Jason Acosta, MD, Central Florida

Jason Acosta, MD, serves as the Director of Acute Pain Services at JLR Medical Group and on the USAP Florida Clinical Governance Board (CGB). He is the acting Chief of Anesthesia at the Downtown Surgery Center, and a member of the USAP Florida Compensation Committee.

Dr. Acosta's scope of practice in anesthesiology is broad, though his primary interests are regional anesthesia, pediatrics, and cardiac. He is a member of the advanced cardiac anesthesia team where he performs heart and lung transplantation anesthesia as well as anesthesia for other advanced cardiac procedures such as LVAD placement, ECMO, percutaneous TAVR and mitral clipping. His is a testamur in Advanced Cardiac Transesophageal Echocardiography.

Dr. Acosta completed medical school at the Florida State University and his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Florida. He also has a bachelors degree in finance from the University of Florida.