About
Dr. Hirsch directs obstetric anesthesia services at UCLA Santa Monica and trains the next generation of subspecialists as Director of UCLA's Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship — one of the highest-volume programs of its kind in Los Angeles.
He completed his residency and obstetric anesthesiology fellowship at UCLA, following an M.D. from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and a B.A. from the University of Miami, where he graduated cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a board-certified Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology.
His clinical and academic work centers on high-risk obstetric anesthesia: preeclampsia, accreta spectrum, obstetric hemorrhage, and anesthetic management for parturients with complex cardiac and hematologic disease. He has led several quality improvement initiatives at UCLA, including the Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean Section (ERAC) program and the Santa Monica rapid-infuser protocol for massive obstetric hemorrhage.
Clinical Focus
Preeclampsia & Hypertensive Disease
Anesthetic management of severe preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, with regular didactic teaching for residents and fellows.
Obstetric Hemorrhage
Built UCLA Santa Monica's rapid-infuser response protocol for massive obstetric hemorrhage, including staff training and blood bank coordination.
High-Risk Cardio-Obstetric Care
Anesthesia representative to UCLA's Cardio-Obstetric Committee; management of cardiovascular disease and pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy.
Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean
Created and continues to run UCLA's ERACS initiative to optimize intra- and postoperative outcomes for cesarean delivery.
Appointments
2025 — Present
Interim Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship
UCLA Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
2024 — Present
Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
2023 — Present
Medical Director, Obstetric Anesthesia
UCLA Santa Monica
2021 — 2023
Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship
UCLA Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
2018 — 2023
Director, High-Risk Obstetric Anesthesia Service
UCLA Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
2014 — 2017
Attending Staff Physician
UCLA Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Selected Publications
ChapterPulmonary Aspiration and Interventions to Reduce Aspiration. In Pharmacology, Physiology and Practice in Obstetric Anesthesia (Kaye & Cornett, eds.), Ch. 48, 2025.
EditorialSugammadex: A Review of the Considerations for Women of Childbearing Age. American Journal of Therapeutics, 30(2), 2023.
EditorialSugammadex-Induced Bradycardia and Anaphylaxis and Proposed Mechanism for Adverse Events. American Journal of Therapeutics, 30(1), 2023.
Case ReportSevere Hyperthermia With Altered Mental Status After Misoprostol Administration: Two Case Reports. Journal of Clinical Gynecology & Obstetrics, 12(3), 2023.
Case ReportDoes Dexmedetomidine Improve or Worsen Restless Leg Syndrome Under Sedation. Case Reports in Critical Care, 2022.
ResearchIntralipid Fails to Rescue Bupivacaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Late-Pregnant Rats. Frontiers in Medicine, 9:899036, 2022.
Case ReportAbnormal Uterine Bleeding Following Lumbar Epidural Corticosteroid Injections and Facet Medial Branch Blocks. Pain Medicine, 13(9), 2012.
Societies & Service
Subcommittee Member, SOAP Governance & POCUS · American Society of Anesthesiologists · California Society of Anesthesiologists · Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
SOAP — POCUS SubcommitteeSOAP — Governance SubcommitteeASA MemberCSA MemberUCLA Mobile Clinic Volunteer
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Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, UCLA
Jason G. Hirsch, M.D. · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
