Dr. Michael L Bentz MD
Hand Surgeon | Surgery of the Hand
600 Highland Ave Madison WI, 53792About
Dr. Michael Bentz is a hand surgeon practicing in Madison, WI. Dr. Bentz specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Temple Univ Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1984
Temple University School of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Revascularization of the upper extremity in a preterm infant: a case report and review of the literature.
- Digital replantation in children.
- Circular excision of hemangioma and purse-string closure: the smallest possible scar.
- Pectoralis muscle flap reconstruction of pediatric sternal wound infections.
- Reconstruction of pediatric foot and ankle trauma.
- Initial platelet deposition at the human microvascular anastomosis: effect on downstream platelet deposition to intact and injured vessels.
- Nasal gliomas: identification and differentiation from hemangiomas.
- Rectus abdominis muscle flap coverage of an open mediastinum in a 30-day-old infant.
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a report on 29 patients treated by Mohs micrographic surgery with long-term follow-up and review of the literature.
- Cutaneous vascular lesions.
- Congenital smooth muscle hamartoma: the importance of differentiation from melanocytic nevi.
- Dermoid sinus and cyst of the lip.
- Glomus tumor of the index finger.
- Inhibition of platelet retention on artificial microvascular grafts with monoclonal antibodies and a high-affinity peptide directed against platelet membrane glycoproteins.
- Platelet deposition on polyethylene. Dependence of second layer platelet attachment on von Willebrand's disease plasma.
Awards
- Best Doctors in America 2011, 2011
- Madison Magazine Top Docs 2012
Treatments
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
Fellowships
- University of Pittsburgh
- Fellowship in Microvascular Research, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 1989
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