Andrea Bauer, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director, Brachial Plexus Program; Director, Faculty Development; Co-School Physician, Berklee
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Andrea Bauer, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director, Brachial Plexus Program; Director, Faculty Development; Co-School Physician, Berklee
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Princeton University
2001
Princeton
NJ
Medical School
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
2005
New York
NY
Residency
Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program
2010
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Hand Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
2011
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Hand Surgery
Shriners Hospital for Children
2011
Sacramento
CA
Media
Caregiver Profile
Meet Dr. Andrea Bauer
Answers Blog
Pirate puzzles and peekaboo: Beckett’s brachial plexus birth injury story
Answers Blog
MRI could reduce the mystery of brachial plexus injuries in infants
Answers Blog
Broken signals: Things you may not know about nerve injury
Certifications
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (General)
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (Hand Subspecialty)
Professional History
Dr. Andrea Bauer came to Boston Children’s Hospital in 2015 after beginning her career at the Shriners Hospital for Children – Northern California and UC Davis Medical School. Her specialty is pediatric hand, upper limb, and peripheral nerve surgery with a special interest in brachial plexus birth injury, congenital hand differences, and peripheral nerve injuries.
Dr. Bauer received a competitive traveling fellowship in 2014 from the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society which she used to visit three centers expert in the treatment of brachial plexus birth injury and bring these ideas from around North America back to her patients.
Many of the advances in the care of children with BPBI in the last 20 years originated at Boston Children’s Hospital, and she hopes to continue that tradition. Dr. Bauer’s current research focuses on early diagnosis of the types of nerve injuries associated with BPBI with the goal to find treatments that can be applied earlier to improve outcomes.
Approach to Care
Children are not simply little adults, as any parent knows. Children’s orthopedics is very different from adult orthopedics: we need to work toward not only the child and family’s current goals, but also plan for a lifetime of activity. The hospital can be a scary place for patients who are young, in pain or in need of a nap. My goal is to combine patience and flexibility with knowledge of anatomy and child development to make children’s office and surgery experience as pleasant as possible.
As a pediatric hand and upper extremity specialist, I work with children from birth through college-age to improve function. I treat all conditions of the hand and arm, with a special interest in brachial plexus and other nerve injuries as well as congenital hand differences.
As a pediatric hand and upper extremity specialist, I work with children from birth through college-age to improve function. I treat all conditions of the hand and arm, with a special interest in brachial plexus and other nerve injuries as well as congenital hand differences.
Publications
Atraumatic Disorders of the Pediatric Spinal Cord and Brachial Plexus. View Abstract
Triceps tendon avulsions in children and young adult patients: a commonly delayed diagnosis. View Abstract
Early MRI Can Predict the Indication for Surgery in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Results of the NAPTIME Study. View Abstract
Radiographic Features of the Metacarpal in Blauth Type III Thumb Hypoplasia. View Abstract
Common upper extremity gymnastics injuries and gymnastic specific return to play protocols. View Abstract
Nerve Transfers in the Lower Extremity. View Abstract
Wrist Guards/Supports in Gymnastics: Are They Helping or Hurting You? View Abstract
Early Elbow Flexion Contracture Predicts Shoulder Contracture in Infants with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. View Abstract
Outcomes of Adolescent T-condylar Fractures: Kids Do Not Always Make You Look Good. View Abstract
Prevalence of perinatal factors in infants with brachial plexus birth injuries and their association with injury severity. View Abstract
Donor-Site Morbidity for Iliac Crest Harvesting for Pediatric Scaphoid Nonunion. View Abstract
Anxiety surrounding supracondylar humerus pin removal in children. View Abstract
How Risky Are Risk Factors? An Analysis of Prenatal Risk Factors in Patients Participating in the Congenital Upper Limb Differences Registry. View Abstract
Sociodemographic Missed-care Predictors for Pediatric Orthopaedic Telemedicine During COVID-19. View Abstract
The Efficacy of Nonsurgical and Surgical Interventions in the Treatment of Pediatric Wrist Ganglion Cysts. View Abstract
Selecting the Next Class: The "Virtual Orthopaedic Rotation". View Abstract
Three-Dimensional Printing in Hand Surgery. View Abstract
Associations between developmental timing of child abuse and conduct problem trajectories in a UK birth cohort. View Abstract
Congenital Upper Limb Differences Registry (CoULD): Registry Inclusion Effect. View Abstract
Extensor Retinaculum Reconstruction of the Distal Radioulnar Joint in Adolescents. View Abstract
Association of Radial Longitudinal Deficiency and Thumb Hypoplasia: An Update Using the CoULD Registry. View Abstract
Brachial Plexus Birth Injury in the Preterm Infant: Suspecting the Unsuspected. View Abstract
Closed Reduction and Immobilization of Pediatric Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures. View Abstract
A Comparative Analysis of 150 Thumb Polydactyly Cases from the CoULD Registry Using the Wassel-Flatt, Rotterdam, and Chung Classifications. View Abstract
Variation Among Surgeons Regarding the Use of Preoperative Antibiotics in Percutaneous Pinning Procedures of the Upper Extremity in the Pediatric Population. View Abstract
Association of Radial Longitudinal Deficiency and Thumb Hypoplasia: An Update Using the CoULD Registry. View Abstract
Follow-up Study on the Effects of Tendon Transfers and Open Reduction on Moderate Glenohumeral Joint Deformity in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. View Abstract
Functional Elbow Range of Motion in Children and Adolescents. View Abstract
Follow-up Study on the Effects of Tendon Transfers and Open Reduction on Moderate Glenohumeral Joint Deformity in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. View Abstract
Reconstruction of the Suprascapular Nerve in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: A Comparison of Nerve Grafting and Nerve Transfers. View Abstract
Microsurgery for Brachial Plexus Injury Before Versus After 6 Months of Age: Results of the Multicenter Treatment and Outcomes of Brachial Plexus Injury (TOBI) Study. View Abstract
Thumb Hypoplasia Occurring in Patients With Preaxial Polydactyly. View Abstract
Outcomes of Late Microsurgical Nerve Reconstruction for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. View Abstract
Functional Elbow Range of Motion in Children and Adolescents. View Abstract
Incarcerated Medial Epicondyle Fractures With Elbow Dislocation: Risk Factors Associated With Morbidity. View Abstract
Congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle: surgical decision making and outcomes. View Abstract
Long-Term Outcomes of Brachial Plexus Reconstruction with Sural Nerve Autograft for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. View Abstract
Early Predictors of Microsurgical Reconstruction in Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. View Abstract
The Anterior Approach for Transfer of Radial Nerve Triceps Fascicles to the Axillary Nerve. View Abstract
Clavicle Fracture Is Not Predictive of the Need for Microsurgery in Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. View Abstract
Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children. View Abstract
Functional Assessment of Children and Adolescents with Symbrachydactyly: A Unilateral Hand Malformation. View Abstract
Ultrasound Screening for Posterior Shoulder Dislocation in Infants with Persistent Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. View Abstract
Incarcerated Medial Epicondyle Fractures With Elbow Dislocation: Risk Factors Associated With Morbidity. View Abstract
Neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Without Sedation Correlates With Injury Severity in Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. View Abstract
Non-Sedated Rapid Volumetric Proton Density MRI Predicts Neonatal Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy Functional Outcome. View Abstract
Symbrachydactyly. View Abstract
Boston Children's Hospital approach to brachial plexus birth palsy. View Abstract
Problematic Pediatric Hand and Wrist Fractures. View Abstract
Distal femoral aspect ratios throughout childhood: an MRI study of normative data and sex comparisons. View Abstract
Surgical Correction of Cubitus Varus. View Abstract
Obesity in children with brachial plexus birth palsy. View Abstract
Pediatric Trigger Digits. View Abstract
Potential barriers to randomized clinical trials in infants with brachial plexus birth palsy. View Abstract
The use of computer-aided design and 3-dimensional models in the treatment of forearm malunions in children. View Abstract
Late reconstruction of brachial plexus birth palsy. View Abstract
The quality of pediatric orthopaedic information on the internet. View Abstract
The relationship between medical malpractice litigation and parent reports of patient function following neonatal brachial plexus palsy. View Abstract
Papillary endothelial hyperplasia in association with vascular malformation of the hand. View Abstract
Free vascularized fibular transfer with langenskiöld procedure for the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the forearm. View Abstract
Dynamic sonographic evaluation of posterior shoulder dislocation secondary to brachial plexus birth palsy injury. View Abstract
Disruption of the radial/ulnar axis:congenital longitudinal deficiencies. View Abstract
Characteristics of emergency department transfers for hand surgery consultation. View Abstract
Intra-articular corrective osteotomy of humeral lateral condyle malunions in children: early clinical and radiographic results. View Abstract
Lack of replication of seven pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci identified in two Asian populations. View Abstract
Risk factors for posttraumatic heterotopic ossification of the elbow: case-control study. View Abstract
Mycobacterial hand infections occurring postoperatively in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors for inflammatory arthritis: report of three cases. View Abstract
The effect of limb length discrepancy on health-related quality of life: is the '2 cm rule' appropriate? View Abstract
Pediatric orthopaedic injuries: the effect of treatment on school attendance. View Abstract
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