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Departments & Divisions
James Bynum, PhD
Vice Chair of Surgical Research
Dr. Bynum was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. He completed his undergraduate studies at UT San Antonio in Biology and received his PhD from UT Austin in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Bynum spent several years as a research associate, including time at Audie Murphy Veteran’s Hospital studying diabetes before joining the US Army-Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR). At USAISR, Dr. Bynum focused his research efforts towards delivering solutions to decrease mortality and morbidities on the battlefield and in civilian settings by leveraging efforts towards cellular hemorrhage control, prevention of hemorrhagic and burn shock, treatment of traumatic brain injury, and development of products to resuscitate trauma-related casualties. The USAISR supported Dr. Bynum’s pursuit of his PhD which ultimately led to future leadership roles within the Army, including Chief of Blood and Shock Research and Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
Dr. Bynum spent a total of 23 years as a Department of Defense researcher. He has authored over 170 peer reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters and has 4 patents. He has received numerous awards and honors within the DoD and continues to commit his focus towards saving and improving lives on the battlefield and in civilian settings.
In 2022, Dr. Bynum retired from the USAISR to pursue his passion for trauma care within UT Health San Antonio. He currently serves as Professor, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery where he continues to grow research, mentor students, and teach. In November 2023, Bynum was selected as Executive Director of the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4). The TRC4 is a research entity singularly focused on addressing the critical need for improved trauma care in the United States. The unique collaboration, funds transformative inter- institutional collaborative basic, clinical, and translational research that can be rapidly translated to improve trauma care throughout the state of Texas, and ultimately nationally and internationally.