About Michael J. Halls, MD

“My purpose in opening La Jolla Breast Institute was to create a specialized locale that could provide an unparalleled level of expertise for women desiring breast surgery. Our efforts will always be to provide a relaxed and comfortable experience for patients with an emphasis on helping to make educated and informed decisions about all procedures.” With over 30 years of active practice, Dr Halls is recognized as a leader in breast surgery procedures in Southern California. Dr Halls graduated Alpha Omega Alpha and Cum Laude from Medical School in Canada and completed seven further years of training in Plastic Surgery Residencies and Fellowships including two years in Boston at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery in the United States (FACS) and Canada (FRCS(C)) and is an active member in international, national, and local societies for breast and plastic surgery. Dr Halls has published multiple papers in journals and texts over the past four decades and has appeared on many local and national TV programs. The SIDA procedure for Breast Reconstruction which he developed was recently (October 2012) published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal. Having originated and perfected this surgery, Dr. Halls has the world’s most experience with this operation. Locally Dr. Halls is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Doctors Offering Charitable Services (DOCS). He is former Chief of Surgery at a local hospital and has performed thousands of breast procedures and has San Diego’s largest experience with breast reconstructions, including over 300 free flap procedures. This year Dr. Halls was selected for the 4th year in a row as Top Doctor by his peers. Dr. Halls was selected for the fourth year in a row as one of San Diego’s Physicians of Exceptional Excellence. Peers from both within and outside of the specialty of Plastic Surgery nominated Dr. Halls as the physician to whom they would send a family member that needed a specialist in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Halls’ caring attitude and experience have elevated him to the top of his profession. As he states, “I am never happy until my patients are.”