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Maryland Department of Health

For other uses, see Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Maryland Department of Health
Agency overview
Formed1969 (1969) (as the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) (as the Maryland Department of Health)
JurisdictionState of Maryland
Headquarters201 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland, US
39°18′07″N 76°37′16″W / 39.301917°N 76.621194°W / 39.301917; -76.621194
Agency executives
  • Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary of Health
  • Aliya C. Jones, M.D., Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health
  • Bernard A. Simons, Deputy Secretary, Developmental Disabilities
  • Vacant, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing & Chief Operating Officer
  • Atif T. Chaudhry, Deputy Secretary, Operations
  • Jinlene Chan, M.D., (acting), Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services
  • Bryan I. Mroz, Assistant Secretary & Chief Medical Officer
  • Webster Ye, Assistant Secretary for Health Policy
  • Kathleen A. Ellis, Principal Counsel
Websitehealth.maryland.gov

The Maryland Department of Health is an agency of the government of Maryland responsible for public health issues. The Department is headed by a Secretary who is a member of the Executive Council/Cabinet of the Governor of Maryland. Currently the secretary is Laura Herrera Scott.[1] Previous secretaries have included Dennis R. Schrader, Robert R. Neall, Joshua Sharfstein, and Georges C. Benjamin.[2]

  1. ^ "Maryland Department of Health". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Maryland Departments - Former Secretaries". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

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