3229 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095
Telephone: 800-875-8580
Fax: 513-872-6999

TDD-TTY number:  513-872-6126

Administrator: Ronald A. Hitzler
Chief of Staff(burns): Richard J. Kagan, M.D.

30 Beds

Opened  February 19, 1968

Shriners Hospitals - Cincinnati is proud to have met the following standards of excellence in pediatric burn care and transport:

Verified as a Burn Center, American College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association.
Accredited as an Air Medical Service, the Commission on Accreditation of Air Medical Services.
Accredited by the Joint Commission.
Magnet Recognized Hospital

Physicians or families interest in learning more about our services and our admission process are encouraged to call 1-800-875-8580.





From Indianapolis and the West: Take 1-74 East to 1-75 South, follow the directions listed below.

Coming North or South on 1-75: Take the Hopple Street exit and turn left (across the viaduct). Hopple Street turns into Martin Luther King Drive. Continue on MLK Drive to Burnet Ave. Turn left onto Burnet and hospital is two blocks on the left.

From South 1-71: Exit at Taft Road heading west and turn right on Burnet Ave.  Hospital is six blocks north on the left.

From Louisville and Southwest: Tak 1-71 to 1-75 North. Follow directions for coming North on 1-71. (download map below)

Where Do I Park? Shriners Hospital has an attached garage for our families, patients and visitors.  Entrance to the garage is found on the westside (back) of the building.  Enter the garage by turning left off of Burnet onto Albert Sabin Way.  Turn left again into the drive between our parking garage and a larger University Hospital Garage (do not park in this garage).  Enter the Shriners Hospital garage and the first mechanical arm will go up automatically.  At the second gate, use the intercom and notify security that you are here for clinic, admission, visit, etc.  You may park in any unmarked space.  There is no charge for parking.

Downloadable directions (pdf  516 kb)

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To serve all the physical and emotional needs of children with burn injuries, Shriners Hospitals for Children ^® – Cincinnati draws on the experience of a multi-disciplinary team. Our active medical staff includes burn surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, psychiatrist, and plastic surgeons. In addition, we call on 38 consulting physicians in various medical, dental, and surgical specialties, who are all affiliated with the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, University Hospital, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Our medical staff is at the forefront of innovations in surgical techniques, for burn injuries, - improving clinical outcome for patients, as well as setting the standard for reconstructive and plastic procedures.

While well known for our experience in treating pediatric burns, our hospital has the ability to treat many nonburn conditions. Please see the section under care specialties to view the entire list of conditions treated at the Cincinnati hospital


Chief of Staff
Richard J. Kagan, M.D., FACS

Assistant Chief of Staff
Petra Warner, M.D.

Chief of Plastic Surgery/Burn Surgeon
Kevin Yakuboff, M.D., FACS, FAAPS

Director of Anesthesiology
John McCall, M.D.

Staff Surgeon
J.Kevin Bailey, M.D.

Staff Anesthesiologists
Renee Davis, M.D.
Lindsey Nelson, M.D.

Psychiatrist
Joe Cresci, Jr., M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
David A. Billmire, M.D. FACS, FAAP W.
John Kitzmiller, M.D., FACS



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The Cincinnati hospital is proud to be served by Shriners from over 12 Shrine Centers in seven states. The board meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at the hospital.

If you are a Shriner interested in attending a board meeting, please contact the board member from your affiliated Shrine Center or e-mail Lisa Sears.


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