Redesigning care, with your safety top of mind.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GBMC Health Partners will continue to offer telehealth video visits for anyone who prefers that option. Please call your provider or login to MyChart to schedule an in-person or telehealth video visit today! If you have an existing appointment that you'd like to reschedule, please do so directly from your MyChart account.* Please expect delays as our staff endeavor to assist all patients with their needs and questions. Do not send multiple MyChart messages or walk in to GBMC Health Partners locations without an appointment. We understand that patients are eager for access to care, and we are doing everything possible to respond to each patient as quickly as possible.
Greetings,
The following practices are experiencing issues with their phone lines due to a service interruption with an outside vendor:
- GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road
- GBMC Health Partners at Jonestown
- GBMC Health Partners at Hunt Manor
- GBMC Health Partners at Hunt Valley
- GBMC Health Partners at Jarrettsville
- GBMC Health Partners at Owings Mills (Family Care and Internal Medicine)
- GBMC Health Partners at Padonia
- Dr. Caren Craig's office
- Ambulatory Testing Center
- The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at Crossroads
- West Road Business Office
If you need to reach your medical provider, please use the MyChart patient portal at gbmc.org/mychart. MyChart can be used for secure messaging with a provider, prescription refills, accessing test results, and more!
If you have tried using MyChart and still have an urgent need, please call 443-849-8556 for assistance. If this is a true medical emergency, please dial 911.
GBMC will be sending out additional communications to keep you informed as we work to address the vendor's service disruption.
Yours in good health,
GBMC Health Partners
Keeping You Safe
Hospitals and medical offices are now permitted to see patients for all types of care, including elective surgery. We have been working hard to ensure that the hospital and physicians' practices are ready for you. We have redesigned the way we provide care with your safety in mind.We will continue to offer telehealth video visits for anyone who prefers that option. However, we want to reassure you that we are taking the necessary steps to protect your safety when you need to come to the hospital, a primary care office, or one of our specialty practices.
Some of the measures GBMC Health Partners is taking to protect patients include:
- GBMC Health Partners is seeing patients in person and via telehealth video visits. Using video visits allows you to talk with your doctor without leaving home. This reduces the number of patients coming through the office and decreases the potential for inadvertent exposure of patients and staff to COVID-19. Thus, in-person visits can be done safely for those who need them. We encourage you to utilize MyChart for your telehealth needs, and you can also call your doctor if you need help. We are ready to assist you.
- Extensive cleaning of all work spaces and patient areas is performed between encounters and throughout the day.
- All patients, providers, and staff members attest to COVID related symptoms upon arrival and must wear masks (along with other appropriate personal protective equipment "PPE" if necessary).
- All patients are asked COVID-19 screening questions when they make their appointment and again when they arrive. Patients are given specific appointment times to limit the number of people in the offices at one time, and are kept in private exam rooms during their visits.
- To allow for safe distancing, our office hours may be adjusted during this time, and offices themselves have been rearranged. In certain locations, there may be physical barriers in place, and in some cases, family members may be asked to wait in their vehicles. One family member or friend may accompany a patient to the appointment.
- All surgical patients are tested for COVID-19 pre-operatively.
- COVID-19 positive patients and patients under investigation (PUIs) who require hospital admission are sequestered in the hospital. Outpatients who are COVID-19 positive or PUIs are encouraged to utilize telehealth video visits to determine whether in-person care is needed.
A state of the art facility that has provided vision and medical eye care to the Baltimore community for over 60 years
With its beginnings rooted in the Presbyterian Eye, Ear, and Throat Charity Hospital, the Eye Center at GBMC has evolved into one of the premier eye care centers in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Our specialists provide a full spectrum of services ranging from routine eye exams to sophisticated diagnostic procedures and the latest surgical techniques. We also partner with The Richard E. Hoover Rehabilitation Services for Low Vision and Blindness.
Our mission is to provide the highest level of service to patients, resulting in health, healing and hope. We strive to do this as efficiently as possible, emphasizing quality in a setting of care and compassion.
We commit to providing every patient, every time, the care that we would want for our own loved ones.
Our Team
Select a provider below to learn more
6569 N Charles St Ste 505 , Towson, MD, 21204 (443) 849-8082$Mary Louise Collins, MD, is the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Eye Center at GBMC. She provides comprehensive ophthalmic care and surgery for pediatric patients and holds special interest in amblyopia, lacrimal disorders, and pediatric and adult strabismus. In her position as Chairman, Dr. Collins has expanded and improved access to primary eye care services on GBMC's campus, supported comprehensive and subspecialty ophthalmology medical staff members, and advanced the academic and teaching mission of the Center. Dr. Collins has also served as the consulting ophthalmologist at The Maryland School for the Blind since 1993. 
Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD
Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD
Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD
Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
6569 N Charles St Ste 505 , Towson, MD, 21204 (443) 849-8082$Allison Jensen, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist who serves as the Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at the Eye Center at GBMC. She completed a fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus. She specializes in comprehensive ophthalmic care for pediatric and adolescent patients including amblyopia (“lazy eye”), strabismus (“eye misalignment”), lacrimal disorders, and retinopathy of prematurity. She is a principal investigator for numerous clinical trials with the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group who study eye disorders that affect children.
Dr. Jensen completed her residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and her fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
In addition to her role at GBMC, Dr. Jensen is the Pediatric Ophthalmologist consultant for the Maryland School for the Blind and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland. She is an active fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 
Allison Jensen, MD
Allison Jensen, MD
Dr. Jensen completed her residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and her fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
In addition to her role at GBMC, Dr. Jensen is the Pediatric Ophthalmologist consultant for the Maryland School for the Blind and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland. She is an active fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Allison Jensen, MD
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Allison Jensen, MD
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
6569 N Charles St #505 , Towson, MD, 21204 (443) 849-2645$Tanvi Shah, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist at the Eye Center at GBMC. Dr. Shah earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. She completed an Internal Medicine internship at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and a residency in Ophthalmology at Jules Stein Eye Institute - UCLA. Prior to joining GBMC, Dr. Shah served as a comprehensive ophthalmologist with Crossroads Eye Physicians. She was also previously employed by Bellevue Group Health and Eye MDs of Puget Sound and has performed research for various laboratories. 
Tanvi M. Shah, MD
Tanvi M. Shah, MD
Tanvi M. Shah, MD
Ophthalmology
Tanvi M. Shah, MD
Ophthalmology
8625 Pleasant Plains Rd. , Towson, MD, 21286 (410) 828-5558$George Duncan, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist at the Eye Center at GBMC. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Duncan completed a fellowship in oculoplastics at the Edward Harkness Eye Institute at the Columbia University Medical Center. Prior to joining GBMC, Dr. Duncan served as an ophthalmologist at MD EyeCare, which is now the GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road. 
George W. Duncan, MD
George W. Duncan, MD
George W. Duncan, MD
Ophthalmology
George W. Duncan, MD
Ophthalmology
6569 N. Charles St. Suite 505, Towson, MD, 21204 (443) 849-2106$Katherine Duncan, MD, is an ophthalmologist at GBMC Health Partners Ophthalmology. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in Ophthalmology. Following her residency, Dr. Duncan completed a fellowship in orbital, oculoplastic, and aesthetic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She currently practices comprehensive ophthalmology with an interest in oculoplastic surgery. 
Katherine E. Duncan, MD
Katherine E. Duncan, MD
Katherine E. Duncan, MD
Lead Provider, GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery
Katherine E. Duncan, MD
Lead Provider, GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery
419 West Redwood St Ste 470 , Baltimore, MD, 21201 (443) 849-2106$Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD, is an ophthalmologist at GBMC Health Partners Ophthalmology. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Emory University. He then completed a 2-year fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California. Prior to joining GBMC Health Partners, Dr. Grumbine was a full-time faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he served as the Director of Oculoplastic Surgery.
Dr. Grumbine provides comprehensive ophthalmic care for patients with a subspecialty interest in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. This subspecialty addresses medical and surgical issues relating to the management of eyelid and orbital tumors, eyelid and periocular reconstruction, repair of orbital fractures, disorders of the lacrimal system, correction of eyelid malposition, and thyroid eye disease. 
Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD
Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD
Dr. Grumbine provides comprehensive ophthalmic care for patients with a subspecialty interest in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. This subspecialty addresses medical and surgical issues relating to the management of eyelid and orbital tumors, eyelid and periocular reconstruction, repair of orbital fractures, disorders of the lacrimal system, correction of eyelid malposition, and thyroid eye disease.
Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD
Director, Resident Education for the Ophthalmology Residency Program
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery
Francis (Lawson) Grumbine, MD
Director, Resident Education for the Ophthalmology Residency Program
Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery
, , , $Saman Bhatti, OD, is an optometrist at the Eye Center at GBMC. She earned her Doctor of Optometry Degree from the Southern California College of Optometry. Prior to joining GBMC Health Partners, Dr. Bhatti completed an Orthoptic Fellowship at GBMC focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of eye alignment and ocular motility disorders. She also serves as a pediatric optometric consultant for the Maryland School for the Blind. In addition to providing primary eye care, she specializes in fitting soft disposable, specialty, and gas permeable rigid contact lenses to patients of all ages. 
Saman Bhatti, OD
Saman Bhatti, OD
Saman Bhatti, OD
Optometry
Saman Bhatti, OD
Optometry
, , , $Jana Bregman, MD, is an ophthalmologist at the Eye Center at GBMC. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland, where she served as Chief Resident during her final year. Dr. Bregman then completed her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC.
Dr. Bregman provides comprehensive eye care for pediatric and adolescent patients with specific interests in amblyopia, strabismus, lacrimal disorders, eyelid disorders, pediatric glaucoma, and pediatric cataracts. She provides eye care for adult patients with strabismus as well. 
Jana Bregman, MD
Jana Bregman, MD
Dr. Bregman provides comprehensive eye care for pediatric and adolescent patients with specific interests in amblyopia, strabismus, lacrimal disorders, eyelid disorders, pediatric glaucoma, and pediatric cataracts. She provides eye care for adult patients with strabismus as well.
Jana Bregman, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Jana Bregman, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
8625 Pleasant Plains Rd. , Towson, MD, 21286 410-828-5558$Mark Foley, OD, is an optometrist at the Eye Center at GBMC. He earned is Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry and is an active member of both the Maryland and American Optometric Associations. Prior to joining GBMC, Dr. Foley served as an optometrist at MD EyeCare, which is now the GBMC Health Partners Eye Center at Joppa Road. 
Mark S. Foley, OD
Mark S. Foley, OD
Mark S. Foley, OD
Optometry
Mark S. Foley, OD
Optometry
6569 N. Charles St. Suite 505, Towson, MD, 21204 443-849-2106$Dr. McGinn received her Doctor of Optometry degree at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She currently serves as Chairman of the Maryland Society for Sight. In addition to performing routine and medical eye exams, she provides a full range of contact lens services, including spherical lenses, toric lenses (for astigmatism) and rigid gas-permeable lenses. She especially enjoys fitting new wearers of all ages. 
Elizabeth B. McGinn, OD
Elizabeth B. McGinn, OD
Elizabeth B. McGinn, OD
Director of Contact Lens Service
Optometry
Elizabeth B. McGinn, OD
Director of Contact Lens Service
Optometry
, Towson, MD, $Martin McGinn, OD, is an optometrist at GBMC Health Partners Ophthalmology. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Prior to joining GBMC, Dr. McGinn served as an optometrist at MD EyeCare, LLC, in Towson, MD. 
Martin J. McGinn, OD
Martin J. McGinn, OD
Martin J. McGinn, OD
Optometry
Martin J. McGinn, OD
Optometry
Judy Starling, CPC
Judy moved from Tennessee to Baltimore in 1994. Though she loves living in Baltimore, she remains a die-hard Titans fan. She has worked in the medical field for 13 years, with experience in Primary Care, Plastics, and Otolaryngology. Judy has expertise in medical management, credentialing, billing, medical records, surgical coordinating, transcription, and referrals. She has worked with Dr. Brian Kaplan for over 8 years, and also serves as his Executive Assistant.
Our Services
Services available at the Eye Center at GBMC:
- Routine/comprehensive eye exam
- Medical eye exam
- Cataract evaluation
- Diabetic eye exam
- Glaucoma evaluation
- Retinal evaluation
- Pediatric eye exam
- Contact lens fitting
- Adult strabismus evaluation and treatment
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Oculoplastics
- Low vision evaluation
- Orthoptic evaluation
- Visual field testing (Humphrey and Goldman)
- OCT (imaging test)
- Ultrasonography and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM)
- IOL Master 700
- Photography – fundus and slit lamp
- Corneal topography
- Pachymetry
- Optos
- Electrophysiologic testing
- Chalazion excision
- Foreign body removal
- Laser surgery treatments for glaucoma and following cataract surgery
- Cataract extraction with intraocular lens placement (including toric and premium intraocular lenses)
- Eye muscle surgery (strabismus surgery)
- Orbital, oculoplastic, and aesthetic surgery
- Glaucoma surgery
- Vitreoretinal surgery (retinal detachment repair, vitrectomy)
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Read MoreTypes of Providers
The Eye Center at GBMC offers a comprehensive team of eye care providers for our patients. Eye care professionals are broken up into four main categories based on the services they provide — ophthalmologists, optometrists, orthoptists, and opticians.
Ophthalmologists are medical or osteopathic doctors who offer the full range of eye care services. Following medical or osteopathic school, ophthalmologists continue their training with a four-year residency program in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery. They diagnose and treat all eye diseases as well as provide standard vision and eye exams. Ophthalmologists are also able to prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses. They are the only eye care providers who perform surgery.
Some ophthalmologists pursue subspecialty training beyond their residency. In addition to comprehensive care, the Eye Center at GBMC provides care in the following subspecialties: pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology, medical retina and low vision, oculoplastic surgery, and cataract surgery.
Some ophthalmologists pursue subspecialty training beyond their residency. In addition to comprehensive care, the Eye Center at GBMC provides care in the following subspecialties: pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology, medical retina and low vision, oculoplastic surgery, and cataract surgery.
Optometrists are healthcare professionals who have completed a four-year Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. They provide primary eye care, which focuses on performing eye exams and vision tests, detecting and treating certain eye conditions, and prescribing corrective lenses, including contacts.
Orthoptists are specialty trained eye care professionals who focus on the diagnosis and treatment of eye alignment and ocular motility disorders. They work hand-in-hand with ophthalmologists to provide non-surgical therapies to patients with diseases such as strabismus and amblyopia. Orthoptists work with patients of all ages, but due to the nature of the conditions they treat, many of their patients are pediatric.
Opticians are eye care technicians who specialize in the design, and fit of eyeglasses. They work with patients of all ages to help select frames to match individual styles, face shape, and prescription needs. Opticians use prescriptions supplied by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. They do not perform eye exams, test vision, write prescriptions, or diagnose or treat eye diseases.
Contact Lens Division
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of contact lens fittings are available?
We offer all types of contact lens fittings including soft daily wear, disposable, toric, bifocal, specialty, and rigid gas permeable lenses.
Do you sell contacts?
Yes. You can easily order your lenses online and they'll be shipped directly to your home. Click here to order now.
Can I order contacts using my insurance benefits?
Yes. Please call 443-849-2475 to speak to our contact lens specialist.
Do I need to bring my old contacts with me?
Yes. This helps our technicians and doctors if we know what type of contacts you are wearing and what your most recent prescription is.
We offer all types of contact lens fittings including soft daily wear, disposable, toric, bifocal, specialty, and rigid gas permeable lenses.
Do you sell contacts?
Yes. You can easily order your lenses online and they'll be shipped directly to your home. Click here to order now.
Can I order contacts using my insurance benefits?
Yes. Please call 443-849-2475 to speak to our contact lens specialist.
Do I need to bring my old contacts with me?
Yes. This helps our technicians and doctors if we know what type of contacts you are wearing and what your most recent prescription is.
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Approximately three million Americans have been diagnosed with vision loss due to glaucoma, and the National Eye Institute projects that this number will reach over four million by 2030.
01/18/2021Monday Morning House Call: Glaucoma
Approximately three million Americans have been diagnosed with vision loss due to glaucoma, and the National Eye Institute projects that this number will reach over four million by 2030. Tanvi M. Shah, MD, a comprehensive ophthalmologist with the Eye Center at GBMC, joins us to talk about symptoms, risk factors, and prevention.
01/18/2021Ask the Expert: Macular degeneration can lead to difficulty reading, recognizing faces and performing other fine tasks
Dr. Janet Sunness, a low vision and retina specialist and medical director of Hoover Low Vision Rehabilitation Services, talks about how to diagnose and treat macular degeneration.
04/17/2018Back-to-School Eye Exams
Kids are heading back to school in a few weeks and parents are making sure their children have physicals done. But don't forget a visit to the eye doctor is just as important. Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Dr. Allison Jensen, joins us this morning.
08/22/2017Stopping vision loss from glaucoma
Dr. Tanvi Shah, a GBMC comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, explains how regular eye checkups can help to prevent glaucoma and what can be done if the disease is discovered to avoid vision loss.
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