Dr. Ari Youderian, MD

Orthopedic surgery physician, Laguna Woods, CA

Dr. Youderian is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at South County Orthopedic Specialists who focuses on shoulder and elbow conditions.

24331 El Toro Rd, #200, Laguna Woods, CA 92637

At a glance

Board certification

Orthopedic surgery

Fellowship

Shoulder and elbow surgery

Languages

English

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About Dr. Youderian

Dr. Youderian is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder and elbow conditions. He practices at South County Orthopedic Specialists after several years in Chicago at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute. He studied biomedical engineering at Northwestern University.

He graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. He completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, then a shoulder and elbow surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He is skilled at minimally invasive, arthroscopic and open surgery.

His work includes reverse and total shoulder replacement, rotator cuff repair and complex shoulder reconstruction. He also offers ExactechGPS shoulder replacement surgery.

Membership and fees

South County Orthopedic Specialists offers affordable orthopedic care for self-pay patients.

Services

Reverse shoulder replacement Total shoulder replacement Fracture care Rotator cuff repair Shoulder instability Complex shoulder reconstruction Elbow conditions Arthroscopic surgery ExactechGPS shoulder replacement

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Education and credentials

Degree

College

Northwestern University (biomedical engineering)

Medical school

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Internship

University of Illinois at Chicago

Residency

Orthopedic surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago

Fellowship

Shoulder and elbow surgery, Cleveland Clinic

Board certification

Orthopedic surgery

License

California Verify with the Medical Board of California

NPI

1083818173

Hospital and practice affiliations

Shoulder and elbow orthopedic surgeon at South County Orthopedic Specialists

Location

24331 El Toro Rd, #200, Laguna Woods, CA 92637

South County Orthopedic Specialists practice page

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Recognition and research

Publications

"Variation in Preoperative Planning of Reverse Baseplate Selection: A Comparison of 49 Cases Planned by 9 Surgeons" in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (2020)

"Two-year clinical outcomes and complication rates in anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty implanted with Exactech GPS intraoperative navigation" in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (2023)

"Intraoperative performance and influencing factors in computer-assisted total shoulder arthroplasty: a large-scale analysis" in Scientific Reports (2025)

"8 Years of Shoulder Navigation, an Intra-Operative Performance Retrospective Study" in EPiC Series in Health Sciences (2026)

"Accuracy and precision of placement of the glenoid baseplate in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty using a novel computer assisted navigation system combined with preoperative planning: A controlled cadaveric study" in Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES (2020)

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Questions patients ask

Is Dr. Youderian board certified?

Yes. Dr. Youderian is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder and elbow conditions.

Where did Dr. Youderian train?

Dr. Youderian graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and did his orthopedic surgery residency there. He then completed a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.