Jason D. Hanks, MD
Director of Anesthesia and Perioperative Services
Dr. Hanks was born and raised in Northern California His post graduate residency training was performed at Mount Sinai School of Medicine affiliate hospitals (Morristown Memorial Hospital) and RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago. His fellowship training was performed at the renowned University of Pittsburgh, offering world-class training in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management.
Although Dr. Hanks’s anesthesia training encompassed a broad base of surgical procedures (Neuro, Cardiac, Laparoscopic, Thoracic and Obstetrical), his area of interest lies specifically in multi-modal pain management, and using peripheral nerve blocks to manage postoperative pain and make recovery as effortless as possible.
Dr. Hanks is active in continuing medical education, is actively involved in community education, including medical volunteer work with NYC Surgical Cares and The Heart Fund.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, a fellow of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, and a member of the following societies:
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Medical Association
- International Anesthesia Research Society
- Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management
- ASA Political Action Committee
He is licensed to practice Medicine and Anesthesiology in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California.
His interests outside medicine include physical fitness, snowboarding, mountain biking and cooking.