Andrew J. Nelson, MDContact Info

Dr. Nelson is originally from Chicagoland. He came east to attend Brown University where he studied Biomedical Engineering and Biology in preparation for medical school. At Brown, he was also on the crew team. He earned his medical degree from Boston University where he also completed his Orthopaedic Surgical Residency. After four years in the United States Navy in Charleston, SC he returned to Providence, RI where he completed a year-long fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery at Brown/ Rhode Island Hospital.

Dr. Nelson has a particular interest in complex wrist fractures, nerve surgery, and Dupuytren’s disease. He has practiced for over 25 years, most recently at Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists, PC in Waterbury, and prior to that at the Hand to Shoulder Center, also in Waterbury. He has been recognized numerous times as one of Connecticut’s “TOP DOCTORS.”  

Outside of the office, he enjoys his friends, hiking, cooking, gardening, and woodworking with his best friend.

Dr. Nelson sees patients in New Britain and operates at the Southington Surgery Center and The Hospital of Central Connecticut. Call (860) 832-4666.

To learn more about conditions he treats and some helpful resources, click here.

Dr. Nelson talks with Kara Sundlun from WFSB Channel 3 about some of most common conditions/injuries that people experience with the hand and wrist.

Surgery of the hand, wrist and elbow

Connecticut “TOP DOCS” in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2010.

Member, Connecticut Medical Society
Member, Connecticut Orthopedic Society
Alpha Omega Alpha, Boston University School of Medicine Chapter, 1987.