David Hirsch, MD

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. David Hirsch, who serves patients in Louisiana. 

A specialist in the field of pain management, Dr. Hirsch is a part of the team of professionals at Spine & Pain Specialists. He sees patients at the offices in Bossier City and Shreveport, Louisiana. 

Having had a wide exposure to chronic pain management, he understands the toll chronic pain takes on patients and their families. He understands how important it is to help his patients regain a significant quality of life and directs their treatment to optimize each patient individually.

Adhering to the highest quality standard of patient care, the experts at Spine & Pain Specialists are passionate about using state-of-the-art treatment options for patients with back pain, neck pain, or other chronic pain syndromes. They are dedicated to offering patients the same care that they would want for their own family.

A firm believer in a multimodal approach to pain management, specifically interventional and non-interventional treatment modalities, Dr. Hirsch provides care for conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, headaches, neuropathies, spinal stenosis, sciatica, chronic regional pain syndrome, and phantom limb pain among many others. Treatments offered include cervical, thoracic, caudal and lumbar epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac joint injections, kyphoplasty, intrathecal pump implants, occipital nerve blocks, shoulder, knee and hip intra-articular injections, spinal cord stimulator trial and implants, nerve blocks including celiac, stellate and hypogastric plexus among many others, sympathetic blocks and Botox ® injections for migraines, spasticity and cervical dystonia.

Born in Houston, Texas, Dr. Hirsch and his family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2000. He graduated from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge in 2003 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Tulane University in 2007. He then went on to earn his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport in 2011. 

Returning to New Orleans for his residency in anesthesiology at Tulane Medical Center, Dr. Hirsch received a scholarship to Tulane’s professional MBA program at the Freeman School of Business. He completed both his residency and Master of Business Administration degree in 2015.

During his residency, he was exposed to chronic pain in many different settings, which helped foster his interest in pain management. During his time in New Orleans, he provided pain management for the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Administration, as well as in the Tulane and Ochsner health systems. He then received an offer to continue his medical training with a fellowship in pain medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, which provided him with more varied learning opportunities and additional tools in treating chronic pain management.

With a commitment to excellence, the doctor is board-certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. 

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

On a more personal note, Dr. Hirsch and his family live in Shreveport. He enjoys playing golf, spending time with his wife and son, and watching LSU football.

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