This division coordinates a statewide network of clinical genetic services at three centers, thirteen (13) general genetics outreach clinics, six sickle cell disease outreach clinics, and two hemophilia outreach clinics. Our private sector partners provide these clinics through a cooperative funding agreement. Tay Sachs Screening is available through Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland.  Case management for hemophilia patients is available through the comprehensive hemophilia treatment program, a cooperative project with Johns Hopkins and St. Agnes Hospitals.

 

The clinical services division each year serves approximately 8,000 people. All Maryland residents are eligible for service.

 

 

This division includes the Metabolic Nutrition Follow-up Program, which follows patients with genetic metabolic disorders like PKU or MSUD and provides case management and dietary therapy. The Hemoglobin Disorders Program follows children with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders and provides case management, home visiting, annual pediatric hematology evaluation, genetic counseling, parent education, support groups and summer camp.

 

This Division also includes the Birth Defects Reporting and Information System (BDRIS), which collects data on the number of babies born with any of twelve common birth defects and provides information on the defects and services available.