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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

    andrea.halim@yale.edu

    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.

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    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

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • activity

      American Society for Surgery of the Hand

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

      Oral PresentationWhen to say “Talk to the Hand”: A Hand Surgeon’s Ethical Responsibilities to the Noncompliant Patient
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      Persistent Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection of the Forearm following Blunt Trauma

      Oral PresentationPersistent Streptococcus Pyogenes Infection of the Forearm following Blunt Trauma
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      Case Report: Non-Operative Management of Young Adults Presenting with Subacute Scaphoid Fractures with Cystic-like Lesions

      Oral PresentationCase Report: Non-Operative Management of Young Adults Presenting with Subacute Scaphoid Fractures with Cystic-like Lesions
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      Acute Forearm Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor

      Oral PresentationAcute Forearm Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor
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    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

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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

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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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