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Richard M Howell

Richard M Howell, MD

Hand Surgery

Accepting New Patients
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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult 18-64
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Affiliations

  • Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital

About Richard M Howell

About the Provider

Dr. Howell's specialties as an orthopaedic surgeon are hand surgery, and surgery of the hand and wrist. He graduated with distinction from Kenyon College and received his M.D. from Ohio State University College of Medicine, followed by his residency at Henry Ford Hospital. After completing his fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery, Dr. Howell became an instructor in the hand fellowship program, and in the orthopaedic residency program at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was a practicing orthopaedic hand surgeon on the staff of Spectrum Orthopaedics (Canton, Ohio) from 1997 until 2006, when he joined Shoreline Orthopaedics. Dr. Howell is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications for Surgery of the Hand. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Locations

  1. Shoreline Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Clinic PLC

Experience

Education

  • Fellowship: Millard Fillmore Surgery Center, Microsurgery, 1993
  • Residency: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Warren Campus, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991
  • Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1987

Board Certifications

  • Surgery of the Hand: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998
  • Orthopaedic Surgery: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995