Andrea Halim, MD, BA
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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.
Education & Training
- FellowBrown University (2016)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2015)
- MDKeck School of Medicine of the Univ of So Calif (2010)
- BAYale University, Biology (2006)
Activities
- When to say “Talk to the Hand”: A Hand Surgeon’s Ethical Responsibilities to the Noncompliant PatientSan Francisco, CA, United States 2021When to say “Talk to the Hand”: A Hand Surgeon’s Ethical Responsibilities to the Noncompliant Patient
- Persistent Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection of the Forearm following Blunt TraumaSturbridge, MA, United States 2020Persistent Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection of the Forearm following Blunt Trauma
- Case Report: Non-Operative Management of Young Adults Presenting with Subacute Scaphoid Fractures with Cystic-like LesionsSturbridge, MA, United States 2020Case Report: Non-Operative Management of Young Adults Presenting with Subacute Scaphoid Fractures with Cystic-like Lesions
- Acute Forearm Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Acquired Factor VIII InhibitorSturbridge, MA, United States 2020Acute Forearm Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor
- Precourse 12: Distal Radius Fractures: A Case by Case ApproachPart of a virtual symposium lecture course regarding management of distal radius fractures. 2020Precourse 12: Distal Radius Fractures: A Case by Case Approach
- Assessment of Complications Associated with the Casting of Acute Distal Radius Fractures in AdultsSturbridge, MA, United States 2019Assessment of Complications Associated with the Casting of Acute Distal Radius Fractures in Adults
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Humanism Honor Society | Yale New Haven Hospital Gold Humanism Honor Society | 2013 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| American Society for Surgery of the Hand | Member, Ethics and Professionalism Committee | 2019 - 2023 |