Dr. Michael John Halls M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand
6386 Alvarado Ct Suite 330 San Diego CA, 92120About
I became a plastic surgeon because I wanted a practice that would be both challenging and rewarding, while also giving me the opportunity to improve quality of life for my patients. Every day with every ...
Education and Training
The University of Western Ontario - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry 1977
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS- Surgery of the Hand
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgery of the Hand
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS- 1992
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A comparison of pedicle and free tram flaps for breast reconstruction in a single institution.
- Nipple-areola reconstruction: technical improvements.
- Nipple-areola reconstruction: technical improvements.
- Breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
- Facial plexiform neurofibromatosis remodeling technique for lower face.
- Superiorly based single mastectomy flap with inferiorly based dermal flap and anchorage of the inframammary crease procedure for immediate breast reconstruction in patients with ptosis.
- Pedicled cross-leg flaps.
- Pedicled cross-leg flaps.
- Free microvascular muscle flaps with skin graft reconstruction of extensive defects of the foot: a clinical and gait analysis study.
- Ulnar nerve entrapment.
- A nipple splint.
- Thermocouple probe monitoring for free tissue transfer, replantation, and revascularization procedures.
- The numb arm and hand: a lesson in neuroanatomy.
- Absence of hernia after removal of Gore-Tex.
Awards
- San Diego Super Doctors 2011
Treatments
- Gynecomastia
- Melanoma
- Trigger Finger
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Leg Ulcer
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Plastic Surgery of the Hand 1984
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