636-2470 (h)
Linnea Gillman
303-935-2390 (h)
linnea101 [at] gmail.com
Marilyn Shaw
303-377-1278 (h)
marilyn.h.shaw16[at]gmail.com
Andrew Wilson
720-865-3662
andrew.wilson [at] botanicgardens.org
Bill Yule
203-824-3784 (h)
byule [at] ctrivermuseum.org, boletebill [at] yahoo.com
Terry Stoleson
203-268-3023 (h)
fungaloony [at] charter.net
Martin Livezey
mobile: 301-276-1355
202-842-6195 (w), 301-897-4996 (h)
malivezey [at] gmail.com
Rosanne Healy
515-231-2562 (c)
rosanne.healy [at] gmail.com
Matthew E. Smith
352-273-2837 (w)
Trufflesmith [at] ufl.edu
Don Hemmes
808-935-6214 (h), 808-974-7383 (w)
hemmes [at] hawaii.edu
Robert Chehey
208-343-8018 (h)
cheheyr [at] gmail.com
Genille Steiner
208-345-2515 (h)
gsteiner [at] gmail.com
Andrew Miller, Ph.D.
217-244-0439 (w)
amiller7 [at] illinois.edu
Greg Mueller
312-493-1421 (h), 312-665-7840 (w)
gmueller [at] chicagobotanic.org
Bruch Reed
773.633.9411
[email protected]
Kathryn Jacobson
641-269-4359
jacobsok [at] grinnell.edu
Dean Abel
319-354-3510 (h), 319-335-1396 (w)
dean-abel [at] uiowa.edu
Sherry Kay
785-842-1245 (h)
sherry.kay [at] gmail.com
George M. Sayers
785-418-6359 (c)
mycolog [at] gmail.com
Michaeline Mulvey
207-737-8695 (h)
mjpmm955i [at] gwi.net
Bill Bakaitis
(during summer)
845-677-3185 (h)
bbakaitis [at] hotmail.com
Lawrence Leonard
207-781-2426 (h)
lleonar1 [at] maine.rr.com
Greg Marley
207-596-0558 (h), 207-319-4556 (w)
innrneuf [at] midcoast.com or mushroom [at] midcoast.com
William Needham
410-884-9127
Needham82 [at] aol.com
Mitch Fournet
301-766-6788 (h)
planet4net [at] gmail.com
Martin Livezey
mobile: 301-276-1355
202-842-6195 (w), 301-897-4996 (h)
malivezey [at] gmail.com
Nathan Wilson
508-563-5012 (h), 818-919-5947 (c)
nathan [at] collectivesource.com
Dianna Smith
413-727-3369 (h)
diannaegsmith [at] comcast.net
Phil Tedeschi
734-426-6182 (h), 734-355-0359 (c)
philt [at] umich.edu
James Addison, MD
906-250-8833 (c), 906-225-2563 (w)
james.addison [at] mghs.org
Sister Marie Kopin
989-772-9453 (h), 989-621-7940 (c)
secmmhc [at] gmail.com
Marilyn Smith
231-622-4833(h), 231-838-6985(cell)
marilynsmith42 [at] gmail.com
Sandy Sheine
248-672-5301 (h)
ssheine [at] aol.com
John W. Rippon
269-426-4674 (h)
jwilrippon [at] aol.com
Anna Gerenday
651-436-1909 (h), 612-625-7008 (w)
geren002 [at] umn.edu
Adele Mehta
952-884-7362 (h), 952-541-1019 (w)
a.mehta [at] seniorcommunity.org
Ron Spinosa
651-224-5274 (h)
ronspin [at] juno.com
Kenneth Gilberg
314-629-4686
kengilberg [at] gmail.com
Cathy Cripps
406-586-4307 (h), 406-994-5226 (w)
ccripps [at] montana.edu
Larry Evans
406-543-6630 (h)
fungus [at] fungaljungle.org
Heather Hallen-Adams
hhallen-adams2 [at] unl.edu
Jessika Gauvin
506-889-9579 (c) - primary, 506-800-6386 (c) - alternate
jessika.gauvin [at] gmail.com
Andrus Voitk
709-639-8341 (h)
foray [at] nlmushrooms.ca
Rick Van de Poll
603-284-6851 (h), 603-677-2473 (c)
rickvdp [at] gmail.com
Rosalind Lowen
603-745-3604 (h)
roz.lowen [at] gmail.com
r.lowen [at] att.net
Dorothy Smullen
908-647-5740 (h)
dsbs [at] verizon.net
Rod Tulloss
609-448-5096 (h)
ret [at] eticomm.net
John C. Michelotti
520-603-4191 (c) - please text for the fastest response
John [at] CatskillFungi.com
Timothy J. Baroni
607-753-2725 (w), 607-835-6476 (h)
tim.baroni [at] cortland.edu
Kathie Hodge
607-255-5356 (w), 607-330-0323 (h)
kh11 [at] cornell.edu
Shannon Nix
585-267-0296 (c)
mycoprof [at] gmail.com
Bill Bakaitis
(Summer in Cushing, Maine)
845-677-3185 (h)
bbakaitis [at] hotmail.com
William Hollenbaugh
716-266-4987 (h), 716-422-4403 (w)
w58hollenbaugh [at] frontiernet.net
David McCheyne
Mobile: 585-902-8211
Davidmccheyne @ gmail.com
David Fischer
315-876-0355 (c)
mycology [at] aol.com
S. Coleman McCleneghan
828-963-4116 (h), 828-964-2612 (c)
mccleneghanc [at] appstate.edu
Theresa Oursler
828-506-4584 (c), 828-250-5249 (w)
toursler [at] gmail.com
theresa.oursler [at] buncombecounty.org (w)
William Burk
919-942-6387 (h), 919-962-3783 (w)
billburk [at] email.unc.edu
Frank Hyman
919-824-2239 (c)
frankhyman [at] liberatedgardener.net
James Marcinko
704-786-7985 (h)
Allein C. Stanley
704-827-1939 (h), 704-689-2260 (c)
allstanley [at] earthlink.net
Martha Bishop
740-593-4552 (w), 740-541-0091 (c)
bishopm [at] ohio.edu
Richard R. Doyle
513-541-1581 (h)
rdoyle55 [at] gmail.com
Walt Sturgeon
330-426-9833 (h), 330-261-0090
Email: mycowalt [at] comcast.net
Jolie Jordan
503-469-0601 (h)
heronwoods [at] yahoo.com
Linda Gilpin
541-389-1160 (h), 541-280-9686 (c)
linronad [at] bendbroadband.com
Bill Burt
503-982-1503
williamburt [at] greencloaks.com
Bob Burch
541-973-3575 (h)
dwburch [at] charter.net
Freda Holloran
541-996-3103 (h)
lpholloran [at] live.com
Paula Brooks
541-886-4002 (h), 541-426-5551 (w), 541-398-0874 (c)
paula_j_brooks [at] yahoo.com
Leah Bendlin
leahbendlin [at] gmail.com
(503) 560-5888 (c - text photos for quickest response)
Richard Bishop
503-255-8074 (h)
dlbishop [at] pcez.com
Lorelei Norvell
503-297-3296 (h,w)
llnorvell [at] pnw-ms.com
Henry Young
971-273-7907 (h)
eitchpy [at] sbcglobal.net
John Teem
541-533-5511 (h), 541-621-6137 (c)
john [at] continuumfarm.com
John Plischke III
(724) 832-0271 (h)
fungi01 [at] aol.com
Tug De Luce
302-332-8340
tugruldeluce [at] yahoo.com
Michelle Bouchard
418-662-4037
micbou46 [at] cgocable.ca
Guylaine Auger (Sherbrooke)
819-346-6856
augg [at] sympatico.ca
Raymond Archambault (Montréal, Jardin botanique)
514-252-7915 au 514-872-7239
raymond.archambault [at] gmail.com et
raymond_archambault [at] ville.montreal.qc.ca
Jean Després (Laval)
450-666-7633
jean.despres [at] videotron.ca
Renée Lebeuf (Montréal)
514-683-1132
renee.lebeuf [at] gmail.com
Michel Corbeil
819-423-5637
michelcorbeil [at] gmail.com
Yolande Dalpé (Ottawa et Gatineau)
613-759-1381 au 819-684-7289
DALPEY [at] agr.gc.ca
Scott Redhead (Ottawa et Gatineau)
613-759-1384 au 613-614-5234
Marc Bois
418-831-6994
marc.bois [at] cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca
Roland Labbé
418-667-9285
r.labbe1 [at] videotron.ca
Pauline Dubé
418-722-4708
pauline.dube7 [at] cgocable.ca
Gaétan Lefebvre
418-775-8151
glefebvre [at] globetrotter.net
Gilles St-Amand
418-968-2306
cmsite [at] cgocable.ca
Timothy Geho
843-795-3331 (h)
tgeho [at] bellsouth.net
Tradd Cotter
864-986-5226 (c)
myceliumtradd [at] gmail.com
S. Coleman McCleneghan
828-963-4116 (h), 828-964-2612 (c)
mccleneghanc [at] hotmail.com
Brandon Matheny
865-974-8896 (w), 865-244-5355 (c)
pmatheny [at] utk.edu
Denis Benjamin, MD
Available for direct consultation with physicians, emergency rooms and hospitals
817-614-8654 (h)
drbenjamin2003 [at] yahoo.com
Kenneth H. Neldner, MD
806-743-2463 (w)
Josephine Taylor
409-468-2268 (h)
jtaylor [at] sfasu.edu
David and Patricia Lewis
409-423-3776 (h)
dandplewis [at] gmail.com
Mark Cannon
801-277-7039 (h)
stephrobcan [at] yahoo.com
Don Johnston
801-942-0637 (h)
dwjohnston [at] q.com
Terrence P. Delaney
802-338-1030 (h), 802-656-0416 (w)
terrence.delaney [at] uvm.edu
Robert Resnik
802-862-3998 (h), 802-865-7222 (w)
rresnik [at] vpr.net
Bruce Boyer
703-863-9633 (h)
bruceaboyer [at] cox.net
S. Coleman McCleneghan
828-963-4116 (h), 828-964-2612 (c)
mccleneghanc [at] hotmail.com
Buck McAdoo
360-671-9531 (h), 360-650-9412 (w)
lobovago [at] hotmail.com
Fred M. Rhoades
360-733-9149 (h), 360-319-5226 (c)
fmrhoades [at] comcast.net
Dr. Michael Beug
beugm [at] evergreen.edu
Richard Sieger
360-452-7284 or 360-808-0599 (h)
sieger [at] att.net
Joseph Ammirati
206-440-1775 (h)
206-543-1986 or 206-543-1942 (w)
cort [at] u.washington.edu
Michelle Seidl
206-604-4186 (c)
seidl [at] comcast.net
Igor Malcevski
360-668-9046 (h)
igor [at] premier1.net
John R. Davis
509-427-5871 (h), 503-231-6179 (w)
davisj [at] gorge.net
Lee Harrison-Smith
360-840-3781 (h)
redmushroom [at] gmail.com
Donna Mitchell
304-637-0245 (w)
mitchell_roody [at] hotmail.com
Bill Roody
304-637-0245 (w)
mitchell_roody [at] hotmail.com
Nancy Ward
304-610-4040, 304-343-1617
naward57 [at] gmail.com
Shelly Conrad
304-636-7074
geezerex [at] aol.com
Glenn Freeman
304-646-2659 (h)
susanglenn1 [at] hotmail.com
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