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Alexander E. Weber, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Chief, USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine

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Overview

Alexander Weber, M.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Weber serves as chief of the USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine. His focus is on the management of patients with sports medicine injuries and general orthopaedic surgery. He has a special interest in hip arthroscopy and the treatment of labral pathology around the hip joint. He also treats injuries of the knee and shoulder including: anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal injuries of the knee, and rotator cuff tears and degenerative arthritis of the shoulder joint.

Dr. Weber attended the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in Buffalo, New York. He served as a resident physician at the University of Michigan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He subsequently did his fellowship in sports medicine at the prestigious Rush Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Weber has been the Assistant Team Physician for the University of Michigan men’s basketball team, the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls. At the present time, he participates in the care of USC intercollegiate athletes.

Dr. Weber is actively engaged in scientific research and to date he has published 20 peer reviewed articles. He has presented his research work at a variety of national and international meetings. His areas of research interest include treatment of disorders of the hip, shoulder and knee.

Dr. Weber is a member of a number of national organizations including: the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Awards

  • Los Angeles Magazine: Southern California Rising Star, 2018
     – 2022
  • Pasadena Magazine: Top Doctor, 2017
     – 2021
  • Expertscape: Expertscape World Expert in Hip Joints, 2021

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Publications

  • Operative timing predicts postoperative complications after staged reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2026 Jun 04.. View in PubMed
  • Return-to-sport and performance outcomes after Achilles tendon rupture in National Hockey League players: A matched cohort study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026 Jul; 34(7):2612-2622.. View in PubMed
  • Injectable Peptide Therapy: A Primer for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Physicians. Am J Sports Med. 2026 Jan; 54(1):223-229.. View in PubMed
  • Risk Factors for Arthrofibrosis in Schenck KD 3 and 4 Multiligament Knee Injury Patients. Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Oct; 13(10):23259671251383147.. View in PubMed
  • Prophylactic Knee Bracing in College Football Players Is Associated With a Low Rate of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2025 Dec; 7(6):101263.. View in PubMed
  • Performance and return to sport outcomes following hip arthroscopy in National Hockey League players. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2025 Aug; 33(8):2994-3001.. View in PubMed
  • Frailty and comorbidity burden independently predict higher healthcare costs and nonhome discharges after total shoulder arthroplasty. JSES Int. 2025 Sep; 9(5):1698-1704.. View in PubMed
  • Increasing use of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in younger adults despite higher complication rates. JSES Int. 2025 Sep; 9(5):1693-1697.. View in PubMed
  • Higher postoperative gabapentin doses are associated with pulmonary complications after total shoulder arthroplasty. JSES Int. 2025 Sep; 9(5):1630-1635.. View in PubMed
  • Dexamethasone has a synergistic effect on liposomal bupivacaine in reducing postoperative pain after total shoulder arthroplasty. JSES Rev Rep Tech. 2025 Aug; 5(3):376-381.. View in PubMed

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