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    Maryland Department of Health
    Genetics

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    State Of Maryland Newborn Screening Referral Centers

     

    Georgetown University Hospital
    Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    3800 Reservoir Road, N.W.
    Washington, D.C. 20007
    (202) 444-2224
    Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
    Pediatric Hematology Department
    2401 Belvedere Avenue
    Baltimore, Maryland 21215
    (410) 601-5864

    Pediatric Hematology Consultants

    Howard University Sickle Cell Disease Center
    2121 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
    Washington, D.C. 20059
    (202) 865-4583
    (202) 806-7930
    University of Maryland Hospital
    Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    22 South Greene Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    (410) 328-2808
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Division of Pediatric Hematology
    200 N. Wolfe Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    (410) 955-6132
     

    Genetic Consults-Metabolic and General Genetics

    Children's National Medical Center
    Department of Genetics
    111 Michigan Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20010
    (202) 476-2817
    University of Maryland
    Division of Human Genetics
    22 South Greene Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    (410) 328-3335
    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Institute for Genetic Medicine
    600 North Wolfe Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    (410) 955-3071
     

    Endocrinology Consults

    Children’s National Medical Center
    Department of Endocrinology
    111 Michigan Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20010
    (202) 476-2121
    University of Maryland Hospital for Children
    Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
    655 West Baltimore Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    (410) 328-3410
    Johns Hopkins University
    Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
    600 North Wolfe Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    (410) 955-6463
     

    Cystic Fibrosis Consults

    Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
    Wilmington, DE
    302-651-4200
    Pediatric Lung Center
    Fairfax, VA
    703-289-1410
    Children’s National Medical Center
    Cystic Fibrosis Center
    Center certified by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Suite 1030
    Washington, DC  20010
    Phone: 202- 476-2128
    Fax 202-476-5864
    University of Maryland Hospital for Children
    Pediatric Pulmonology Clinic
    Dr. Ann Lasso-Pirot
    22 South Greene Street Room N5W40
    Baltimore, MD  21201
    Phone:  410-706-2443
    Fax:  410-706-0694
    Johns Hopkins University
    Cystic Fibrosis Center
    Center certified by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    David Rubenstein Child Health Center  
    200 N. Wolfe Street 
    Lower Level 
    Baltimore, MD  21287     
    Phone:  410-955-2795  
    Fax:  410-955-1030
    University of West Virginia
    Morgantown, WV
    304-293-1217

    Confirming Laboratories

    Baltimore Metropolitan Area

    Kennedy-Krieger Institute
    Genetics Department
    707 North Broadway
    Baltimore, Maryland 21205
    (410) 550-9486
    Dr. George Thomas
    Amino acid disorders, organic acid disorders, fatty acid oxidation disorders, urea cycle disorders
    University of Maryland
    Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
    655 West Baltimore Street
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    (410) 706-2810
    Dr. Miriam Blitzer
    Dr. Erin Strovel
    Amino acid disorders, organic acid disorders, fatty acid oxidation disorders, urea cycle disorders, galactosemia, biotinidase deficiency

    Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area

    Children's National Medical Center
    Clinical Metabolic Laboratory
    111 Michigan Avenue
    Washington, D.C. 20010
    (202) 476-5364
    (202) 476-3996
    Dr. Mendel Tuchman
    Amino acid disorders, organic acid disorders, fatty acid oxidation disorders, urea cycle disorders, abnormal acylcarniture profiles
     

    Outside Maryland

    Perkin-Elmer Genetics
    90 Emerson Lane Suite 1403
    Bridgeville, PA 15017
    Dr. Joseph Quashnock
    412-220-2300
    Biopterin
     

    CF Sweat Testing Laboratories
    Pilocarpine Iontophoresis must be used

    Baltimore Metropolitan Area

    Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
    Baltimore, MD
    410-955-2795
    University of Maryland Hospital for Children
    Baltimore, MD
    410-328-6749 (appointment line)

    Washington,D.C. Metropolitan Area

    Children’s National Medical Center
    Washington, DC
    202-476-5974 (appointment line)
     

    Outside Maryland

    Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
    Wilmington, DE
    302-651-4200
    West Virginia University Children’s Hospital
    Morgantown, WV
    304-293-1217
    Inova-Fairfax Hospital for Children
    Falls Church, VA
    703-970-3100 (appointment line)
     
    Disease Descriptions Links for Parents 

    National Foundations

    Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc.
    The American Sickle Cell Anemia Association
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    March of Dimes
    Brave Kids – Help for Children With Chronic, Life-threatening Illnesses or Disabilities
    Medical Home (American Academy Of Pediatrics) Particular focus on transition to adult care.