Julie PW Bynum, MD, MPH

Julie Bynum, MD, MPH
Margaret Terpenning M.D. Legacy Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Program Associate, Internal Medicine
Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology
Medical School
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Julie PW Bynum, MD, MPH
Julie Bynum, MD, MPH
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    Dr. Bynum is the Margaret Terpenning Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Research Professor in the Institute of Gerontology, Geriatric Center Associate Director for Health Policy and Research, and a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. She received her medical and public health degrees from Johns Hopkins, did her residency and chief residency at Dartmouth, and completed specialty training in Geriatric Medicine at Johns Hopkins. While on faculty at Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Bynum received prestigious awards from the Robert Wood Johnson Physician Faculty Scholar Program and the National Institute of Aging Beeson Scholar Program. She has been an Atlantic Philanthropies Health & Aging Policy Fellow. At University of Michigan, Dr. Bynum has a robust NIH-funded research program including a NIA Center for Aging and Demography of Alzheimer’s Disease, called the Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer's (CAPRA), for which she is the principal investigator. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Forum on Aging, Disability and Independence and been a member of two NAM consensus studies and several workshops. Dr. Bynum became Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs for the Department of Internal Medicine in 2021.

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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

    Recent Publications

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    • Presentation
      Blood-Based Biomarkers in the Age of Anti-Amyloid Therapy: Rethinking Dementia Detection, Referral, and Workforce Readiness
      Bynum J, Oh E. 2026 Sep 19;
    • Journal Article
      Identification of Prevalent Dementia in Medicare Advantage Encounters, Compared with Rigorous Cohort Assessments.
      Chen Y, Benloucif S, James BD, Banerjee M, Grodstein F, Bynum JPW. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2026 Aug 24; DOI:10.1093/gerona/glag206
      PMID: 42635557
    • Journal Article
      Off-Label Initiation of Gabapentin and Valproic Acid Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents With and Without Dementia.
      Gerlach LB, Zhang L, Montoya A, Krein SL, Zullo AR, Bynum JPW, Maust D. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2026 Jul 3; DOI:10.1111/jgs.70574
      PMID: 42394400
    • Journal Article
      Establishing a health information exchange research network (HIERN) to support population health studies.
      Khurshid A, Alkasir A, Oliveira E, Carton TW, Chavez D, Kendrick D, Li X, Pletcher T, Porreca D, Sarkar IN, Seidman G, Bynum J. NPJ Digit Med, 2026 Jun 24; DOI:10.1038/s41746-026-02908-8
      PMID: 42343033
    • Journal Article
      Development of a multidimensional home health care needs scale: Implications for dementia care
      Knox S, Horn J, Bynum J, Simpson KN. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging, 2026 Jul 2; 2 (2): DOI:10.1002/bsa3.70091
    • Journal Article
      Real-world treatment courses after anti-TNF de-escalation in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a medicare cohort study.
      Lee J, Martindale J, Makris UE, Bynum JPW. BMC Rheumatol, 2026 Apr 11; DOI:10.1186/s41927-026-00642-y
      PMID: 41965775
    • Journal Article
      Unintended Consequences of Federal Initiatives on Antipsychotic Prescribing in Hospice
      Gerlach LB, Zhang L, Strominger J, Shireman T, Bynum JPW. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2026 May 13; 41 (5): 1441 - 1444. DOI:10.1007/s11606-025-09929-1
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Exposure to Severe Weather Caused by Hurricane Harvey and Mortality among Populations of Vulnerable Older Adults
      Bell S, Melissa F, Miranda M-L, Martindale J, Bynum J, Davis M, Kruger K. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2026 Mar 25; 41 (S1): s185 - s185. DOI:10.1017/s1049023x26106049

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