Jamie E Confino

Jamie E. Confino, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC who specializes in sports medicine and shoulder surgery. Dr. Confino has expertise in minimally invasive and arthroscopic techniques for treating shoulder, knee, hip and elbow injuries and is fellowship-trained in shoulder replacement surgery.

She is passionate about helping athletes of all levels return to the activities they love. The most important aspect of her relationship with patients is trust built through listening, understanding their goals and working together as a team to achieve the best possible outcomes. Her mission is to make every patient feel heard, respected and confident that treatment decisions align with their priorities.

Dr. Confino earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and completed her orthopedic surgery residency at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She completed her fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. During fellowship, she was an assistant team physician for the University of California, Berkeley, and the San Francisco Giants.

Now at the University of Southern California, Dr. Confino serves as a team physician for the USC Trojans. She is an assistant professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society.

Dr. Confino’s academic research focuses on improving treatment strategies for sports-related injuries in athletes of all levels, including ACL reconstruction, shoulder instability and minimally invasive hip arthroscopy. She has a particular interest in the care of overhead and throwing athletes and has conducted studies on ulnar collateral ligament injuries, pitching biomechanics and injury prevention in elite and professional baseball players.

• Return To Sport Following ACL Reconstruction Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2025 Dec; 18(12):599-610. . View in PubMed
• Evaluation and Management of Rotator Cuff Tears Following Shoulder Dislocation Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2025 Sep; 18(9):323-330. . View in PubMed
• Simplified Centralization Technique With Dual-Tunnel Meniscal Root Repair Arthrosc Tech. 2025 Aug; 14(8):103709. . View in PubMed
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair With Suture Tape Augmentation Using Self-Tapping Knotless Anchors Arthrosc Tech. 2025 Jun; 14(6):103532. . View in PubMed
• Pitch-Specific Advanced Analytic and Pitch-Tracking Risk Factors for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Major League Baseball Pitchers Am J Sports Med. 2025 May; 53(6):1440-1449. . View in PubMed
• Single metatarsal percutaneous distal metatarsal osteotomy (DMMO) for 3rd space morton neuroma is safe and efficacious Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2025 Feb 15; 145(1):161. . View in PubMed
• Determining the True Incidence of Glenohumeral Instability Among Players in the National Football League: An Epidemiological Study of Non-Missed Time Shoulder Instability Injuries Orthop J Sports Med. 2023 Oct; 11(10):23259671231198025. . View in PubMed
• Comparing Skill Acquisition and Validity of Immersive Virtual Reality with Cadaver Laboratory Sessions in Training for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty JB JS Open Access. 2023 Jul-Sep; 8(3). . View in PubMed
• Common Orthopaedic Injuries in CrossFit Athletes J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Jun 01; 31(11):557-564. . View in PubMed
• Effects of Malpositioning of the Knee on Radiographic Measurements: The Influence of Adduction, Abduction, and Malrotation on Measured Tibial Slope Orthop J Sports Med. 2023 Jun; 11(6):23259671231164670. . View in PubMed
• Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Ankle Fusion With Bone Graft Substitute Foot Ankle Orthop. 2023 Apr; 8(2):24730114231178781. . View in PubMed
• Machine Learning Can Accurately Predict Overnight Stay, Readmission, and 30-Day Complications Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionArthroscopy. 2023 03; 39(3):777-786. e5. . View in PubMed
• Revision Lateral Ankle Reconstruction 40 Years After Chrisman-Snook Procedure: A Case Report JBJS Case Connect. 2021 07 06; 11(3). . View in PubMed
• Using machine learning methods to predict nonhome discharge after elective total shoulder arthroplasty JSES Int. 2021 Jul; 5(4):692-698. . View in PubMed
• Performance in Collegiate-Level Baseball Players After Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 Apr; 8(4):2325967120913013. . View in PubMed
• Early Sports Specialization Is Associated With Upper Extremity Injuries in Throwers and Fewer Games Played in Major League Baseball Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Jul; 7(7):2325967119861101. . View in PubMed
• Exercise as a Treatment for Schizophrenia: A Review Psychopharmacol Bull. 2019 02 15; 49(1):56-69. . View in PubMed
• Cardiovascular screening practices in US National Governing Bodies and National Paralympic Committees Br J Sports Med. 2017 Nov; 51(22):1639-1640. . View in PubMed
• Role of social media and the Internet in pathways to care for adolescents and young adults with psychotic disorders and non-psychotic mood disorders Early Interv Psychiatry. 2017 08; 11(4):290-295. . View in PubMed

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