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When a child experiences a burn, it deeply affects their mind, body and spirit. As a parent, you may wonder how to give your child hope for healing. Within the Burn Program at Riley Children's Health, we are a leading hub for these injuries, offering care for children who have experienced various types of burns. With a skilled team across a breadth of disciples, we provide a personalized approach and an array of services to treat kids in need.

What is the Riley Burn Program?

What is the Riley Burn Program?

The Riley Burn Program offers pediatric burn survivors compassionate, skilled care and expertise. Key distinctions of our program include:

  • We are Indiana’s only dedicated pediatric burn program verified by the American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
  • Our burn team includes experienced team members from pediatric burn nurses, child life specialists, occupational (OT) and physical (PT) therapists, schoolteachers, case management, social workers and registered dietitians.
  • Our leading plastic surgeons provide high-quality, clinical care for children with acute burn injuries or chronic conditions from previous burns. They also perform cosmetic plastic surgery, reshaping affected facial and body features to help improve appearance and self-image.
  • We treat a high volume of pediatric patients, with approximately 170 inpatient admissions and 2,500+ burn clinic visits every year.
  • After a visit with us, we provide you with all the resources necessary to aid in the recovery process, such as in our burn dressing videos. These instructional videos are intended to help patients dress at home once seen by us. Watch the burn dressing videos.

To learn more about the Riley Burn Program, view the Riley Burn Program brochure.

Conditions treated

Conditions treated

Our burn specialists provide expert care for a variety of burn injuries, including:

  • First-, second-and third-degree burns
  • Burns that involve the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum or major joints
  • Electrical burns, including lightning injury
  • Chemical burns
  • Inhalation injury
  • Friction burns
  • Non-burn injury with cutaneous injury-related to Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS), Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Purpura Fulminans or some other non-burn related cutaneous injury
  • Frostbite or cold injury
  • Burn injury in patients who will require special social, emotional or rehabilitative intervention
  • Cosmetic plastic surgery

Services

Services

We offer several different burn services. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our program.

  • Laser skin therapy
  • Acute inpatient burn care
  • Cultured Epidermal Autograft (CEA) surgery
  • Spray skin surgery
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Scar management
  • Multidisciplinary outpatient care
  • Rehabilitation

Doctors and Locations

Doctors

Learn about the skills and specialties of our pediatric plastic surgeons and the family-centered care they provide.

Locations

Locations

In addition to our primary hospital location at the Academic Health Center in Indianapolis, IN, we have convenient locations to better serve our communities throughout the state.

Riley Outpatient Burn Clinic

705 Riley Hospital Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202

317.944.9090

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Program Forms & Resources

Program Forms & Resources

You can easily prevent a visit to the Riley Burn Center by implementing safety measures in your everyday routine. At our Safety Store, located in the Riley Outpatient Center, you can choose from a variety of items for your child’s safety needs. The one-stop shop sells burn-prevention products such as smoke alarms, weather radios, life jackets and more. Visit the Safety Store.

Resources

  • Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors SOAR (Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery)

  • Hoosier Burn Camp

Related Departments

Related Departments

We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related departments.

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Trauma

Related Stories

Related Stories

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“I decided I had to go through the fire”

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Caitlin Dougherty teaches her patients an important life skill – how to find purpose amid pain.

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12-year-old Natalie Zofkie walks out of the hospital with renewed hope that her life can begin again.

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Health Professionals

For Health Professionals

Riley Pediatric Plastic Surgeons work with you to provide an advanced diagnosis and treatment for your patients. You can refer a patient and learn about our pediatric plastic surgery research and education programs.

To learn more about when to refer a patient, read the American Burn Association guidelines.

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Riley Children's works with referring physicians to help families get the medical assistance they need. To refer a patient, please call 317.944.9090 (phone) or 317.948.5473 (fax).

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Education

Many of our pediatric plastic surgeons have served as president of various organizations, including the Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Craniofacial Surgery and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. As faculty members of the Indiana University School of Medicine, they help train the next generation of pediatric plastic surgeons.

Facilities interested in receiving pediatric burn education, please contact 317.944.3924 for more information.

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