Westminster, MD, Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - The Carroll County Board of Commissioners, along with the Carroll County Health Department, welcomes Matthew Levy, MD, MPH, FAAP, as the Maryland Department of Health’s (MDH) newly appointed Health Officer for Carroll County. Most recently, Dr. Levy served as the Health Officer for Prince George’s County and, in July of 2025, was hired as the Deputy Health Officer for Carroll County.  Dr. Levy has been the Acting Health Officer since mid-December and will begin his official appointment on Wednesday, April 15th.

Throughout his influential career, Dr. Levy served in several leadership roles, including Medical Director of the Clinically Integrated Network for Children’s Healthcare from 2017 to 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, where he drove population health programs that addressed community needs such as asthma and immunizations. From 2000 to 2017, Dr. Levy served in various capacities with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., including Division Chief of Community Pediatrics, where he built programs that improved access to care for children and families. These programs included a mobile medical clinic and two school-based health centers in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he directed all of the Community Pediatrics Residency training programs, as well as many student programs, including the HOYA clinic, the first medical student-driven clinic at the DC General Emergency Family Shelter.

During his tenure at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Levy was responsible for raising more than $9 million in grants to support the Division of Community Pediatrics programs. In addition, he served as the Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Health IT Policy for MedStar Health in Columbia, Maryland, from 2011 to 2016. Since 2021, Dr. Levy has served as Professor and Chief of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this role, he was a practicing pediatrician and worked to grow the division by focusing on several key elements, including clinical excellence, active resident and student teaching, research, quality improvement, and community engagement and advocacy.

Deputy Secretary Meg Sullivan, of MDH, shared, “MDH is pleased to welcome Dr. Matt Levy as Health Officer. As a pediatrician, educator, and public health leader, Dr. Levy embodies the compassion, expertise, and collaborative spirit essential to improving health outcomes for individuals and communities.”

Board President and Commissioner for District 1, Joseph Vigliotti, said, “Dr. Levy is a welcome addition to Carroll County. He has already demonstrated his professionalism and commitment to our citizens by working with the Commissioners to establish and refine policies and practices, improve communication and ensure local problems are capably addressed. We look forward to working with Dr. Levy in all that lies ahead.”

In addition to his clinical and hospital affiliations, Dr. Levy spent more than 20 years as a faculty instructor. He previously served in several faculty positions at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., including as Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Levy also served as an Advisor on a Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. At the Medical College of Wisconsin, he was the Ted D. Kellner Endowed Professor of Pediatrics.  

Throughout his career, Dr. Levy received numerous awards and accolades, including the Special Achievement Award for Distinguished Service from the D.C. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2006 and 2008, as well as the Leo Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and the Dr. Michael Adams Award, all from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He has previously served on the board of the D.C. Chapter of the AAP. Dr. Levy currently serves as a Fellow with the AAP and as a member of the Maryland Chapter of the AAP.


“I am honored to have been asked to lead the Carroll County Health Department, said Dr. Levy. I am fortunate to have exceptional leaders who have come before me, and I am excited to work with such an amazing health department team dedicated to the health and well-being of county residents. I look forward to working together with our community leaders and partners to support and improve the health of everyone throughout this beautiful county."

Dr. Levy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College in Westchester, New York.

For Health Department-related questions, please contact Maggie Kunz, Health Planner, by email at maggie.kunz@maryland.gov

For Carroll County Government-related questions, please contact Christine Cambareri, Public Relations Manager, by email at ccambareri@carrollcountymd.gov