Contact Information
Office Hours And Phone NumbersMonday - 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.