Dr. Haws is a native of Logan, Utah.  He received his B.S. from Utah State University in 1975 and his M.D. from the University of Utah in 1979.

Upon completion of his M.D., Dr. Haws pursued his impressive post-graduation medical career in Iowa.  At the University of Iowa Hospital, in  Iowa City, Iowa, Dr. Haws served as Intern, Internal Medicine, Resident, Internal Medicine, Fellow of Cardiology, and then as Chief Resident, Internal Medicine.

In 1984, Dr. Haws returned to Utah to serve as the Assistant Professor of Medicine - Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute at the University of Utah. 

By 1988, Dr. Haws decided to open his own private practice in his hometown of Logan, UT.  He founded the Cache Valley Cardiology clinic in June of 1988 and worked there through 1996 before being recruited to join the premier cardiovascular group - The Heart Center.  He has been with the Heart Center ever since, and is the managing physician of the Heart Center.

Dr. Haws has held numerous Academic and Administrative positions, including Director, University of Utah Medical Center Heart Station, Director - Cardiology Department at the Logan Regional Hospital, and Chairman - Intensive Care Committee, Department of Internal Medicine, also at the Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, Utah.

His professional affiliations include Cache County Medical Society , Utah State Medical Association , American Medical Association , American College of Physicians, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and member of the American Heart Association's Council on Clinical Cardiology.  Dr. Haws has also received numerous medical research awards.

Dr. Haws and his wife have 4 children.  He enjoys running, tennis, cooking and going to the movies.