Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Clinics in Cincinnati, OH

Before comparing clinics in Cincinnati, read one sentence from the region’s own sports medicine group. Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopaedic Center says orthobiologic treatment “has been incorrectly advertised as ‘Stem Cell Therapy.'” That sets the frame for this short list: a surgical center that sorts treatments step by step, an orthopaedic surgeon offering PRP and marrow concentrate on the east and north sides, and a sports medicine physician focused on PRP. FDA has approved no stem cell product for a joint, so the sound question is which injection you are actually being offered and why.

Three Cincinnati Choices

Clinic	Where	Physician named	What its site says it uses	Price posted
Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopaedic Center	E. Galbraith Road	Dr. Frank Noyes; Dr. Marc Galloway; Dr. Samer Hasan; Dr. Matthew Busam	Reviews PRP, marrow and fat injections, cord products	Not posted
Dr. Amelia Wiggins	Beechmont, Ferguson Drive, Union Centre	Amelia J. Wiggins, DO	PRP, marrow concentrate, donor or own tissue in some treatments	Not posted
Dr. Timothy Burns	Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky	Dr. Timothy Burns	PRP, ultrasound-guided	Not posted

Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopaedic Center

This group writes for patients with knee arthritis, laying out treatments “in a step wise manner.” Its orthobiologics page covers PRP, marrow injection, fat cell injection and cord or placenta injections, with final comments on what it calls stem cell injections. Read that page in full before your visit, since a surgical group’s own summary tells you how it thinks about these treatments. Then ask where you fall on the step-by-step list.

• Address: 4700 E. Galbraith Road, 3rd Floor, Cincinnati, OH 45236
• Phone: (513) 347-9999
• Website: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/treatment/knee-restoration-orthobiologics/
• Physicians: Dr. Frank Noyes; Dr. Marc Galloway; Dr. Samer Hasan; Dr. Matthew Busam; Dr. Brian Chilelli
• What the site lists: Orthobiologics summary for knee arthritis, cartilage restoration, knee surgery
• Insurance and price: Not posted on the pages read
• Ask: Which step of your knee arthritis summary fits me, and would you offer any injection at that step?

Dr. Amelia Wiggins

Dr. Wiggins is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon. Her site says PRP “is obtained from your own blood” and marrow concentrate comes from the pelvic bone, and it notes orthobiologics may come from your own body “or from a donor,” in some cases as part of a cartilage procedure. So ask specifically which you would get. The site’s title uses Cincinnati, and its offices are on the eastern and northern sides.

• Address: 7910 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45255; also 4355 Ferguson Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45245; 8734 Union Centre Blvd, West Chester Township, OH 45069
• Phone: (513) 232-2663
• Website: https://www.drameliawiggins.com/
• Physicians: Amelia J. Wiggins, DO
• What the site lists: PRP, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, cartilage transplantation, joint replacement
• Hours: Beechmont Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm; Ferguson Drive Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
• Insurance and price: The site has an insurance page; injection prices are not posted on the pages read
• Ask: Is any donor tissue involved in what you recommend for me, and what is the injection fee if my plan will not pay?

Dr. Timothy Burns

Dr. Burns is a board-certified sports medicine physician who works in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. He focuses on non-surgical care and ultrasound-guided PRP. His PRP page says it is “considered elective and not covered by most insurance plans,” and that he will first “attempt to maximize insurance covered treatment.”

• Address: Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky; call for the office serving your area
• Phone: 859-301-2663
• Website: https://www.drtimothyburns.com/
• Physicians: Dr. Timothy Burns
• What the site lists: Ultrasound-guided PRP, sports medicine evaluation
• Insurance and price: PRP is elective and not covered by most plans, per the site; the fee is not posted on the pages read
• Ask: Which covered treatments would you try before PRP, and in which state would I be treated?

FDA’s Position, and Why the Label Matters

The label problem Cincinnati SportsMedicine describes shows up at the federal level too. FDA’s consumer notice lists stem cells, fat-derived cells, cord blood, amniotic fluid, Wharton’s jelly and exosomes as unapproved products and says none has been approved for an orthopedic condition. PRP is different: FDA’s guidance says it is a blood product and not a human cell or tissue product under its rules. That is not a finding that PRP works. Whatever label you hear, ask for the precise name of what is in the syringe.

Where Physicians Part Ways on Knees

Two sources are worth reading for a knee. A 2023 randomized trial in 480 people (440 analyzed) found marrow, fat and cord tissue cells no better than cortisone at one year. The American College of Rheumatology’s 2026 update strongly recommends against PRP and stem cell injections in the knee and hip, while the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ 2021 guideline rates PRP “Limited.” Physicians can disagree here, so ask yours which source they follow.

Ohio and Kentucky Licenses

The State Medical Board of Ohio licenses Ohio physicians, and the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure licenses those practicing in Northern Kentucky, so check the board for the state where you will be treated. For the other Ohio list on this site, see regenerative clinics in Columbus. Ask for any fee in writing, because none of these three posts one on the pages read.

Clinic details here were taken from their websites in November 2026, so phone before relying on them. Nothing here endorses or ranks a practice, and it does not replace your own physician’s advice. FDA has received reports of blindness, tumors and infections from unapproved regenerative products.