Hi!  Looks like you got into see Tchabo, great! - I see Tchabo.  A few months ago I asked him about it.  The rumor started because a few years ago he stepped down from his management of the medical student program and moved his office to a different floor so things were hectic for a while and he had put the brakes on new patients until the transition was done. 

I had a VBAC at Virginia Hospital with Tchabo.  Usual hospital experience so it is always a good idea to consider a doula, especially if it is someone who knows the drill there.  An out of pocket expense well worth the investment.

I've also heard good things about Wendy Pinger so you might consider a visit to see which way you want to go.

Last I checked the policy at Birth Center was still that you had to have a "proven" vagina, i.e. at least one prior normal/natural birth before cesarean.