Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, FACS

Clinical Biography

Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, FACS, is a board-certified surgical oncologist and the Medical Director for Oncology at UT Health Austin, overseeing operations for UT Health Austin’s Livestrong Cancer Institutes and UT Health Austin’s Surgical Oncology Clinic. He is also a part of UT Health Austin’s CaLM Care Team. He specializes in caring for patients with soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma, and other cancers of the skin and connective tissue. Additionally, Dr. Haynes is an associate professor and serves as the Associate Chair for Investigation and Discovery for the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Haynes earned his master’s degree in public health from Columbia University 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 the 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. Prior to relocating to Austin, he served on the faculty of both the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Haynes is an internationally known researcher. His work focuses on improving the quality and safety of surgical care for patients with cancer and other conditions. He is frequently asked to speak about topics that include multidisciplinary management of sarcoma and melanoma, communication and teamwork in the operating room, and tools for improving surgical safety. He also served on the leadership team that developed and tested the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist. His research has been published in many leading journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, The Lancet, and more.