Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD, MHA
- Associate Division Director, Primary Care, Division of General and Community Pediatrics
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- mary.burkhardt@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
As a primary care pediatrician, I perform child and adolescent wellness exams, and treat chronic childhood diseases as well as common childhood illnesses.
My interest in medicine began after I traveled to developing nations as an undergraduate student and realized that good healthcare is a human right. I chose pediatrics after my rotation at Cincinnati Children’s as a medical student, knowing that I could make the biggest impact working with the youngest patients.
I like to develop strong relationships with my patients and families over many years of caring for them. My philosophy for patient care is to meet every family where they are on any given day and take them one step further in a positive direction. I also work as the Associate Division Director overseeing the Primary Care offices. I’m the Medical Director at the Hopple Street Neighborhood Health Center, where continually improving the quality of our care is a priority.
In 2017, I received the Raymond Baker Resident Teaching Award from the Cincinnati Pediatric Society. I also received the Clinical Care Award for Junior Faculty from Cincinnati Children’s in 2020.
I’ve been a part of research teams that focused on addressing food insecurity and integrating behavioral health in primary care.
I spent my childhood in southern California with early lifelong ambitions of being a lifeguard at the beach. Now, I've traded my previous passion for the beach for mountains and hiking. I enjoy the outdoors, running, yoga and spending time with my husband and three kids.
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Insurance Information
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Publications
P-1438. Health-Related Social Needs and Guardian Adversity in Outpatient Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2025; 12:ofae631.1612.
Improving Access to Early Developmental Evaluation in Academic Primary Care Centers. Pediatric Quality and Safety. 2025; 10:e789.
Racial, Ethnic, and Language Inequities in Ambulatory Pediatrics Patient Family Experience. Academic Pediatrics. 2025; 25:S1876-2859(24)00334-6.
"Racism Happens Every Day, All the Time ": Black Families' Outpatient Experiences of Racism Across a Large Pediatric System. Academic Pediatrics. 2025; 25:102566.
A retrospective observational study - exploring food pantry referral as a clinical proxy for residents' ability to address unmet health-related social needs. Medical Education Online: an electronic journal. 2024; 29:2404295.
Partnering With Pastoral Care to Address Secondary Trauma via a Bereavement Ritual. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2024; 12:417-429.
Caregiver Adverse Childhood Experiences and Pediatric Infection-Related Outcomes. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2024; 13:523-532.
Increasing Follow-up for Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms. Pediatrics. 2024; 154:e2024066495.
High caregiver adverse childhood experiences are associated with increased pediatric infection-related healthcare utilization and antibiotic use. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2024; 13:13-14.
The Impact of Structural Racism on Continuity of Care at Pediatric Academic Primary Care Clinics. Academic Pediatrics. 2024; 24:1116-1123.
From the Blog
Need a Sports Physical? See Your Pediatrician
Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD, MHA6/25/2025
Podcast | Inch by Inch: Growth Spurts in Kids
Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD, MHA, Nick DeBlasio, MD1/17/2025
Podcast | Navigating Potty Training
Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD, MHA, Nick DeBlasio, MD9/13/2024
When Can My Kid Stay Home Alone? 8 Questions to Help Parents Decide
6/23/2022
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