Stephen J Haines

Stephen J. Haines is a neurosurgeon and academic. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota.

Haines' clinical practice has concentrated on cranial nerve disorders, primarily trigeminal neuralgia, skull base surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery. His research has centered on evidence-based neurosurgery and outcomes analysis broadly applied to neurosurgery and spinal surgery. He was a Van Wagenen Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and served as the president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in 1996.

Education Haines earned an A.B. in Mathematics and Social Sciences at Dartmouth College in 1971, followed by an M.D. at the University of Vermont. He then completed his residency in Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981. He left the MUSC after being appointed as chairman at the University of Minnesota in 2003 and as the Lyle A. French Professor and head of the Department of Neurosurgery, remaining in that role until 2017. He also held adjunct appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology during his time at the University of Minnesota. Since 2020, he has been an emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota.

Haines has been president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in 1996 and president of the Neurosurgical Society of America in 2013. He was also a part of the Editorial Review Board of Neurosurgery. systematic reviews, and outcomes analysis. He has also explored neurosurgical interventions as well as patient care within the discipline.

A significant component of Haines's research addresses long-term outcomes following neurosurgical procedures. He has contributed to studies examining postoperative results and complication rates, intending to assess the effectiveness and durability of different surgical techniques. His research has also focused on external validation of prognostic models using RCT data, assessing prediction accuracy and calibration across diverse populations. 2019 – NSA Medal, Neurological Society of America 2025 – Ranked second in antibiotic prophylaxis, ScholarGPS

Selected articles