David Hirsch, DO

Dr. David M. Hirsch brings extensive experience in cutting-edge procedures to South Texas Spinal Clinic. Dr. Hirsch’s patients in the South Texas area benefit from his advanced training in injection techniques that deliver regenerative, anti-inflammatory, and pain-relieving treatment to the precise location of orthopedic conditions in joints, disc space, muscles, bursa and tendon sheath. He specializes in ultrasound medicine for diagnostics and pain procedures, specifically ultrasound-guided injections of stem cells, platelet-rich plasma, and cortisone.

Dr. Hirsch earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, then received his medical degree from the School of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He was awarded a full scholarship to medical school by the United States Army, then later served in his specialty at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He completed his military obligation as a major in 1994.

As a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and the pain management physician for the South Texas Spinal Clinic, Dr. Hirsch manages an electrodiagnostic lab that performs electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies, serving as one of only two board-certified EMG labs in San Antonio.

Dr. Hirsch is a diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management, a fellow of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and a member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.