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Andrea Halim, MD, BA

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
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Additional Titles

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Associate Program Director, Orthopaedics and Rehabiliation

Associate Program Director, Yale Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship

Contact Info

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 208071

New Haven, CT 06520-8071

United States

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation; Associate Program Director, Orthopaedics and Rehabiliation; Associate Program Director, Yale Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship

Biography

Dr. Halim is a fellowship-trained hand surgeon. She specializes in pathology of the hand, wrist, and forearm. She is an Assistant Professor with the Orthopaedic Department of Yale University, where she treats patients for hand and wrist trauma, arthritis, nerve injury, and tendon pathology, and pursues her interests in teaching and research.

She obtained her undergraduate degree from Yale University before going on to medical school at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She returned to Yale for her Orthopaedic residency training, where she got involved in research including scaphoid nonunions and infections of the upper extremity. She then pursued further training at Brown University, where she worked with world-renowned upper extremity surgeons during her fellowship year.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Brown University (2016)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2015)
MD
Keck School of Medicine of the Univ of So Calif (2010)
BA
Yale University, Biology (2006)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Bacterial Infections; Diagnostic Imaging; Scaphoid Bone

Public Health Interests

Health Care Management

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Andrea Halim's published research.

Publications

2017

2016

2015

2014

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    American Society for Surgery of the Hand

  • activity

    When to say “Talk to the Hand”: A Hand Surgeon’s Ethical Responsibilities to the Noncompliant Patient

  • activity

    Persistent Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection of the Forearm following Blunt Trauma

  • activity

    Case Report: Non-Operative Management of Young Adults Presenting with Subacute Scaphoid Fractures with Cystic-like Lesions

  • activity

    Acute Forearm Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor

Clinical Care

Overview

Andrea Halim, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who treats both adults and children for conditions that affect the hand, wrist and forearm.

One of Dr. Halim’s specialties is a carpal tunnel syndrome surgery that is not available everywhere. She uses a “minimally invasive, mini-open” approach that minimizes scarring and postoperative pain. Dr. Halim also practices general orthopedics, works with orthopaedic trauma and pediatric patients, and manages other conditions that range from tendon injuries to trigger finger disorders. “I enjoy treating traumatic conditions, arthritic conditions and nerve compression, because I love seeing patients getting back to their work and their hobbies by helping them maximize function,” Dr. Halim says.

She performs many minor procedures using local anesthesia, while the patient is wide awake. This helps people avoid the risks of anesthesia and have a quicker recovery.

Dr. Halim is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation; Hand Surgery

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Hand Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    Certification Organization
    AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2019
  • Orthopaedic Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2018

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Mailing Address

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 208071

New Haven, CT 06520-8071

United States

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Locations

  • Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

    Academic Office

    47 College Street

    New Haven, CT 06510

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