Biographical Michael Halls, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S. Dr. Michael Halls is one of the most highly trained and experienced plastic surgeons in Southern California, and has maintained a flourishing private practice at The Alvarado Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery since 1987 http://www.michaelhallsmd.com/ in San Diego. He has extensive training and expertise in specialized reconstructive and microvascular techniques. Dr. Halls has seen the obvious need to apply reconstructive attitudes and techniques toward the changes brought about not only by the surgical treatment of disease processes, but also for aesthetic procedures to treat the changes commonly seen after pregnancy, weight loss, aging, and cancer. Dr. Michael Halls is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in both Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. He is a member of many international, national, and regional medical and plastic surgery societies. In addition Dr. Halls is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Halls completed his undergraduate studies and medical school training at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. Training in Plastics, Burn, Microvascular, and Hand Surgery followed in Toronto and London in Ontario, Canada and Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Halls has extensive experience and expertise in breast reconstruction, including utilizing tissue from other body areas as well as implant surgery to help restore patients post-mastectomy. Dr. Michael Halls' charitable organization Doctors Offering Charitable Services http://www.docscharity.com/ continues to assist people with disfiguring medical conditions and severe injuries. Doctors Offering Charitable Services (DOCS)