CHIEF OF STAFF
Jennifer L. Newman Barnhart, Acting Chief of Staff (410) 767-6575
e-mail: jennifer.barnhart@maryland.gov
Mary Louise Preis, Chair (chosen by Board, 1-year term)
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Arna Griffith; M. Kate Hession; Roy E. Lancraft; Martina A. Martin; Wayne S. Schelle. Terms expire 2014.
Appointed by Senate President: one vacancy
Appointed by House Speaker: Bonnie L. Cullison
Appointed by Board of Directors, 2-1-1 Maryland: Kathleen O'Brien
Representing Maryland 2-1-1 call centers: Timothy Jansen; Kathleen Momme'; Joshua B. Pedersen; Mary Louise Preis.
Ex officio: Stephanie A. Hull, designee of Secretary of Aging; Richard A. Proctor, designee of Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; Gloria L. Brown, designee of Secretary of Human Resources; Susan Lyon, designee of Secretary of Information Technology.
DEER'S HEAD CENTER (Salisbury)
(M00I04, formerly 32.09.04)
FY2015 appropriation: $23,276,125; authorized positions: 244.3
Mary Beth Waide, R.N., J.D., Executive Director (410) 543-4010
e-mail: marybeth.waide@maryland.gov
web: www.deershead.org/
ADMINISTRATION
KIDNEY DIALYSIS
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
MEDICAL RECORDS
NURSING
SOCIAL SERVICES
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
WESTERN MARYLAND CENTER (Hagerstown)
Laura Mercer, Chief Nursing Officer (301) 745-4200
HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM
BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAM
LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE PROGRAM
RENAL DIALYSIS PROGRAMCITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Board in March, 1-year term)
Kathleen G. McLain, 2014; Nevins W. Todd, Jr., M.D., 2015; Joshua Lee Boston, 2016; Dennis D. Marshall, Ed.D., 2016; Audrey E. Orr, 2016; Sandra K. Smith, 2016; Ann T. Beauchamp, 2017.
Richard E. Keefer, Assistant Superintendent (410) 543-4033; e-mail: richard.keefer@maryland.gov
Rhonda Witte, Supervisor (410) 543-4086; e-mail: rhonda.witte@maryland.gov
Thomas F. Kelly, M.D., Medical Director (410) 543-4098
Kim E. Gallagher, Director (410) 543-4074
Susan A. Williams, Director of Clinical Services (410) 543-4012
Thelma K. Morris, Director (410) 543-4006; ; e-mail: thelma.morris@maryland.gov
Helen Young, Coordinator (410) 543-4051
(M00I03, formerly 32.09.03)
FY2015 appropriation: $24,097,577; authorized positions: 268.5
Gerald Walsh, Acting Executive Officer (301) 745-4200
George Newman II, M.D., Acting Chief Medical Officer (301) 791-4400; fax: (301) 791-4435
e-mail: dottie.shank@maryland.gov
web: www.wmhc.us
e-mail: laura.mercer@maryland.gov
CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM
Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Board)
John P. Donoghue, 2000; Karen Coss Ridenour, 2000; Ronald E. Keyser, M.D., 2006; William K. Beard, Jr., 2015; Barbara Bowers Miller, 2016; Robin E. Roberson, 2016; Charles R. Chaney, M.D., 2017.
Kelly Edmonds, Chief (301) 745-4200; e-mail: kelly.edmonds@maryland.gov
David Davis, Chief (301) 745-4200; e-mail: david.davis@maryland.gov
Jamie McElwee, Director (301) 745-4200; e-mail: jamie.mcelwee@maryland.gov
Elizabeth Carrill, Director (301) 745-4200
Angie Claiborne, Director (301) 745-4200
Barbara Galloway, Director (301) 745-4200
OFFICE OF POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
Russell W. Montgomery, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-5612
e-mail: russ.montgomery@maryland.gov
Cheryl D. DePinto, M.D., Medical Director (410) 767-5595
e-mail: cheryl.depinto@maryland.gov
OFFICE OF SCHOOL HEALTH
Melissa Schober, Director (410) 767-5590
e-mail: melissa.schober@maryland.gov
LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION
(M00J02, formerly 32.10.02)
FY2015 appropriation: $44,760,984; authorized positions: 233
Robert A. Myers, Ph.D., Director (443) 681-3800
e-mail: robert.myers-phd@maryland.gov
web: http://dhmh.maryland.gov/laboratories/
Deborah Miran. Term expires 2017.
DIVISION OF FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
Kenneth N. Keys, Jr., Fiscal Administrator (443) 681-3810; e-mail: ken.keys@maryland.gov
OFFICE OF LABORATORY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
James Svrjcek, Chief (443) 681-3787
e-mail: james.svrjcek@maryland.gov
ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT SERVICES
Jennifer L. Newman Barnhart, Deputy Director (443) 681-3800
e-mail: jennifer.barnhart@maryland.gov
OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
OFFICE OF LABORATORY SUPPORT SERVICES
OFFICE OF QUALITY SYSTEMS & MAINTENANCE
OFFICE OF SAFETY & TRAINING
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DIVISION
NEWBORN & CHILDHOOD SCREENING DIVISION
PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY DIVISION
VIROLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY DIVISIONDIVISION OF DRUG CONTROL
Audrey P. Clark, Chief (410) 764-2890
e-mail: audrey.clark@maryland.gov
Steven A. Montgomery, Chief (443) 681-3780
e-mail: steven.montgomery@maryland.gov
Denise Shackleford, Chief (443) 681-3820
e-mail: denise.shackleford@maryland.gov
Heather L. Peters, Chief (443) 681-3791
e-mail: heather.peters@maryland.gov
Rachel V. Michael, Safety & Security Officer & Training Coordinator (443) 681-3792; e-mail: rachel.michael@maryland.gov
Prince Kassim, Ph.D., Deputy Director (443) 681-3851
e-mail: prince.kassim@maryland.gov
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION
Prince Kassim, Ph.D., Chief (443) 681-3851
e-mail: prince.kassim@maryland.gov
Robert A. Myers, Ph.D., Chief (443) 681-3800
e-mail: robert.myers-phd@maryland.gov
Fizza Gulamali-Majid, Ph.D., Chief (443) 681-3900
e-mail: fizza.majid@maryland.gov
Jafar H. Razeq, Ph.D., Chief (443) 681-3940
e-mail: jafar.razeq@maryland.gov
Maria Paz Carlos, Ph.D., D.V.M., Chief (443) 681-3930
e-mail: maria.carlos@maryland.gov
WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL LABORATORY (Cumberland)
POLICY & MANAGEMENT
CENTER FOR BUDGET & FINANCE
OFFICE OF POLICY & PLANNING
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU
Subha Chandar, Deputy Director (410) 767-5303
CENTER FOR HEALTHY HOMES & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene & Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
CENTER FOR INJURY & SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION
CENTER FOR INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY
OFFICE OF FOOD PROTECTION
CENTER FOR FOOD DEFENSE & EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CENTER FOR FOOD PROCESSING
CENTER FOR MILK & DAIRY PRODUCT SAFETY
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY & OUTBREAK RESPONSE BUREAU
Ruth Thompson, Deputy Director (410) 767-6699
CENTER FOR HIV SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY & EVALUATION
CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION
CENTER FOR SURVEILLANCE, INFECTION PREVENTION, & OUTBREAK RESPONSE
DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
DIVISION OF OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION
CENTER FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL & PREVENTION
CENTER FOR ZOONOTIC & VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE
DIVISION OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT HEALTH
INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION & CARE SERVICES BUREAU
CENTER FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION PREVENTION
MARYLAND AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
OFFICE OF FAITH-BASED & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH BUREAU
OFFICE OF FAMILY PLANNING & HOME VISITING
OFFICE FOR GENETICS & PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Deborah G. Badawi, M.D., Medical Direcor (410) 767-5591
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Appointed by Senate President: Roger Manno
Appointed by House Speaker: Karen Lewis Young
Nonvoting members appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Deborah G. Badawi, M.D.; Fizza Gulamali-Majid, Ph.D.; Johnna L. Watson, R.N.; Tina Wiegand; S. Lee Woods, M.D., Ph.D.
EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene to 3-year terms:
OFFICE OF MARYLAND WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN FOOD PROGRAM
Dana Silver, M.D.; Michael J. Wilson. Terms expire 2015.
Debra D. Celnik; Whitney Dunlap; Kristen M. Hurley, Ph.D.; Howard Klein; Shannon Meadows; Rachel Parran; Heather Ross; Joan H. Salim; Maria J. Valencia-Carunungan; one vacancy. Terms expire 2017.
Ex officio: Jacqueline Marlette-Boras, Director, Office of Women, Infants and Children Food Program.
OFFICE OF SURVEILLANCE QUALITY INITIATIVES
PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH BUREAU
Ken Lin Tai, M.D., Medical Director (410) 767-2036
Vacancy, Medical Director (410) 767-5874
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HEART DISEASE & STROKE
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Michaeline R. Fedder; Roger L. Harrell; Surina A. Jordan, Ph.D.; Katherine A. Rogers; Michael A. Silverman, M.D. Terms expire 2015.
Mohammed M. Abuzahra, M.D.; Mary K. Donnelly-Strozzo, D.N.P.; Samuel D. Goldberg, M.D.; Brent N. Reed, Pharm.D.; Barney J. Stern, M.D.; one vacancy. Terms expire 2016.
Brian H. Avin, M.D.; Kisha N. Davis, M.D.; Jeanne B. Charleston, Ph.D.; Michael R. Miller, M.D. Terms expire 2017.
Anna C. Aycock; Nancy Beth Barr, M.D.; Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D.; Leslie Graham; Marcella A. Wozniak, M.D., Ph.D. Terms expire 2018.
STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS
Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene to 4-year terms:
Monique M. Anderson; Lillian R. Greene-Chamberlain, Ph.D.; John L. Michie; Stephen J. Miller; Sean M. Settle; Suzanne Stringer; Andrew L. Vineberg. Terms expire 2015.
Ronald E. Bowman; Catherine Eliot; JoAnne E. Knapp; Douglas C. Miller; one vacancy. Terms expire 2016.
Yusef R. Battle; Lee Meizlesh; Monte Sanders; Beatrice S. Rice; Michael Shaw. Terms expire 2017.
James H. Dorf; M. Arnita Hannon; Rhonda M. Hearns-Stewart, M.D.; Larry T. Hughes; Surina A. Jordan, Ph.D.; April Q. Pinder; Paul J. Rabil. Terms expire 2018.
Appointed by Governor:
Appointed by Senate President: Douglas J. J. Peters
Appointed by House Speaker: Dan K. Morhaim
CENTER FOR TOBACCO PREVENTION & CONTROL
OFFICE OF ORAL HEALTH
OFFICE OF PRIMARY CARE ACCESS
OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Van T. Mitchell
Ex officio: Col. William M. Pallozzi, Secretary of State Police; Leana S. Wen, M.D., Commissioner of Health, Baltimore City; Ralph Hruban, M.D., Dept. of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene to 5-year terms:
INVESTIGATION UNIT
AUTOPSY SERVICES
STATEWIDE SERVICES
TOXICOLOGY
Veronica Black, Acting Deputy Director (410) 767-5779
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE
HEALTH SYSTEM SURGE
TRAINING
HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
Representatives of anatomy departments of Maryland medical schools & University of Maryland School of Dentistry:
REGIONAL LABORATORIES
EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL LABORATORY (Salisbury)
Robert L. Waltersdorff, Ph.D., Chief (410) 219-9005; e-mail: robert.waltersdorff@maryland.gov
JoAnn Flinn, Chief (301) 759-5115; e-mail: joann.flinn@maryland.govPREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION ADMINISTRATION
(M00F03, formerly M00F02, M00F0401, 32.06.04.01 and 32.06.02)
FY2015 appropriation: $354,597,537; authorized positions: 358.8
Michelle L. Spencer, Director (410) 767-5013
(410) 333-AIDS (AIDS hotline); 1-800-638-6252 (toll free); (410) 945-AIDS (AIDS hotline, Baltimore); tdd: 1-800-553-3140
e-mail: michelle.spencer@maryland.gov
web: http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/
Donna Gugel, Deputy Director (410) 767-6728
e-mail: donna.gugel@maryland.gov
OFFICE OF BUDGET & MANAGEMENT
Richard W. Stringer, Director (410) 767-6975
e-mail: richard.stringer@maryland.gov
CENTER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Vern L. Shird, Chief Operations Officer (410) 767-5025; e-mail: vern.shird@maryland.gov
Jason C. Zimmerman, Chief Financial Officer (410) 767-7494; e-mail: jason.zimmerman@maryland.gov
Jody Sheely, Director (410) 767-0750
e-mail: jody.sheely@maryland.gov
Clifford S. Mitchell, M.D., Director (410) 767-7438
e-mail: cliff.mitchell@maryland.gov
e-mail: subha.chandar@maryland.gov
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Vacancy, Chief (410) 767-7438
web: http://ideha.dhmh.maryland.gov/sitepages/environmental-health.aspx
Joseph (Tommy) McKenzie, Chief (410) 767-8423; e-mail: tommy.mckenzie@maryland.gov
YOUTH CAMP SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Euther G. Steele (410) 767-8417; e-mail: euther.steele@maryland.gov
William H. Morgan, Chair (chosen by Council in Sept., 2-year term), 2015
Robin L. Lansinger, 2015; Lisa A. Laschalt, 2015; Amanda M. Wahle, 2015; Jay Gerson, 2016; Margaret C. Kaufman, 2016; J. Raymond Teat, 2016; Mark L. Bates, 2017; Jacqueline D. Hurman, 2017; Monika Piccardi, 2017; Edgar Ramirez, 2017.
Joyce A. Dantzler, Chief (410) 767-1362; e-mail: joyce.dantzler@maryland.gov
Adebola Akinyemi, Chief (410) 767-5056; e-mail: adebola.akinyemi@maryland.gov
Alan Taylor, Director (410) 767-8440
e-mail: alan.taylor@maryland.gov
web: http://ideha.dhmh.maryland.gov/oehfp/ofpchs/sitepages/home.aspx
CENTER FOR FACILITY & PROCESS REVIEW
Elizabeth Staley, Chief (410) 767-8407; e-mail: lisa.staley@maryland.gov
Alan Brench, Ph.D., Chief (410) 767-8402; e-mail: alan.brench@maryland.gov
Robin Henderson, Ph.D., Chief (410) 767-8451; e-mail: robin.henderson@maryland.gov
CHILD NUTRITION & FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS
Robin Henderson, Ph.D., Supervisor (410) 767-8451; e-mail: robin.henderson@maryland.gov
Laurie Bucher, Chief (410) 767-8429; e-mail: laurie.bucher@maryland.gov
HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL OFFICE
(301) 791-4779
David S. B. Blythe, M.D., Director (410) 767-6685, (410) 767-5655
e-mail: david.blythe@maryland.gov
web: http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/sitepages/infectious_disease.aspx
e-mail: ruth.thompson@maryland.gov
web: http://ideha.dhmh.maryland.gov/sitepages/infectious-disease.aspx
EMERGING INFECTIONS PROGRAM
Patricia Ryan, Chief (410) 767-6784; e-mail: patricia.ryan@maryland.gov
Colin Flynn, Chief (410) 767-5061
e-mail: colin.flynn@maryland.gov
Gregory K. Reed, Chief (410) 767-6672
e-mail: greg.reed@maryland.gov
VACCINES FOR CHILDREN DIVISION
Deena Speights-Napata, Chief (410) 767-6674; e-mail: deena.speights-napata@maryland.gov
Lucy E. Wilson, M.D., Chief (410) 767-6710
e-mail: lucy.wilson@maryland.gov
DIVISION OF INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL
Brenda J. Roup, Ph.D., Chief (410) 767-6704; e-mail: brenda.roup@maryland.gov
Dale Rohn, Chief (410) 767-6701; e-mail: dale.rohn@maryland.gov
Alvina K. Chu, Chief (410) 767-5776; e-mail: alvina.chu@maryland.gov
Nancy Baruch, R.N., Chief (410) 767-6696
e-mail: nancy.baruch@maryland.gov
Katherine A. Feldman, D.V.M., State Public Health Veterinarian (410) 767-6703
e-mail: katherine.feldman@maryland.gov
DIVISION OF RABIES & VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
Kimberly Mitchell, Chief (410) 767-6618; e-mail: kimberly.mitchell@maryland.gov
Siok-Bi Wee, Chief (410) 767-5441; e-mail: sb.wee@maryland.gov
Dipti Shah, Chief (410) 767-6664
e-mail: dipti.shah@maryland.gov
Jeffrey Hitt, Director (410) 767-5655
e-mail: jeffrey.hitt@maryland.gov
ADULT VIRAL HEPATITIS PROGRAM
Elizabeth Bohle, Coordinator (410) 767-6380; e-mail: elizabeth.bohle@maryland.gov
Barbara L. Conrad, R.N., Chief (410) 767-6689
e-mail: barbara.conrad@maryland.gov
Mary L. Bahr, Chief (410) 767-5678
e-mail: mary.bahr@maryland.gov
Carmi Washington-Flood, Chief (410) 767-3602
e-mail: carmi.washington-flood@maryland.gov
Ilise D. Marrazzo, Director (410) 767-5596
e-mail: ilise.marrazzo@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/mch/sitepages/home.aspx
MARYLAND STATE SCHOOL HEALTH COUNCIL
Staff: Pamela S. Putman (410) 767-4586
Stacey Little, Director (410) 767-5596
e-mail: stacey.little@maryland.gov
Donna X. Harris, Director (410) 767-5642
e-mail: donna.harris@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/genetics/sitepages/home.aspx
e-mail: deborah.badawi@maryland.gov
STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HEREDITARY & CONGENITAL DISORDERS
Staff: Angela Sittler (410) 767-1063; e-mail: angela.sittler@maryland.gov
Anne V. Eder, Chair (chosen by Council, 2-year term), 2018
Caryl G. Siems, 2015; Colleen Gioffreda, 2016; Neil C. Porter, M.D., 2016; Benjamin Paul Smith, 2016; Erin T. Strovel, Ph.D., 2017; Sandra A. Takai, 2017; Hilary J. Vernon, M.D., Ph.D., 2017; Aaron Kaufman, 2018.
Tanya D. Green, Chief (410) 767-6432; 1-800-633-1316 (toll free); e-mail: tanya.green@maryland.gov
EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Angela Sittler (410) 767-1063; 1-800-633-1316 (toll free); e-mail: angela.sittler@maryland.gov
Jennifer Reesman, Ph.D., Chair, 2017
Claire Buxton, Au.D., 2015; Olga D. Polites, 2015; Brian K. Reilly, M.D., 2015; Judith Black, 2016; Kisha Greenidge-Kader, 2016; Mary Ann Richmond, 2016; Melissa Schober, 2016; Lisa H. Kornberg, 2017; Lori Moers, 2017; Stacy Taylor, 2017; one vacancy.
Jacqueline Marlette-Boras, Director (410) 767-5242
e-mail: jacqueline.boras@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/wic/sitepages/home.aspx
MARYLAND WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN ADVISORY COUNCIL
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene to 3-year terms:
Tracey Leef, Chair
S. Lee Woods, M.D., Ph.D., Director (410) 767-6805
e-mail: lee.woods@maryland.gov
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Diana Cheng, M.D., Medical Director (410) 767-6719; e-mail: diana.cheng@maryland.gov
Donna Gugel, Acting Director (410) 767-6728
e-mail: donna.gugel@maryland.gov
web: http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/sitepages/cancer_chronic.aspx
CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION & CONTROL
Courtney Lewis, Director (410) 767-0824
e-mail: courtney.lewis@maryland.gov
web: www.fha.maryland.gov/cancer/
e-mail: kenlin.tai@maryland.gov
MARYLAND CANCER REGISTRY
Kimberly S. Stern, Director (410) 767-5521; e-mail: kimberly.stern@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/cancer/sitepages/mcr_home.aspx
MARYLAND CANCER REGISTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chair, State Council on Cancer Control:
Lisa Gallicchio, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Robert Brookland, M.D.; Mukund Didolkar, M.D.; Betty Fike; Josephine L. Gragasin; Anne Kammer; Lynn S. Khoo, M.D., M.P.H.; Rosanna Kroll; Richard C. Marsella, M.D., Ph.D.; Diane L. Matuszak, M.D.; Russell W. Moy, M.D.; Colleen K. Parrott; John M. Ryan, M.D.; Joseph G. Walters; Stanley P. Watkins, M.D.
CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL
Kristi Pier, Director (410) 767-6722
e-mail: kristi.pier@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/cdp/sitepages/home.aspx
STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ARTHRITIS & RELATED DISEASES
Staff: Tara Snyder (410) 767-4189; 1-800-633-1316 (toll free); e-mail: tara.snyder@maryland.gov
web: http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/cdp/SitePages/arthritis-council.aspx
Rebecca L. Manno, M.D., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2016
Helen J. Robinson, 2013; Matthew S. Jackson, 2015; Bernadette C. Siaton, M.D., 2015; Judy R. Simon, 2016; Chanel F. Agness, D.Pharm., 2017; Tamira D. McClure, 2017; Akershure Henry, 2018; seven vacancies.
Staff: Adelline Ntatin (410) 767-2623; 1-800-633-1316 (toll free); e-mail: adelline.ntatin@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/cdp/sitepages/councils_hdsp.aspx
Catherine E. Cooke, Pharm.D., Chair (chosen by Council), 2017
Albert F. Heck, M.D., 2012; Edisa Padder, M.D., 2013; Sheila McLean, 2014.
Meghan Ames, Coordinator (410) 767-5079; e-mail: meghan.ames@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/cdp/sitepages/cpf.aspx
Charles F. Chester, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2016
STATE BOARD OF SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH
Maria R. Prince, M.D., Coordinator (410) 767-5874; e-mail: maria.prince@maryland.gov
Susan L. Pendleton, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2010
Lisa A. Cash, 2003; John B. Colvin, 2004; Michael T. Shipley, M.D., 2008; Gary M. Fiskum, Ph.D., 2009; Lee H. Riley III, M.D., 2009; Janice J. Hoffman, Ph.D., 2010; John W. McDonald III, M.D., Ph.D., 2012; Kathryn T. Von Ruedon, 2012.
Dawn S. Berkowitz, Director (410) 767-2920
e-mail: dawn.berkowitz@maryland.gov
web: www.fha.maryland.gov/ohpetup
Harold S. Goodman, D.M.D., Director
(410) 767-5300
e-mail: dhmh.oralhealth@maryland.gov
web: http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/oralhealth/
Roxanne Hale, Director (410) 767-8649
e-mail: roxanne.hale@maryland.gov
OFFICE OF PRIMARY CARE
Elizabeth Vaidya, Administrator (410) 767-5695; e-mail: elizabeth.vaidya@maryland.gov
Temi Oshiyoye, Director (410) 767-4467; e-mail: temi.oshiyoye@maryland.gov
Vacancy, Administrator (410) 767-6523
VITAL STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION
Isabelle L. Horon, Dr.P.H., Director (410) 764-3513
e-mail: isabelle.horon@maryland.gov
web: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/sitepages/home.aspx
DIVISION OF HEALTH STATISTICS
Isabelle L. Horon, Dr.P.H., Chief (410) 764-3513
web: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/sitepages/reports.aspx
Geneva G. Sparks, Deputy Director
(410) 764-3036; 1-800-832-3277 (recording, 24-hours, toll free)
fax: (410) 358-0738; tdd: 1-800-735-2258 (toll free)
e-mail: geneva.sparks@maryland.gov
web: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/sitepages/apps.aspx (vital records on-line)OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
(M00F0501, formerly 32.06.05.01)
FY2015 appropriation: $11,440,402; authorized positions: 82.4
David R. Fowler, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner (410) 333-3225
e-mail: david.fowler@maryland.gov
web: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/ocme/
STATE POSTMORTEM EXAMINERS COMMISSION
Chair: Sanford A. Stass, M.D., Dept. of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF FIRE
Director: David R. Fowler, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner (410) 333-3250
ADMINISTRATIONADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF FIRE
Staff: Sheldon Lapan (410) 333-3286
Patricia C. Dischinger, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Council, 1-year term), 2009
Bruce R. DeForge, Ph.D., 2008; Barry S. Levine, Ph.D., 2009; four vacancies.
Dawn Zulauf, Chief Investigator (410) 333-3238
e-mail: chiefinvestigator@ocmemd.org
Thomas D. Brown, Administrator (410) 333-8161
e-mail: brownt@ccmemd.org
John M. (Jack) Titus, M.D., Deputy Chief Medical Examiner for Autopsy Services (410) 333-3232
Mary G. Ripple, M.D., Deputy Chief Medical Examiner for Statewide Services (410) 333-3265
Rebecca A. Jufer Phipps, Chief Toxicologist (410) 333-3241OFFICE OF PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
(M00F06)
FY2015 appropriation: $15,406,900; authorized positions: 22
Sherry B. Adams, Director (410) 767-3541
e-mail: sherry.adams@maryland.gov
web: http://preparedness.dhmh.maryland.gov/sitepages/home.aspx
e-mail: veronica.black@maryland.gov
BIOSURVEILLANCE
Albert Romanosky, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director & State Preparedness Coordinator, (410) 767-6631
e-mail: al.romanosky@maryland.gov
Michael Mannozzi, Manager (410) 767-6484
e-mail: michael.mannozzi@maryland.gov
MARYLAND PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER CORPS
Stephanie Parsons, Coordinator (410) 767-7772
e-mail: stephanie.parsons@maryland.gov
Kimberly Eshleman, Coordinator (410) 767-4621
e-mail: kimberly.eshleman@maryland.gov
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PROGRAM
Vacancy, Manager (410) 767-8438
Clifford E. Smith, Coordinator (410) 767-5266
e-mail: clifford.smith@maryland.gov
Veronica Black, Manager (410) 767-8826
e-mail: veronica.black@maryland.gov
STATE ANATOMY BOARD
Ronald S. Wade, Director (410) 706-3313; 1-800-879-2728 (toll free); fax: (410) 706-8107
e-mail: rwade@umaryland.edu
web: www.dhmh.maryland.gov/anatomy/
Alan E. Seyfer, M.D., Chair (chosen by Board in Jan., 2-year term), 2015
Vincent M. Conroy, D.Sc.P.T.; Valerie B. DeLeon, Ph.D.; David J. Mears, M.D.; Jonathan M. G. Perry, Ph.D.; Adam C. Puche, Ph.D.; one vacancy.
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