Andrea Halim, MD, BA
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics & RehabilitationCards
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
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
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
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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
Fact Sheets
Hand Surgery
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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
Yale Medicine News
News
News
- May 09, 2025
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- July 05, 2024Source: NBC Connecticut
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- May 02, 2024
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- May 02, 2024
Yale Surgeons Recognized by Connecticut Magazine's 2024 “Top Doctors” List
Get In Touch
Contacts
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 208071
New Haven, CT 06520-8071
United States
Administrative Support
Locations
Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Academic Office
47 College Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Patient Care Locations
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