John Haynes Jr.
Dr. John Haynes Jr. | |
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| Born | March 7, 1937 |
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| Occupation(s) | family physician, surgeon |
John Haynes Jr. (born March 7, 1937) is a rural family physician and surgeon, and community leader of Northwest Louisiana and Northeast Texas.[1][2] Dr. Haynes is known for being chosen as the first Country Doctor of the Year in 1993 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to rural health care.[3]
Dr. Haynes received his Bachelor of Science from Centenary College, his Medical Degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School in Galveston, and completed his internship and residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] He became the Chief of Staff at North Caddo Memorial Hospital in Vivian, LA in 1966.[4] He later became a founding member of the American Board of Family Medicine.[1] In 1993 he founded the Rural Family Practice Fellowship and residency in conjunction with Willis-Knighton Health System and Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport, LA.[4]
Dr. Haynes was also honored as the Louisiana Family Practitioner of the Year in 1998 and 2004 and the Louisiana Rural Practitioner of the Year award in 1998 and 2009.[4] He is the author of several publications including "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a Rural Family Practice: The Vivian, LA Experience" in the Journal of Family Practice 2004.[5] Dr. Haynes has trained thousands of medical students and physician residents in the field of rural family medicine.[6]
A USA Today article from 1993 described Dr. Haynes as "a cross between Marcus Welby and John Wayne."[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Explaining Hospice Care". HealthLine 3. North Caddo Medical Center. . KTBS-TV. KTBS 3. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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- ^ "Country Doctor of the Year Award". Staff Care. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ a b c "John H. Haynes, Jr., M.D." North Caddo Medical Center. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Haynes, John H.; Guha, Somes C.; Taylor, Steven G. (1 March 2004). "Laparoscopic cholescystectomy in a rural family practice: the Vivian, LA, experience". The Journal of Family Practice. 53: 205–208, discussion 209–212. PMID 15000926.
- ^ Haynes, J. (1993, September 8). "Rural physicians urgently needed in Louisiana". The Times
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