Joshua A. Hirsch (born 1969) is an American interventional pain management physician[1][2][3] and radiologist.[4][2] He specialises in percutaneous vertebroplasty,[5] percutaneous sacroplasty,[6] and minimally invasive spine surgery.[7] Hirsch performs balloon-assisted kyphoplasty[8] and has been credited as performing the first combined percutaneous vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty in Boston.[9][7] Hirsch has served as chief of minimally invasive spine surgery,[10] director of interventional neuroradiology,[11] chief of the Interventional Spine Service,[12] vice chair of interventional radiology quality and safety and associate departmental quality chair[13] at Massachusetts General Hospital.[14]

He is an alumnus of Touro College (B.A., 1987).[15] In 1991, at the age of 21, he was the youngest person in modern history to graduate from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.[16][15] In addition to practicing, Hirsch is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School[17][18] and is a founding editor of the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, where he serves on the editorial board.[18][19]

Hirsch has published nearly 400 papers and many chapters in the peer-reviewed literature.[20] In 2013, he and other members of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) published epidural guidelines for interventional techniques in 2013, which has continuously been updated.[21][22] Hirsch participated once again with ASIPP to publish Guidelines for Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain.[23]

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  1. ^ "Five Physicians Join Rush; New Vertebroplasty Study; Need Surgery? Name Your Price! | Orthopedics This Week". ryortho.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ a b Kolata, Gina (24 January 2019). "Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn't Helping". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Kaye, Alan D.; Falco, Frank J.E.; Hirsch, Joshua A., eds. (2018). Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60361-2. ISBN 978-3-319-60359-9. S2CID 33207028.[page needed][non-primary source needed]
  4. ^ González, R. Gilberto; Hirsch, Joshua A.; Lev, Michael H.; Schaefer, Pamela W.; Schwamm, Lee H., eds. (2011). Acute Ischemic Stroke. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12751-9. ISBN 978-3-642-12750-2.[page needed][non-primary source needed]
  5. ^ Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Kaye, Alan D.; Falco, Frank J.E.; Hirsch, Joshua A., eds. (2018). Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60361-2. ISBN 978-3-319-60359-9. S2CID 33207028.[non-primary source needed][page needed]
  6. ^ Hirsch, Joshua A; Barr, John D; Zoarski, Gregg H (September 2013). "Sacroplasty: beyond the beginning". Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 5 (5): 395. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010434. PMID 22753269. S2CID 38378700.[non-primary source needed]
  7. ^ a b "Joshua A. Hirsch, MD". SpineUniverse.
  8. ^ Chandra, R.V.; Maingard, J.; Asadi, H.; Slater, L.-A.; Mazwi, T.-L.; Marcia, S.; Barr, J.; Hirsch, J.A. (May 2018). "Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: What Are the Latest Data?". American Journal of Neuroradiology. 39 (5): 798–806. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A5458. PMC 7410658. PMID 29170272.[non-primary source needed]
  9. ^ Prestigiacomo, Charles J.; Duffis, E. Jesús; Gandhi, Chirag D., eds. (2015). "Principles of Vertebroplasty". Surgical Endovascular Neuroradiology. doi:10.1055/b-0034-99125. ISBN 978-1-60406-057-7.[non-primary source needed]
  10. ^ Carlson, Matt (2011). "Journalists Fight Back: Newsweek and the Koran Abuse Story". On the Condition of Anonymity. Vol. 1. doi:10.5406/illinois/9780252035999.003.0004. ISBN 978-0-252-03599-9.
  11. ^ Spetzler, Robert F.; Kondziolka, Douglas S.; Higashida, Randall T.; Kalani, M. Yashar S., eds. (2014). Comprehensive Management of Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain and Spine. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139523943. ISBN 978-1-139-52394-3.[page needed][non-primary source needed]
  12. ^ Kolata, Gina (28 August 2005). "Spinal Cement Draws Patients and Questions". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Gonzalez, L. Fernando; Albuquerque, Felipe C.; McDougall, Cameron G., eds. (2015). Neurointerventional Techniques. doi:10.1055/b-002-102503. ISBN 978-1-60406-757-6.
  14. ^ "Joshua Hirsch, MD -". Massachusetts General Hospital. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  15. ^ a b Hirsh, Joshua (2017-07-18). "Joshua A Hirsch". NeuroNews International (Interview). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  16. ^ "Dr. Joshua A. Hirsch, MD | Boston, MA | Radiologist | US News Doctors".
  17. ^ González, R. Gilberto; Hirsch, Joshua A.; Lev, Michael H.; Schaefer, Pamela W.; Schwamm, Lee H., eds. (2011). Acute Ischemic Stroke. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12751-9. ISBN 978-3-642-12750-2.[page needed]
  18. ^ a b "Joshua A Hirsch, M.D. | Mass General Research Institute". Find a Researcher - Massachusetts General Hospital. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  19. ^ "Editorial Board". Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  20. ^ "Joshua Hirsch | Harvard Catalyst Profiles". Harvard Catalyst. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  21. ^ "Epidural Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines". Pain Physician Journal (Epidural Guidelines).
  22. ^ Manchikanti, Laxmaiah (14 May 2020). "Comprehensive Evidence-Based Guidelines for Facet Joint Interventions in the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Guidelines". Pain Physician. 3S, 23 (5, 3S): S1–S127. doi:10.36076/ppj.2020/23/s1. S2CID 219398427.
  23. ^ Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Abdi, Salahadin; Atluri, Sairam; Balog, Carl C.; Benyamin, Ramsin M.; Boswell, Mark V.; Brown, Keith R.; Bruel, Brian Mendoza; Bryce, David A.; Burks, Patricia A.; Burton, Allen W.; Calodney, Aaron K.; Caraway, David L.; Cash, Kimberly A.; Christo, Paul J.; Damron, Kim S.; Datta, Sukdeb; Deer, Timothy R.; Diwan, Sudhir; Eriator, Ike; Falco, Frank J.E.; Fellows, Bert; Geffert, Stephanie; Gharibo, Christopher G.; Glaser, Scott E.; Grider, Jay S.; Hameed, Haroon; Hameed, Mariam; Hansen, Hans; Harned, Michael E.; Hayek, Salim M.; Helm, Standiford; Hirsch, Joshua A.; Janata, Jeffrey W.; Kaye, Alan D.; Kaye, Adam M.; Kloth, David S.; Koyyalagunta, Dhanalakshmi; Lee, Marion; Malla, Yogesh; Manchikanti, Kavita N.; McManus, Carla D.; Pampati, Vidyasagar; Parr, Allan T.; Pasupuleti, Ramarao; Patel, Vikram B.; Sehgal, Nalini; Silverman, Sanford M.; Singh, Vijay; Smith, Howard S.; Snook, Lee T.; Solanki, Daneshvari R.; Tracy, Deborah H.; Vallejo, Ricardo; Wargo, Bradley W. (July 2012). "American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing in chronic non-cancer pain: Part 2 – guidance". Pain Physician. 15 (3 Suppl): S67–116. PMID 22786449. ProQuest 2655995162.