McMaster Hospital Pediatric Burn Clinic
Specialty: Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Location: 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton ON, L8S 1R8
Physicians: Dr. Hyosuk Chin · Dr. James Ralph Bain · Dr. Matthew Choi · Dr. Melissa Roy · Dr. Nick Strumas
Estimated wait time: Not published
Phone: 905-521-2100 ext. 73861
Fax: 905-521-2654
Languages: English
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 am–4 pm
Who they see: Ages0–17; physician or NP referral. Source describes blistering/circumferential burns and <10%TBSA partial-thickness/<5%full-thickness burns.
Not accepted: Urgent assessment to emergency. Source directs >10%partial-thickness or >5%full-thickness burns, deeper burns of face/hands/feet/genitalia/perineum/major joints, and inhalation/chemical/electrical burns to SickKids Toronto.
What to include: Demographics, mechanism, estimated second/third-degree TBSA, location/depth and comorbidities; only partial-thickness or deeper burns counted in TBSA.
Services: Wound Care, Bracing, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Areas of care: Pediatric burn assessment and dressing changes; Splinting; Burn garments/scar management; Occupational therapy assessment
Additional information: Goal initial assessment within5days is narrative service goal, not a calculated wait. Multidisciplinary team explicitly includes plastic surgeons, burn nurses, child life and OT; English translation available. Distinct burn pathway despite shared plastic clinic contacts. Receives eDT/eFax; updates do not flow back through the referral network. Follow-up uses direct contact; cancellations/modifications require notification to recipient as well as the referral network changes.
Last verified: 2026-09-23