Andrew Jimenez, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & RehabilitationCards
About
Titles
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Biography
Dr. Jimenez is a dual fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and hip preservation.
He graduated from Brown University where he was a collegiate wrestler in the 174-pound weight division. He then attended the University of Cincinnati for medical school and residency where he was awarded the Peter J. Stern Chief Resident Leadership Award. He completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut and dedicated an extra year of training in hip arthroscopy at the American Hip Institute in Chicago.
Dr. Jimenez is an avid clinical and basic science researcher with a specialized research interest in outcomes of hip arthroscopy in the athlete and the biomechanics of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).
In his time outside of work, Dr. Jimenez enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, skiing, golfing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Appointments
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Clinical Faculty
- Hip Preservation Program
- Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- SportSafe Soccer Medicine Program
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Hip Preservation Fellowship
- American Hip Institute
- Sports Medicine Fellowship
- University of Connecticut
- Residency
- University of Cincinnati
- MD
- University of Cincinnati
- BA
- Brown University
Research
Publications
2024
Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes in Patients After Hip Arthroscopy With Labral Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Kim D, Fong S, Park N, Simington J, Atadja L, Pettinelli N, Lee M, Gillinov S, Maldonado D, Jimenez A. Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes in Patients After Hip Arthroscopy With Labral Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2024, 12: 23259671241232306. PMID: 38831872, PMCID: PMC11144364, DOI: 10.1177/23259671241232306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis for the Treatment of Hip Acetabular Chondral Lesions Demonstrates Improved Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Mahatme R, Lee M, Fong S, George T, Pettinelli N, Kardestuncer K, Gillinov S, Park N, Surucu S, Jimenez A. Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis for the Treatment of Hip Acetabular Chondral Lesions Demonstrates Improved Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38735412, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous matrix-induced chondrogenesisModified Harris Hip ScoreFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeMatrix-induced chondrogenesisFollow-upHip arthroscopyAMIC groupChondral lesionsTreatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndromeRate of secondary surgerySystematic reviewShort-term follow-upPatient-reported outcome scoresOutcomes of patientsPostoperative follow-upResults of microfractureTreating chondral lesionsAcetabular chondral lesionsPatient-reported outcomesHarris hip scoreStatistically significant improvementPatient agePostoperative valuesPreoperative valuesRevision arthroscopyAll-Onlay Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Technique of the Knee
Grimm N, Modrow K, Ryan E, Curran J, Jimenez A, Levy B. All-Onlay Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Technique of the Knee. Arthroscopy Techniques 2024, 103060. DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.103060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale Patients Undergoing Latarjet Surgery Demonstrate Similar Two-Year Secondary Surgery Rates but Greater Risk of Emergency Department Visits Compared to a Matched Cohort of Male Patients
Gillinov S, Islam W, Modrak M, Mahatme R, Wilhelm C, McLaughlin W, Surucu S, Moran J, Lee M, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Female Patients Undergoing Latarjet Surgery Demonstrate Similar Two-Year Secondary Surgery Rates but Greater Risk of Emergency Department Visits Compared to a Matched Cohort of Male Patients. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38513877, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.02.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary surgery rateElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreCohort of male patientsBody mass indexElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSurgery ratesRecurrent shoulder instabilityFemale patientsMale patientsLatarjet procedureFemale sexShoulder instabilityED visitsIncidence of secondary surgeryEmergency departmentAssociated with female sexInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosisNational administrative claims databaseKaplan-Meier analysisAssociated with OREvaluate sex-based differencesTreatment of recurrent shoulder instabilityPostoperative emergency departmentMultivariate logistic regressionAdministrative claims databasePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder is Associated with Increased Emergency Department Services and Similar Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Propensity Matched Analysis
Monahan P, Martinazzi B, Pahapill N, Graefe S, Jimenez A, Mason M. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is Associated with Increased Emergency Department Services and Similar Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Propensity Matched Analysis. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2024 PMID: 38492824, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic stress disorder patientsHealth care utilizationStress disorderPrimary total hip arthroplastyRate of postoperative complicationsCare utilizationTotal hip arthroplastyRate of opioid prescriptionsPrescribed opioid analgesicsPropensity matched analysisRates of health care utilizationSimilarity ratingsEmergency department servicesEmergency department visitsHip arthroplastyPreoperative characteristicsPostoperative prescriptionOpioid analgesicsPostoperative complicationsOpioid prescriptionsOpioid prescribingPsychiatric diagnosisOsteochondral Allograft or Autograft Transplantation of the Femoral Head Leads to Improvement in Outcomes But Variable Survivorship: A Systematic Review
Fong S, Lee M, Pettinelli N, Norman M, Park N, Gillinov S, Zhu J, Gagné J, Lee A, Mahatme R, Jimenez A. Osteochondral Allograft or Autograft Transplantation of the Femoral Head Leads to Improvement in Outcomes But Variable Survivorship: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38365122, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesFollow-upAutograft transplantationAllograft transplantationOsteochondral autograftReview patient-reported outcomesAverage follow-up timePostoperative patient-reported outcomesSystematic reviewLevel of Evidence IVSystematic Review of Level IV StudiesAge of patientsFollow-up timeOsteochondral allograft transplantationOsteochondral autograft transplantationRegister of Controlled TrialsTwo-year follow-upFemoral headLevel IV studiesEvidence IVIV studyPreferred Reporting ItemsOsteochondral allograftsOsteochondral lesionsTransplantationEndoscopic Repair of Partial Gluteus Medius Tear: Staple Configuration With Suture Anchors
Park N, Surucu S, Mahatme R, Kardestuncer K, Patel S, Jimenez A. Endoscopic Repair of Partial Gluteus Medius Tear: Staple Configuration With Suture Anchors. Arthroscopy Techniques 2024, 13: 102929. PMID: 38835474, PMCID: PMC11144733, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.102929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLateral hip painGluteus medius tearsConventional open proceduresMinimally invasive alternative strategiesReturn to activityExtensive tissue damageHip painSurgical interventionEndoscopic approachOpen procedurePain alleviationPromote wound healingTissue damageFunctional impairmentTechnical Note detailsWound healingPainProtracted recoveryInsertion footprintTearsGluteus mediusCorticosteroid Injections Administered Within Four Weeks Prior to Hip Arthroscopy are Associated with Higher Rates of Postoperative Infection
Surucu S, Halperin S, Monahan P, Gillinov S, Lee M, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Corticosteroid Injections Administered Within Four Weeks Prior to Hip Arthroscopy are Associated with Higher Rates of Postoperative Infection. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024 PMID: 38311263, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical-site infectionIntra-articular corticosteroid injectionCorticosteroid injectionPostoperative infectionHip arthroscopyRate of surgical-site infectionPostoperative surgical-site infectionIncidence of postoperative infectionPresence of diabetes mellitusRate of postoperative infectionSurgical-site infection ratesRisk of postoperative infectionRate of wound dehiscenceHip corticosteroid injectionsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHip arthroscopy casesRetrospective comparative studyPreoperative corticosteroid injectionsHip arthroscopy surgeryAdministrative claims databaseLogistic regression analysisInfection rateCurrent Procedural TerminologyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound dehiscenceLow Rates of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Primary Medial Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
Moran J, Kammien A, Cheng R, Amaral J, Santos E, Modrak M, Kunze K, Vaswani R, Jimenez A, Gulotta L, Dines J, Altchek D. Low Rates of Postoperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Primary Medial Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024, 6: 100828. PMID: 38313860, PMCID: PMC10835117, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of early postoperative complicationsMedial ulnar collateral ligamentEarly postoperative complicationsUlnar nerve surgeryPostoperative complicationsFollow-upNerve surgeryLow rate of postoperative complicationsRevision surgeryRate of postoperative complicationsUlnar neuropathyConcomitant elbow fracturesTherapeutic case seriesPostoperative complication rateMedial ulnar collateral ligament injuryDay of surgeryUlnar collateral ligament repairUlnar nerve transpositionMedial epicondyle fracturesMedial ulnar collateral ligament reconstructionNational insurance databaseYears of agePostoperative ulnar neuropathyCollateral ligament repairRetrospective review
2023
Patients Undergoing Revision Hip Arthroscopy with Labral Reconstruction or Augmentation Demonstrate Favorable Patient Reported Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Lee M, Fong S, Lee A, Norman M, Mahatme R, Pettinelli N, Park N, Gagné J, Gillinov S, Islam W, Jimenez A. Patients Undergoing Revision Hip Arthroscopy with Labral Reconstruction or Augmentation Demonstrate Favorable Patient Reported Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2023, 40: 1923-1937. PMID: 38154532, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2023.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
STaR Trial: Multiple Ligament Knee Injuries
HIC ID2000030264RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date09/30/2024Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge16 years - 55 years
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Teaching & Mentoring
Clinical Care
Overview
Andrew Jimenez, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and hip preservation.
Hip preservation, he explains, is applying operative or nonoperative techniques to treat non-arthritic hip pain with the goal of pain-free function and preventing a hip replacement in the future.
“Sports medicine surgery has historically focused on the shoulder and the knee, but the hip is the next frontier,” Dr. Jimenez says, adding that hip arthroscopy (a minimally invasive way to treat and diagnose hip joint problems) is becoming increasingly popular. “There has been an explosion in literature and huge advances in the surgical technology for this.”
Before hip arthroscopy became mainstream, it was a joint that was hard to access, Dr. Jimenez says. “People in their 30s or 40s would start to have hip pain, and we would think it was early arthritis. We would give them injections until they maybe needed a hip replacement sometime in the future,” he says. “But now, with greater understanding of the hip and better technology, we are able to make repairs, such as fix a labral tear or hip impingement.”
The best part of his job, Dr. Jimenez says, are the relationships he builds with patients. “Building trust with them at that initial visit is important. I always try to talk less and listen more to what the patient is saying in order to understand their goals, so we can determine treatment,” he says. “Whether it’s a high school athlete who wants to be ready for the season, or someone who just wants to be able to play with their kids, I’m a big believer in trying nonoperative approaches first.”
A wrestler in high school and college, Dr. Jimenez says he always appreciated the trainers and surgeons he came to know. “I never had any serious injuries, but I liked seeing how they could help athletes get back to their sport,” he says. “And now, I enjoy working with everyone from college athletes to weekend warriors who just want to get back to their activity, which is sometimes a part of their identity.”
Dr. Jimenez’s research interests include studying athletes and outcomes in hip arthroscopy. “There has been research on the general population, but less so in athletics and it’s important that we have a better understanding of the needs of athletes,” he says.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Hip Labral Tears
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Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Certification Organization
- AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
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