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    Maryland Department of Health
    Board of Examiners in Optometry

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    Contact Information

     

    Office Hours And Phone Numbers

    Monday - Friday 8:00a.m - 5:00p.m
    (Except State Holidays & When Closed For Inclement Weather)
    Phone: 410-764-4710
    Fax: 410 358 2906
    Email: mdh.optometry@maryland.gov

    Mailing Address:

    Department of Health
    The Maryland Board of Examiners in Optometry
    Metro Executive Building
    4201 Patterson Avenue, Room 307
    Baltimore, MD. 21215-2299

    		 

    Board Staff:

    Gwendolyn A. Joyner​, Executive Director
    Carl Norman, Licensing Coordinator
    Lillian Reese, Legislative & Regulations Coordinator
    VACANT, Office Clerk
    ​Rhonda Edwards, Deputy Counsel,​ Board Counsel

    Directions to the Board Office

    Using Baltimore Metro

    From either downtown Baltimore or Owings Mills get off at the Reisterstown Plaza Station. Walk up to Patterson Avenue and turn right. The building is on your right immediately beyond the railroad tracks.

     

    From Glen Burnie

    Off 695 take Exit 18 A Lochearn. (This brings you onto Liberty Road.) Continue down Liberty Road for 5 traffic lights to Patterson Avenue. Left onto Patterson Avenue and continue on Patterson Avenue cross the train tracks to the Metro Executive Office Building which will be on the right side of Patterson Avenue.

    From Washington D.C.

    Take 495 towards Baltimore “North”. Take the Baltimore Beltway (Rt. 695 North) stay on Baltimore Beltway and take Exit 18A “Lochearn”. (This brings you onto Liberty Road.) Continue down Liberty Road for 5 traffic lights to Patterson Avenue. Left onto Patterson Avenue and continue on Patterson Avenue cross the train tracks to the Metro Executive Office Building which will be on the right side of Patterson Avenue.

    From Southern Maryland

    Route 301 or Rt. 50 to I-97 (towards Baltimore) I-97 to Rt. 695 (Baltimore Beltway). Take Exit 18A Lochearn (Liberty Road). Continue on Liberty Road and at the 5th traffic light (Patterson Avenue) make a left. Cross the train tracks and you will notice the Metro Executive Building on the right. Enter the parking lot and park.

    From Downtown Baltimore

    From 83 North take exit 10B to Northern Parkway West. Stay on Northern Parkway for about 3 miles.  Turn right on Reisterstown Road, and follow Reisterstown Road for 1.5 miles.  At the 4th traffic light, make left onto Patterson Avenue. You can see the brown office building on left hand side of road after passing a strip mall.

    From Pennsylvania

    South on I-83 to I-695 West.  Take Exit 18A (Lochearn), heading south on Liberty Road (Rte.26).  Follow Liberty Road for five lights.  Turn left onto Patterson Avenue.  Follow Patterson Avenue, cross over Wabash Avenue and railroad tracks, turn into first driveway on right side which is the building's parking lot.

    From Frederick

    Take I-70 East to I-695 toward Towson. Take Exit 18A (Lochearn), heading south on Liberty Road (Rte.26).  Follow Liberty Road for five lights.  Turn left onto Patterson Avenue.  Follow Patterson Avenue, cross over Wabash Avenue and railroad tracks, turn into first driveway on right side which is the building's parking lot.

    Please Note:  You are required to present a photo identification to enter the Metro Executive Building for security purposes.