Johns Hopkins University
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Clinic Founded 1978
AOEC Contact
Virginia Weaver, MD, MPH
Phone: (410) 550-5864
Fax: 410-955-1811
Patient Office: 410-550-5864
vweaver@jhsph.edu
Most Common Occupational Diagnoses
Metal Exposures, including lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic, Solvent Exposures, Other chemical exposures, including pesticides and persistent pollutants, Indoor Air Quality, Contact Dermatitis, Occupational Asthma
Most Common Environmental Diagnoses
Chemical Exposures, Indoor Air (Sick Building Syndrome), Multiple Chemical
Sensitivity, Metals and Pesticide Exposures
General Services Provided
Occupational and environmental toxicology
Biological monitoring
Diagnosis and treatment of occupationally-related disease
Diagnosis and treatment of environmentally-related disease
Pre-placement evaluations
Evaluation of chemical exposures
Medical surveillance examinations
Fitness for duty assessments
Independent medical evaluations
Diagnosis and treatment for workers’ compensation
Specialized Services
Access to full range of specialized services
Non-routine Tests
A wide range of testing can be accommodated through Johns Hopkins University or other accredited laboratories. Examples include pulmonary function tests, methacholine challenge and heavy metals measurements.
Staff
Physicians 2
Nurses 1
Epidemiologist Consultant
Industrial Hygienist 1
Training Offered
Residents, Community Physicians, Nurses, Public Health Students
Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Metals (Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead and Mercury), Occupational and environmental causes of kidney and neurological disease, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
Significant Affiliations
Johns Hopkins Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine
(Updated 5/08)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
AOEC Contact
Melissa McDiarmid, MD, MPH
Tracy Roth, RN, BSN
troth@medicine.umaryland.edu
Phone: (410) 706-7464
Fax: (410) 706-4078
Clinic Description
The Occupational Medicine Clinic is a joint project of the University of Maryland
at Baltimore (UMAB) and the Baltimore VA Medical Center. It is located in
downtown Baltimore serving patients from Maryland, Virginia, District of
Columbia, Delaware, and Southern Pennsylvania. Patients represent a wide
variety of occupations. Areas of specialization include adult lead poisoning,
reproductive hazards, indoor air quality, health care facility problems,
and repetitive trauma injuries. Major environmental concerns include lead
and mercury poisonings. We see patients from construction, heavy manufacturing,
light industry, office environments, health care facilities, semiconductor
plants, state environmental workers and a variety of other workplaces.
Most Common Occupational Diagnoses
Heavy Metal Poisoning, Repetitive Trauma Injury, Acute and Chronic Chemical
Exposure, and Building Related Disease
Most Common Environmental Diagnoses
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Lead Poisoning and Intoxications
General Services Provided
Diagnosis of occupational related disease, Diagnosis of environmental related
disease, Health Education, Assistance in follow-up of occupational disease
including referrals for OSHA/MOSH, EPA, and the Maryland Department of the
Environment, Reproductive hazard assessment, Workplace health and safety assessments,
Ergonomic evaluations, Referrals to: Vocational Rehabilitation, Social Services,
and Psychological Counseling
Specialized Services
Lead and other heavy metal poisoning diagnosis, treatment and prevention, Reproductive
health, Bio-chemical terrorism readiness preparedness programs for workers,
Environmental exposures, and consultation for VA patients, health care workers,
Occupational exposures
Staff
Melissa McDiarmid, MD, MPH, Physician
Carrie Dorsey, MD, MPH
Craig Thorne, MD, MPH, Physician
Patricia Gucer, PhD, Sociologist/Statistician
Marian Condon, BSN, MS, Nurse
Marc Oliver, RN, MPH, Nurse
Tracy Roth, RN, BSN, Nurse
Bruce Lippy, Industrial Hygienist
Gary Orr, PE, Ergonomist
Melissa McDiarmid, MD, MPH, DABT, Toxicologist
Epidemiologist Consulting
Social Worker Consulting
Training Offered
Residents, Community Physicians, Medical Students, Nursing Students
Areas of Significant Research/Interest
Biomarkers of dose and effect in adult lead poisoning, Health effects of depleted
uranium in Gulf War Veterans, Education Programs for workers concerning chemical
and biological terrorism preparedness, Women’s work concerning hazards and treats for working women in their
jobs, Health services and outcome research for upper extremity cumulative trauma
disorder, Effects of exposure to anti-neoplastic drugs in Health Care Workers,
Mechanical lifts for prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders among health
care workers in long term care facilities, Prenatal and perinatal health outcomes
from occupational/environmental exposures
Significant Affiliations
University of Maryland Department of Toxicology, University of Maryland Environmental
Health Education, University of Maryland Department of Epidemiology, University
of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, University of Maryland
Center for Hazard Communication, Alice Hamilton Center for Occupational Health,
Baltimore VA Medical Center, Maryland Emergency Management Agency
(Update 5/08)