Alex Haynes, M.D., MPH

Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, FACS, is a board-certified surgical oncologist in UT Medicine’s Surgical Oncology Clinic and the Medical Director for Oncology at UT Medicine. He specializes in caring for patients with soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma and other cancers of the skin and connective tissue. Additionally, Dr. Haynes is a professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care and a courtesy professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Oncology at The University of Texas at Austin. He also serves as the Associate Chair for Investigation and Discovery for the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care and the Interim Director of Clinical Oncology Programs for the Dell Medical School Department of Oncology.

Dr. Haynes earned his master’s degree in public health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and his medical degree from Wayne State University. He completed a residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School, a fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and a research fellowship in health policy and management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Haynes formerly served as a faculty member at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He has held a leadership role in the development and evaluation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist. His clinical interests include improving the quality and safety of surgical care for patients with cancer and other conditions. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, including in The New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, the Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Lancet.