Michael Hadley, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology and a specialist in dermatological surgery, including Mohs micrographic surgery. Mohs surgery is a specialized technique used for removing skin cancers in areas where preservation of healthy tissue is important for cosmetic or functional reasons, such as on the eyelids. The procedure involves removing visible cancer and mapping any cancerous "roots" that may be present below the skin. Hadley then uses this map to remove remaining cancer. Since small layers of skin are removed and examined at each step of the procedure, Mohs surgery has the highest cure rate of any skin cancer treatment, and also results in the best cosmetic results.

Hadley received his medical degree at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1998. He was later chief resident in the Department of Dermatology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He received advanced training in Mohs surgery during a fellowship with Gary D. Monheit, MD, of Monheit Dermatology Associates in Birmingham, Alabama. He joined Huntsman Cancer Institute in August 2003.