Management/Leadership

LINCOLN BYNUM, M.D.
Vice President, Clinical Research & Development

Dr. Bynum received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a medical degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, following which he did postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease. He then joined the faculty of the University of Texas Medical School in Dallas, where he practiced, taught, and conducted research for 8 years.

He entered the pharmaceutical industry as a Medical Director at Syntex Research and Laboratories, where he worked for 12 years conducting clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas. During this time, he was a member of the teaching faculty of the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. Shortly after Syntex was acquired by Hoffman-LaRoche, Dr. Bynum left the company and started his own consulting firm, Pacific Research Associates. For the next 5 years, he and his associates worked with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies as a Contract Research Organization developing new products in all phases of clinical research. The company was acquired by ICON Clinical Research, where Dr. Bynum continues his consulting work within the ICON Development Solutions division. His most extensive experience has been in the fields of analgesic and anti-inflammatory therapy. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease and is a member of the American Pain Society.