Regis W. Haid, Jr., M.D. - Professional Accomplishments

Dr. Haid received his undergraduate degree in 1978 from the University of Notre Dame with majors in philosophy and theology, and a minor in classical literature. He earned his MD at West Virginia University, where he also completed his internship and neurosurgical residency. From 1988 to 1989, he was Clinical Instructor at the University of Florida, where he also completed a one-year fellowship in spine surgery. He served in the United States Air Force at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, TX from 1989 to 1993. He joined the faculty at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, in 1993 as Associate Professor, and was promoted to Professor in 2001. During that time, he was Director of the Spinal Fellowship Program. In 2003, he was a founding partner of Atlanta Brain and Spine Care and is Medical Director of the Piedmont Spine Center, Atlanta, GA.

A renowned educator, Dr. Haid has been visiting professor at more than 20 universities worldwide. He has been a Course Director more than 60 times, lectured at over 135 spinal courses, and presented over 400 papers. As a widely published author, Dr. Haid has contributed over 115 scientific articles to peer-reviewed journals, is presently editing his ninth textbook, and has written more than 70 chapters on the treatment of spinal disorders.

Dr. Haid has been honored as the Richard C. Schneider Lecturer for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons; the Charles Drake Lecturer for the University of Virginia; and the Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS) Penfield Lecturer for the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences.

Dr. Haid has served on the Editorial and Review Boards of several leading journals, including Journal of Neurosurgery, The Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine, Neurosurgery, Spine, The Spine Journal, Journal of Spinal Disorders, Neuro-Orthopaedics, Spinal Surgery, Surgical Neurology, and Clinical Neurosurgery.

His research interests include spinal reconstruction techniques, with a number of patents and implants concerning such techniques as cervical lateral mass plating, anterior cervical plating, posterior and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion techniques, and cervical arthroplasty.

He has been listed in the "Best Doctors of America" since 1994, and Consumers Research of America lists him as a "Top Surgeon." Dr. Haid is also an active member and leader within several professional neurosurgical and spinal societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, the Neurosurgical Society of America, and the Cervical Spine Research Society. He is a former Chairman of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve.

He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Think First Foundation, as well as the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS), and the International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques (Scoliosis Research Society).

Dr. Haid and his family currently reside in Atlanta, GA.

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