Dr. Boyd Withers Haynes Jr.

Dr. Boyd Withers Haynes Jr., a nationally and internationally known expert on burns, Emeritus Professor of Surgery and founding Chairman of the Division of Trauma and General Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia died October 28, 2003 after an extended illness. He was 86. Dr. Haynes, after a long and distinguished career, retired on December 31, 1990. A Kentucky native, he earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Louisville. He did his internship and residency at MCV. After completing his residency, Dr. Haynes served as an Associate in Surgery at that institution, following which he realized that the path to excellence necessitated a detour through Texas. In Houston, he collaborated with Dr. Michael DeBakey to describe post-burn renal pathophysiology, identify electrolyte disturbances in surgical patients and rigorously appraise the usefulness of plasma substitutes for the treatment of post-traumatic shock. During the years 1953 through 1955 he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Major, assigned to MCV to study renal and metabolic problems of injured men. The excellence of his clinical and investigative studies during this period and his productivity, which set the standard and pace, which characterized his work, led to his appointment as Surgeon-in-Charge of the Burn Service and General Surgery Service at MCV. In 1966, he was elevated to the rank of Professor of Surgery and was appointed Chairman of the Division of Trauma Surgery of that institution in 1972. Dr. Haynes had written more than 80 papers, mostly about trauma and burns and contributed 35 chapters to medical textbooks and was Editor of the Yearbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from 1972-1990. During Dr. Haynes’ professional career he was a member of the American Surgical Association, Society of University Surgeons, American Burn Association, serving as its second president in 1970, Southern Surgical Association, serving as its first vice president in 1986-1987, The American College of Surgeons, serving as its second vice president in 1989-1990, president of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in 1968-1972 and was a governor of the American College of Surgeons 1971-1977. Dr. Haynes was also a member of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Surgical Biology Club II, Virginia Surgical Society, Societe Internationale de Chirungie, charter member of the Surgical Infection Society, Halstead Society, Medical Society of Virginia, Richmond Academy of Medicine, Richmond Surgical and Gynecological Society serving as its secretary and president, American Trauma Society serving as its president-Virginia Chapter 1976-1977, Humera Society and Alpha Omega Alpha-Honorary Medical Fraternity. In 1991 the burn unit at the Medical College of Virginia was named the Evans-Haynes Burn Unit in honor of Dr. Everett Evans and Dr. Haynes. In 1983, he received from the University of Louisville Alumni the Order of Merit Award. From MCV, Dr. Haynes received the Chief Residents Award for Best Attending in 1988, Distinguished Service to Medicine Award in 1983, Distinguished Faculty Award in 1986 and Distinguished Service Award in 1991. Other awards include The Yearbook Medal for Distinguished Editorial Writing, The Harvey Stuart Allen Distinguished Service Award, the Curtis P. Artz Award for Distinguished Service and Certificate of Recognition of NASA. Dr. Haynes was also a member of First Presbyterian Church, Historic Richmond Foundation, Virginia Musuem of Fine Arts and The Country Club of Virginia. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Peggy Jane Harrison Haynes; and nine children, Tamara Haynes Daudrea and her husband, Joel, Dale Haynes Renz and her husband, Kurt, Marcy Haynes Ledford and her husband, Bo, Dr. Boyd Withers Haynes III and his wife, Kathi, Dr. Jeffrey Harrison Haynes and his wife, Dr. Robin Foster, Suzanne Haynes Spivey and her husband, Jake, Roger Allen Haynes and his wife, Jane, Nancy R. Haynes, Barbara Haynes Trumpower and her husband, John. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, at First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary Street Rd. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts to the Old Dominion Firefighters Burn Foundation, P.O. Box 1438, Colonial Heights, Va., 23834 or The B.W. Haynes Jr. M.D. Professorship in General and Trauma Surgery, School of Medicine Development Office, P.O. Box 980022, Richmond, Va. 23298-0022 or your favorite charity.