Takashi Hirase
9400 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 

Overview

Takashi Hirase, MD, MPH, is a dual fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon and musculoskeletal oncologist. He has a particular interest and expertise in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, as well as providing advanced care in primary and metastatic tumors of the spine and pelvis.

Dr. Hirase has authored over 100 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and abstracts, and has delivered numerous presentations and lectures at various national and international conferences. His research interest focuses primarily on investigating novel techniques, biomaterials, and treatment modalities that improve surgical outcomes in spine surgery and orthopedic oncology. His work also largely focuses on identifying modifying risk factors, developing perioperative risk stratification models, and improving health disparities with the goal of translating the data into real-world improvements in patient care.

He completed a clinical fellowship in spine surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he developed extensive expertise in both minimally invasive and complex spine procedures, including the treatment of advanced scoliosis and revision spinal deformities. He then pursued a second fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, gaining specialized training in the management of benign and malignant tumors affecting the spine, pelvis and extremities.

His clinical expertise encompasses Spinal Tumor, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Fusion, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

Specialties

Orthopedics

Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery in NY
Orthopaedic Surgery in CA

Hospital Affiliations

UC San Diego Health

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Other Locations
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Hirase has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Laminectomy
Scoliosis
Cervical Spondylosis
Bone Tumor
Spinal Fusion
Cervical Myelopathy
Cervical Disc Surgery
Spinal Tumor
Spinal Stenosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
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Dr. Takashi Hirase accepts most major insurance plans, including Aetna and Anthem BCBS. We recommend calling the office directly at 858-657-8200 to verify that your specific plan is currently accepted before your visit.

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