Dr. Mehul M. Mehta

Steven C. Haase, M.D. serves as a faculty member in the Section of Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System. As Medical Director for Wound Care, Dr. Haase also helps coordinate the inpatient and outpatient aspects of wound care for many patients in our health system.Dr. Haase attended college at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry/Pre-Medicine. He then received his M.D. degree from the University of Illinois before moving to Ann Arbor to begin General Surgery Residency training at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Following this, he finished Plastic Surgery Fellowship training at the University of Michigan. To expand on his interest in hand surgery, he then traveled to Rochester, Minnesota, to complete a Hand Surgery Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic.Dr. Haase is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc, with additional certification in the subspecialty of Hand Surgery. He is an active member of several surgical societies, including to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Association for Hand Surgery, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Haase specializes in hand surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery. As a hand surgeon, he cares for a wide variety of clinical problems, including trauma (fractures, tendon lacerations, nerve injury), nerve compression (carpal tunnel and others), wrist injuries and fractures, job-related injuries or disorders, and arthritis. He has a special interest in skin cancers of the hand, as well as other hand tumors and growths. Dr. Haase is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dupuytren Contracture, Ganglion Cyst, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, and Fasciotomy. Dr. Haase is board certified in Surgery Of The Hand and Plastic Surgery. Dr. Haase is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lawton joined the faculty in 2010 as Chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery service. A graduate of U-M’s undergraduate and medical schools, Dr. Lawton completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Northwestern University in Chicago and his fellowship at the Raymond Curtis National Center for Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He went on to serve as Chief of the Combined Orthopaedic/Plastic Hand Surgery Service and Director of Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Student Clerkships in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky. Most recently, he practiced hand and upper extremity surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Lawton received the Thomas D. Brower Orthopaedic Excellence in Teaching Award and was elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. His interests include congenital/pediatric, trauma, and post-traumatic reconstruction and elbow conditions in addition to the full spectrum of hand and upper-extremity problems. Dr. Lawton is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Scaphoid Non-Union, Trigger Thumb, and Dupuytren Contracture. Dr. Lawton is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery Of The Hand. Dr. Lawton is currently accepting new patients.

Alberto Aviles is a Plastic Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Aviles is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Cellulitis, and Arterial Insufficiency. Dr. Aviles is currently accepting new patients.