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Jeffrey F. Sodl, M.D.

Board Certified Orthopedic SurgeonFellowship Trained In Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine

Dr. Jeff Sodl is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon with fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction. He was born outside Philadelphia and attended the University of Notre Dame where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with both Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors. He earned his medical degree at The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He then completed both internship and residency at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After residency, Dr. Sodl trained under past American Shoulder & Elbow Society President Dr. James Tibone and renowned Shoulder and Elbow specialist Dr. John Itamura at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. As a fellow, Dr. Sodl assisted the USC Athletic Department, treating athletes from USC football, soccer, baseball, volleyball, basketball, and water polo. He was also the team physician for East Los Angeles Junior College football. Dr. Sodl has published multiple peer-reviewed papers and contributed to textbooks on the shoulder. He worked for Kaiser Permanente in Orange County for nearly 15 years and was a faculty member for the Kaiser Permanente Sports Medicine Fellowship program as well as volunteer faculty at UC-Irvine. His practice includes traumatic, arthroscopic, and reconstructive procedures of the shoulder, including primary and revision joint replacement. Dr. Sodl is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the American Shoulder & Elbow Society.

Medical School & Residency

  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
    Medical School
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001-2006
  • USC Orthopaedic Surgery (Sports Medicine)
    Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2006-2007
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • CA State Medical License
    Active through 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    Active through 2006
  • TX State Medical License
    Active through 2025

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

  • Revising Failed Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Comprehensive Techniques for Precise Explantation of Well-Fixed Implants.
    Alvin Ouseph, Raffaele Garofalo, Eddie Y Lo, Jeffrey Sodl, Sumant G Krishnan
  • Comparison of early and late aseptic baseplate failure in primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty with and without structural glenoid autograft.
    Austin Witt, Alvin Ouseph, Paolo Montemaggi, Raffaele Garofalo, Alexander Sanders, Eddie Y Lo, Temilola Majekodunmi, Jeffrey Sodl, Sumant G Krishnan
  • Predicting Failure After Primary Arthroscopic Bankart Repair: Analysis of a Statistical Model Using Anatomic Risk Factors.
    Edward H. Yian, Michael Weathers, Jonathan R. Knott, Jeffrey F. Sodl, Hillard T. Spencer
  • Operative Management of Acute Triceps Tendon Ruptures: Review of 184 Cases:
    Raffy Mirzayan, Daniel C. Acevedo, Jeffrey F. Sodl, Edward H. Yian, Ronald A. Navarro, Oke A. Anakwenze, Anshuman Singh
  • Anterior deltoid reeducation for irreparable rotator cuff tears revisited
    Edward H. Yian, Jeffrey F. Sodl, Emil Dionysian, Alberto G. Schneeberger
  • Radiographic failure and rates of re-operation after acromioclavicular joint reconstruction: a comparison of surgical techniques.
    Hillard T. Spencer, L. Hsu, J. Sodl, A. Arianjam, E. H. Yian
  • Biomechanical effects of anterior capsular plication and rotator interval closure in simulated anterior shoulder instability.
    Jeffrey F. Sodl, Michelle H. McGarry, Sean T. Campbell, James E. Tibone, Thay Q. Lee
  • Early Hospital Readmission and Mortality Risk after Surgical Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Community-Based Health Care Organization
    Edward H. Yian, Hui Zhou, Ariyon Schreiber, Jeff F. Sodl, Ronald A. Navarro, Anshuman Singh, Nikita Bezrukov
  • Patient and procedure-specific risk factors for deep infection after primary shoulder arthroplasty.
    Jason Richards, Maria C.S. Inacio, Michael Beckett, Ronald A. Navarro, Anshuman Singh, Mark T. Dillon, Jeff F. Sodl, Edward H. Yian
  • Longitudinal analysis of effects of operator experience on accuracy for ultrasound detection of supraspinatus tears.
    Damon Alavekios, Emil Dionysian, Jeffrey F. Sodl, Richard Contreras, Yung Cho, Edward H. Yian
  • Effects of glycemic control on prevalence of diabetic frozen shoulder.
    Edward H. Yian, Richard Contreras, Jeffrey F. Sodl
  • Systematic Review of Cemented and Uncemented Hemiarthroplasty Outcomes for Femoral Neck Fractures
    Jaimo Ahn, Li-Xing Man, SangDo Park, Jeffrey F. Sodl, John L. Esterhai
  • Acute osteochondral shear fracture of the capitellum in a twelve-year-old patient. A case report.
    Jeffrey F. Sodl, Eric T. Ricchetti, G. Russell Huffman
  • Traumatic myositis ossificans as a result of college fraternity hazing.
    Jeffrey F. Sodl, Rocco Bassora, G. Russell Huffman, Mary Ann Keenan
  • Mastication causing segmental spinal motion in common cervical orthoses.
    Kingsley R. Chin, Joshua D. Auerbach, Samuel B. Adams, Jeffrey F. Sodl, K. Daniel Riew
  • Infrapatellar fat pad disruption: a radiographic sign of patellar tendon rupture.
    Kingsley R. Chin, Jeffrey F. Sodl
  • Development and use of a wrist fusion plate for children and adolescents
    Jeffrey F Sodl, Scott H. Kozin, Robert A. Kaufmann
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Location & Directions

1310 W. Stewart Dr.
Suite 410
Orange, CA 92868

Practice Hours: Daily: 8am To 5pm