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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Jogging Doctor Identified as Pedestrian Struck by Minivan

Ted Houk, an internist known for jogging to work, is in critical condition at Maryland Shock Trauma after an incident Thursday morning in Towson.

Baltimore County police have identified the man who was struck by a minivan in Towson Thursday morning as Dr. Ted Houk, a well-known runner who frequents York Road and Charles Street. Houk, 50, a resident of the 1700 block of Kurtz Ave. in Lutherville, was airlifted to Maryland Shock Trauma after suffering serious injuries near N. Charles Street and Chestnut Avenue, police said. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at 8:12 a.m. Police said he is listed in critical condition. Houk has an internal medicine practice in Towson, but also sees patients at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He is locally recognized for his daily runs to and from work, which is approximately a total of six miles when he goes to his practice and 11 when he …

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Woodlawn Woman Delivers GBMC's First Baby of New Year

Mason Ivy Janiya Ludd was born at 1:29 a.m. New Year's Day.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center celebrated the birth of its first baby of the New Year at 1:29 a.m., just more than an hour after the first Baltimore area baby was born. Mason Ivy Janiya Ludd is the first child for Masonita Robinson, a Woodlawn resident. Mason weighed in at eight pounds, 13 ounces. "I'm so excited," she said. "I had prayed she'd be born on New Year's Day." Robinson said her due date was initially slated for Dec. 27, 2012. She started dilating during a follow-up appointment and labor was induced. Robinson said both she and Mason are in good health. Greater Baltimore Medical Center delivers more than 4,000 babies a year, said Michael Schwartzberg, a spokesman for the Towson hospital, in an email. Scott Michael claimed the …

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