Robert Haynsworth MD

Awards and Recognition

CNS Distinguished Faculty in Pain Management
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Elected in 1994.

AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Jan. 1985-Dec. 1989
Dec. 1989-Dec. 1993
Mar. 1993-Mar. 1997
Jan. 1997-Jan. 2000
Jan. 2000-Jan. 2003
Jan. 2004-Jan. 2008
Jan. 2008-Jan. 2011
Jan. 2012-Jan. 2016
Special Commendation for Self Directed Learning.
(Discontinued by AMA after 2016)

American Society of Anesthesiologist Certificate of Recognition
Awarded at the ASA Annual Session for presentation of:
" Therapeutic Approaches to Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophies of
the Upper Extremities ".

Selected as Question writer for the American Board of Anesthesiology for the certifying exam in Pain Management
August 1995.

Selected by The Best Doctors in America, first edition, 1996-1997. Rated as best in specialty in Central Region.

Selected as best Pain Management Specialist, D Magazine, May issue, 1996.

Selected as a Designated Doctor for Impairment Ratings by Texas
Worker's Compensation Commission 1996.

Selected in “Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 1998-1999,
First Edition of Marquis Who’s Who.
Selected in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 1999-2000,
Second Edition of Marquis Who’s Who.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, fourth edition, 1998-1999.
Selected as best in Pain Management Specialty in Central Region
(Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana.)

Physician Reviewer for Pain Management for the Texas Medical Foundation in 1999- Present.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, seventh edition, 2002-2003.
Selected as best in Pain Management Specialty in Central Region
(Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana.)

Selected by Best Doctors in America, eighth edition, 2003-2004.
Selected as best in Pain Management Specialty in Central Region
(Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana.)

Selected by Best Doctors in America, ninth edition, 2004-2005.
Selected as best in Pain Management Specialty in Central Region
(Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana.)

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2006-2007 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2008-2009 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2009-2010edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2010-2011 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2011-2012 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2012-2013 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2013-2014 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2014-2015 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2015-2016 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2016-2017 edition.

Selected by Best Doctors in America, 2017-2018 edition.

Selected Baylor University Medical Center 5-Star Spirit Award 1991, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009.

Selected as best Pain Management Specialist, D Magazine, May issue, 2002-2003.

Selected as a Top-Rated Physician in Consumer’s Guide to
Top Doctor’s by Consumer’s Checkbook Magazine 2003-2004.

Selected as a Top-Rated Physician in Consumer’s Guide to
Top Doctor’s by Consumer’s Checkbook Magazine 2009-2010.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2003.

Selected in Who’s Who in America 2003-2004,
58th Edition of Marquis Who’s Who.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2004.

Selected as a Top-Rated Physician in Guide to
America’s Top Physician’s by Consumer’s Research Council
2004-2005.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2005.

Selected as a Top-Rated Physician in Guide to
America’s Top Physician’s by Consumer’s Research Council
2005-2006.
Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2007.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2008.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2009.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2010.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2011.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2012.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2013.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2014.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2015.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2016.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2017.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2018.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2019.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2020.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2021.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2022.

Selected as “Best Doctor in Dallas” in Pain Management by
D Magazine for 2023.

Super Doctors Texas 2019. Top Texas Physicians.

Super Doctors Texas 2020. Top Texas Physicians.

Super Doctors Texas, 2021. Top Texas Physicians.

Super Doctors Texas, 2022. Top Texas Physicians

Super Doctors Texas, 2023. Top Texas Physicians

Castle Connolly Top doctors 2022.

Undergraduate Education

University of Arizona 07/1973-06/1977
B.S. Biology (Pre-med)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Gamma Delta, Fraternity
U. of A. football team

Medical Education

University of Texas at Houston Medical School, 1977-1981
with Honors in 7 classes/rotations
Internship and Residency
Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 07/1981-06/1982
Flexible Internship
Residency in Anesthesiology at Texas Tech Univ. HSC 07/1982-06/1984
Cardiovascular Anesthesia (2 months) at Texas Heart Institute in Houston
Rotation in Pain Center (3 months)
Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, 1983-1984
Fellowship
Pain Management (with Dr. Gabor Racz) at Texas Tech University
Health Science Center, 07/1984-12/1984 (6 months)
Pain Management at University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, 01/1985–06/1985 (6 months)

Fellow

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Robert F. Haynsworth, Jr., M.D.
“Dynamometric measurements on removal of Epidural Catheters”
Presented at the Gulf States Residents Conference in
Gainesville, Florida in 1984.

" A New Improved Epidural Catheter for Epidural Anesthesia, Continuous Plexus Block, and CSF Drainage" Presented at the 38th Postgraduate Assembly of the NY State Society of Anesthesiologists in 1984.

" Therapeutic Approaches to Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophies of the Upper Extremity" Presented at the ASA Annual Meeting 1984. The exhibit won Exceptional Merit.

" Repeat Epidural Injections in Chronic Pain and Spasticity "
Chapter 7 in Persistent Pain: Modern Methods of Treatment,
Vol 5. Edited by Sampson Lipton, 1987. (Co-author)

" Experience With an Improved Epidural Catheter ", The Pain Clinic, vol 1, No. 1, pp. 21-27, 1987.

" Continuous Brachial Plexus Blockade Using an Axillary Catheter for Treatment of Accidental Intro-arterial Injections ", Regional Anesthesia, Vol. 10: 187-190, 1985.

Presentation at the January meeting of the Dallas County Anesthesiology Society entitled "The Anesthesiologists role
in Pain Management", 1986.

" Repeat Epidural Phenol Injections in Chronic Pain and Spasticity ", Chapter 17 in Techniques of Neuroloysis, edited by Gabor Racz, M.D., 1989 (co-author).

" Percutaneous Lumbar Sympathectomy: A Comparison of chemical Neuroloysis vs. Radiofrequency Coagulation Techniques" Anesthesiology, 74: 459-463, 1991.

" An Unusual Presentation of Intercostal Neuralgia ", Anesthesiology, 73: 779-780, 1990.

Speaker at the 3rd Annual Pain Symposium, Texas Tech University Health Science Center; June 2, 1990. Topic: "Comparison of Radiofrequency vs. Chemical Percutaneous Sympathectomy. "

" Pulmonary Artery Catheters: Indications, Uses, and Techniques for Data Acquisition and Interpretation ", BUMC Proceedings, 4 (1) 23–30, 1991.

Presentation at the 1991 American Pain Society (New Orleans) entitled "A New Technique for Percutaneous Lumbar Sympathectomy. "

Presentation at the 1992 Texas Medical Association (San Antonio) entitled "Percutaneous Lumbar Sympathectomy. "

" Lumbar Radiofrequency Sympatholysis ", Journal of Vascular Surgery, 17 (4): 801-803, 1993.

" Myofascial Pain Can Cause Right Upper Quadrant Pain "
In Reply, Anesthesiology, 74: 956-957, 1991.

" Intralymphatic Injections: Another Complication of Lumbar Sympathetic Block ", Anesthesiology 80, No. 2, 1994.

Program Director, Second Annual Pain Management Symposium, Baylor University Medical Center, September 10, 1994.

Program Director, Controversies in Pain Management Conference, Baylor University Medical Center, January 27, 1996.

" Continuous Axillary Catheter Placement ", videotape produced by Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Dept. of Anesthesiology, October 1984.

" Intravenous Sedation, Hospital Standards ", videotape produced by Baylor Medical Center for Medical Staff Certification, November 1987.

" Use of Transmucosal Drug Delivery for Providing Analgesia During Procedures Performed Under Local Anesthesia ", presented as an abstract at the American Society of Anesthesiologist annual meeting 1995.

" Perioperative Pain Management ", videotape produced for Baylor University Medical Center for all surgery patients to view, April 1996.

“ To Give or Not to Give ”, presented lecture at Strategies in Pain Management for a New Century Conference, Dallas, Texas. Nov. 10th 1999.

" The Outcomes of a Pain Management Educational Initiative at Baylor University Medical Center ", BUMC Proceedings, Jan. 2002.

" Can Psychological Distress be detected by a Response to a Needle Stick? ", BUMC Proceedings, Jan. 2002.

" Concurrent Validity and Reliability of a Brief Version of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory" presented at the IASP 10th World Congress on Pain, San Diego, CA, August 17, 2002.

“ Comparison of Epidural Depo-Medrol vs. Aqueous Betamethasone in Patients with Low Back Pain”, Pain Practice, Volume 3, Issue 3: 222-225,2003.

“ Selective Nerve Root Blocks: A New Technique Using Electrical Stimulation”, Pain Physician, Vol. 6., Issue 4:233-236, 2003.

“ Opiates for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Review of Regulations, Guidelines, Outcome Studies, and Adverse Effects”, Dallas Medical Journal, June 2004.

“ Opiates for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Review of Regulations, Guidelines, Outcome Studies, and Adverse Effects”, Costal Bend Medicine, July/August 2004.