The Niskayuna Hall of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen J. Haines, Niskayuna High School Class of 1967, is the 2003 Hall of Fame inductee.

Dr. Haines was honored at Niskayuna High School's commencement ceremony on June 24, 2003 at Proctors Theater. The Hall of Fame -- located at the main entrance of Niskayuna High School and founded in 1983 -- recognizes Niskayuna graduates who have made significant contributions to their professions or communities.

Dr. Haines is a professor and the Department Head of Neurological Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is an internationally-known neurosurgeon who has had an active and versatile career, both academically and clinically. He has been principal investigator in seven medical studies, and a co-investigator in nine others. His surgical contributions have been in the difficult fields of pediatric neurosurgery, skull base and brain stem lesions, facial nerve lesions and the preventative use of antibiotics.

Dr. Haines' current bibliography includes more than 300 articles, books, chapters, reviews and invited lectures. He has been a visiting professor at 11 universities and has given 16 presentations in various other countries.

Dr. Haines earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth in 1971 and his medical degree is from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He lives in Vermont.

--April 3, 2003

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