About Dr. Hirsch
Brandon P. Hirsch, MD, FAAOS is an orthopedic spine surgeon specializing in endoscopic and minimally invasive treatment of the spine. He focuses on the least invasive solution that reliably solves the problem, preserving motion whenever a patient's anatomy allows. His practice covers complex degenerative conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
He earned his undergraduate degree at Emory University, graduating summa cum laude, and his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine, where he received the Farr Scholar Award for Excellence in Research. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Miami, then trained for two additional years in fellowship: first in complex spinal reconstruction at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York, and then in minimally invasive spine surgery at Rush University in Chicago. He also completed a visiting fellowship in South Korea, the international center of endoscopic spine surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The goal is always the least invasive solution that reliably addresses the problem, and surgery only when it is clearly the right answer.
Patients do best when they understand their condition and every option in front of them. Motion preservation is the priority whenever anatomy and goals allow, and the most advanced technique available is used when it fits.
Training with the pioneers of endoscopic spine surgery.
South Korea is the international center of full-endoscopic spine surgery. Both the uniportal and biportal techniques were developed and refined there, and Korean surgeons continue to perform endoscopic cases at a volume seen almost nowhere else in the world.
Over ten days, Dr. Hirsch trained directly with these surgeons, observing high-volume cervical, thoracic, and lumbar endoscopic procedures at leading Korean spine centers, including Wooridul Spine Hospital and the Harrison Spinartus endoscopic spine program. The refinements he brought back inform his endoscopic practice in Orange County today.
One of a small number of US spine surgeons to complete this visiting fellowship.
