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    Kristin Karim, M.D.

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    Kristin Karim, M.D.

    Orthopedics & Orthopedic Surgery

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    Albert Lea, MN

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    Hospital and Clinic

    404 W. Fountain St., Albert Lea, MN 56007
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    Orthopedics & Orthopedic Surgery —
    • 507-668-2111

    Austin, MN

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    Hospital and Clinic

    1000 First Drive NW, Austin, MN 55912
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    • 507-434-1999

    Rochester, MN

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    Mayo Clinic

    200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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    Orthopedic Surgery —
    • 507-538-3270

    Provider's Bio

    I am originally from Boston, Massachusetts. I enjoy sports, reading, running, traveling, playing tennis, and spending time with my husband and family!

    Every patient is unique. It is my goal to understand and acknowledge the individual experiences, expectations, and goals of each patient in order to provide optimal clinical care.

    Training & Credentials

    Medical School:

    • University of Connecticut School of Medicine

    Education:

    • Bachelor's degree, University of Notre Dame

    Internships:

    • Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program

    Residencies:

    • Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program

    Fellowships:

    • Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, The Curtis National Hand Center

    Certifications:

    • Orthopedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Memberships:

    • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    • American Association for Hand Surgery
    • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
    • Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society

    Special Interests

    • Carpal tunnel syndrome (endoscopic carpal tunnel release), cubital tunnel syndrome, nerve compression disorders
    • Community Education
    • DeQuervain's and other hand, wrist, and forearm tendinopathies
    • Dupuytren's
    • Finger, thumb, wrist arthritis
    • Finger/thumb/hand, wrist, forearm, elbow fractures - adult and pediatric
    • Nerve, tendon, ligament, and blood vessel injuries
    • Rheumatoid arthritis and deformities
    • Sports injuries including scapholunate ligament injuries, TFCC injuries
    • Trigger fingers
    • Thumb ligamentous injuries
    • Ulnocarpal abutment syndrome
    • Upper extremity amputations
    • Upper extremity care for athletes

    Research & Publications

    Orthobiologics in hand surgery, 2021
    Outcomes of treating proximal pole scaphoid nascent nonunions and nonunions
    with or without local bone graft
    , 2020
    The effect of bisphosphonates on the clinical and radiographic outcomes of distal radius fractures in women, 2018
    Time from injury to surgical fixation of diaphyseal humerus fractures
    is not associated with the risk of iatrogenic radial nerve palsy
    , 2017
    Acute Fight Bite, 2013

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