Office Contacts

Women,Infants, and Children (WIC)

  • Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Acting Program Director - Deborah Morgan, 410-767-5258
  • Training and Temporary Staffing - Ellen Hisamoto, 410-222-6131
  • Vendor Operations and Compliance - James Butler, 410-767-5258
  • Nutrition Services - Connie Webster, 410-767-5244
  • Finance and Contract Management - Diane Aversa, 410-767-5238
  • Information Technology Management - Deborah Morgan, 410-767-5658

Office of Chronic Disease Prevention

  • Maria Prince, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Office of Chronic Disease Prevention
    410-767-5780

Oral Health

  • Oral Health – Njeri Thuku,  410-767-3082

Cancer

  • Director - Donna Gugel, 410-767-6728.
  • Medical Director-Dr. Diane Dwyer, 410-767-5088
  • Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program-Courtney Lewis, 410-767-0824
  • Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Program - Patricia Mulkey 410-767-6787.
  • State Council on Cancer Control/MCF - Robert Villanueva, 410-767-1617
  • Maryland Cancer Registry - Kimberly Stern, 410-767-5521.
  • Cancer Prevention, Screening and Treatment Program of the Cigarette Restitution Fund Program - Barbara Andrews, 410-767-5123.
  • Cancer Surveillance and Evaluation - Carmela Groves, 410-767-0791.

Office of Health Promotion, Education & Tobacco Use Prevention

  • Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Program - Saran Martin, MPH, Program Coordinator, 410 767-4090
  • Injury Prevention Program - Jade Leung, M.S., Chief, Division of Health Promotion and Education, 410-767-2919
  • Maryland Violent Death Reporting System - Jade Leung, M.S., Chief, Division of Health Promotion and Education, 410-767-2919.
  • Maternal and Child Program - Jade Leung, M.S., Chief, Division of Health Promotion and Education, 410-767-2919.
  • Maryland Arthritis Project - Jade Leung, M.S., Chief, Division of Health Promotion and Education 410-767-2919.
  • Kids In Safety Seats (KISS) Program - Tracy Whitman, Program Coordinator,  410-767-1363.

Center for Maternal and Child Health

  • General Information-410-767-6713, Fax 410-333-5233
  • MCH Hotline: 1-800-456-6717
  • Director: Bonnie Birkel, CRNP, BSN, MPH,410-767-6717
  • Medical Director: S. Lee Woods, MD, PhD, 410-767-6805
  • Community Outreach, Mary D. Johnson, 410-767-5581
  • Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems, Mary L. LaCasse, 410-767-6753
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders(FASD) Coalition, Mary D. Johnson, 410-767-5581
  • Family Planning/Reproductive Health, Helene M. O’Keefe, 410-767-6723
  • Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, Joan Patterson, 410-767-6727
  • Improved Pregnancy Outcomes, Pam Putman, 410-767-4586
  • Internships/practicums for physicians, S.Lee Woods, 410-767-6805
  • Internships/practicums for nurse-clinicians, Helene M. O’Keefe, 410-767-6723
  • Maternal Mortality Review, Marsha R. Smith, 410-767-6760
  • Perinatal Health, Marsha R. Smith, 410-767-6760
  • Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System(PRAMS), Laurie Kettinger, 410-767-0803
  • School Health, Cheryl D. DePinto, 410-767-5595
  • Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Christine L. Evans, 410-767-6042
  • Women’s Health, Diana Cheng, 410-767-6719
  • Title V-MCH Block Grant, Pam Putman, 410-767-4586
  • Title V-Needs Assessment, Yvette McEachern, ,410-767-5824
  • Title V-Adolescent Health Coordinator, Christine L. Evans, 410-767-6042
  • Title V-Section 510 Abstinence Education, Patricia Jones, 410-767-5597
  • Title X-Family Planning, Helene M. O’Keefe, 410-767-6723

Office for Genetics and Children With Special Health Care Needs

  • V/TTY for Infant Hearing (866) 635-4410
  • Newborn Screening and Follow-up – Johnna Watson, RN, 410-767-6736
  • Infant Hearing Program-Linda Vaughn, M.A, CCC-A, 410-767-6432
  • Clinical Genetic Services - Susan Panny, M.D., 410-767-6730
  • Birth Defects Reporting and Information System - Anne Terry, R.N., 410-767-6625
  • Sickle Cell Disease Care Management - Adi Bello, R.N., 410-767-6737
  • Nutrition Management for Metabolic Diseases - Elizabeth Emerick, M.S., R.D., 410-767-6735
  • Medical Day Care - Jamie Perry, M.D., 410-767-5592
  • Regional Resources Coordination and Respite Care – Allyson Burleson-Gibson, 410-767-5298
  • Children’s Medical Services - Pat Williamson, R.N., 410-767-5164
  • Children’s Health Resources Line – (800) 638-8864

Office of Health Policy and Planning

  • Office of Health Policy and Planning, Jeanette Jenkins, Director
  • Primary Care Office, Elizabeth Vaidya, Administrator
  • State Office of Rural Health, Sarah Orth, Acting-Administrator
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Helio Lopez, BRFSS Program Coordinator

To contact any of the individuals/programs listed above, please call 410-767-5300 or send an email to ohpp@dhmh.md.us with the name of the project/topic in the subject line.