David B. Hinshaw, Sr., M.D.

Dr. David B. Hinshaw is the internationally renowned medical leader whose clear vision and unfailing administrative drive spearheaded the growth of Loma Linda University Medical School for a period of more than three decades. From 1961 through 1995, Dr. Hinshaw held administrative positions of increasing responsibility at Loma Linda, including Chairman of the Surgery Department, Dean of the Medical School, and CEO of the Medical Center. During that time, his accomplishments included the consolidation of the Loma Linda University Medical School into one unified campus, the subsequent building of the 550-bed Loma Linda University Medical Center teaching hospital, and the establishment of the 500-bed Veteran's Administration Hospital at Loma Linda. In addition, Dr. Hinshaw pursued clinical research at Loma Linda, which resulted in the publication of over 100 scientific papers. His pioneering research efforts were instrumental in establishing Loma Linda as an internationally renowned center of proton accelerator-based therapeutics and infant heart transplantation. As a member of EncorePharma's Board of Directors, Dr. Hinshaw brings to EncorePharma a history of administrative accomplishment and research innovation, coupled with a lifelong commitment to the delivery of compassionate, state-of-the-art medical care.

Industry-related credentials:
· Over 30 years in positions at the highest levels of administrative   responsibility at Loma Linda University Medical School, including   Chairman   of the Department of Surgery, 13 years as Dean of Loma   Linda Medical   School, Vice President of Loma Linda University,   President of Adventist   Health Systems/Loma Linda, and CEO of   Loma Linda Medical Center.
· Master planner and builder of two renowned medical institutions, the   Loma Linda University Medical Center and the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial   Veterans Administration Hospital at Loma Linda
· 2 years as Dean of Oral Roberts University School of Medicine

Academic credentials:
· M.D from the College of Medical Evangelists (now Loma Linda   University Medical School) following premed studies at
   La Sierra College
· Internal medicine internship, followed by 2 years service as a Captain   in the U.S. Army Medical Corps; surgical residency at the VA Hospital,   Portland, Oregon
· Research pioneer in the use of pancreatic islet cell transplantation as   a treatment for post-resection hyperglycemia after pancreatectomy
· Author of more than 100 scientific publications, including contributions   to the American Heart Journal, Archives of Pathology, Archives of   Surgery, the American Journal of Surgery, the Journal of the American   Medical Association, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, and   Transplantation Proceedings. Publications have dealt with original   research in the fields of surgical physiology, innovative surgical   treatments for alimentary tract illnesses, wound healing, shock,   peripheral vascular surgery, and transplant rejection phenomena.
· Distinguished service as a Governor of the American College of   Surgeons and as President of the Southern California Chapter of the   American College of Surgeons
· Member of the American Surgical Association, the Society of University   Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and many   other   professional organizations

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