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Neurological Intervention
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Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FSIR
Associate Radiologist, HMS
Associate Vice Chair of Interventional Care
Director, Interventional Neuroradiology | Endovascular Neurosurgery Division
Chief, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
 Best of Boston - Top Docs 2008
Specialty: Neuroradiology
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| Medical Degree: |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Clinical / Research Interests:
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Back Pain, Vertebral Fractures, Disc Herniation
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Publications:
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Co-authored "A Critical Appraisal of 2007 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines for Interventional Pain Management: An Independent Review Utilizing AGREE, AMA, IOM, and Other Criteria" (Pain Physician 2008; 11:291-310 - ISSN 1533-3159).
Co-authored "Review of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines for Interventional Pain Management and Potential Implications" (Pain Physician 2008; 11:3:271-289 - ISSN 1533-3159).
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| Biography: |
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Dr. Hirsch earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After completing an internship in medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital and a residency/ fellowship in Radiology/ Neuroradiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he served as fellow in Interventional Neuroradiology at the Neurovascular Center of the Lahey Medical Center. He has worked on the staff at the Lahey Clinic and then at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
In 2003 Dr. Hirsch joined the Massachusetts General Hospital and is the Director of Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Neurosurgery. He is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology and the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Recently, Dr. Hirsch has been asked to help draft the Practice Guidelines for Neurointerventionalists of the American College of Radiology.
Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience in the diagnosis, management and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. This includes the treatment of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistulas, pre-operative embolization of tumors and treatment of head and neck lesions including epistaxis. Another part of the specialty is that of stroke prevention which includes carotid and vertebral artery angioplasty and stenting as well as acute stroke treatment with thrombolysis.
Considered expert in minimally invasive spine surgery Dr. Hirsch has lectured and instructed physicians in the vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of compression fractures. Dr. Hirsch also uses percutaneous nucleoplasty using the DeKompressor technique and the IDET procedure. Dr. Hirsch has brought the ACTIVE prospective vertebroplasty trial to MGH and will serve as the institutional principal investigator. He is also actively involved in the upcoming NIH prospective vertebroplasty trial.
In his additional role as Associate Vice Chair of Interventional Care, Dr. Hirsch oversees all interventional services, unifying the previously separate interventional operations that span seven departmental divisions: Abdominal, Breast, Interventional Neuroradiology/ Endovascular Surgery, Musculoskeletal, Neuroradiology, Thoracic and Vascular. Bringing the expert resources in these divisions together under Dr. Hirsch's leadership fosters interaction across disciplines and enables the sharing of best practices, ultimately leading to an enhanced service experience for referring physicians and patients. Dr. Hirsch also focuses on implementing effective programs for standardizing and streamlining operations--while simultaneously improving quality and safety.
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