Scott J. Lipkin, DPM, CIP

Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, FL

Scott Lipkin, DPM, CIP, is the Corporate Vice President of Research for the Baptist Health South Florida health system. In this role, Dr. Lipkin is responsible for the executive management of Baptist Health’s research programs, including clinical operations, research administration, biorepository, academic affiliations, Institutional Review Board and compliance.

Dr. Lipkin is dedicated to helping achieve safe research procedures for patients. He has more than 35 years of combined experience as an executive research administrator, human research protection program administrator, institutional review board chair, management consultant, podiatric physician and surgeon, and clinical research investigator.

Dr. Lipkin earned his doctorate of podiatric medicine from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. He then completed his podiatric surgery residency and served as chief resident at St. Mary Hospital in Philadelphia.

He began his career on the medical staff of the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). He served as the chief of the Division of Podiatric Surgery for 10 years. Scott began participating in clinical research early in his career, serving as the principal or sub-investigator on 16 clinical trials related to diabetic foot wounds and wound healing.

As he developed a passion for research, Dr. Lipkin began taking on research positions while maintaining his clinical practice. He chaired LVHN’s institutional review board and led the organization through AAHRPP accreditation. He then began serving on national panels and councils that focused on research ethics, patient safety and research compliance.

Dr. Lipkin’s dedication to the operational and compliance side of the clinical research continuum led him to accept a full-time role in administration in 2010. He served as the chief of the Network Office of Research & Innovation, where he created a centralized research office. In 2014, he transitioned to research consulting.

He joined Miami Cancer Institute from Ankura Consulting, where he served as the managing director of clinical research and compliance practice. In this role, he provided research- and compliance-related advisory services to academic medical centers, cancer centers, children’s hospitals and large health systems throughout the United States.

Passionate about teaching and mentoring research professionals, Dr. Lipkin serves as an adjunct instructor at the Loyola University School of Law and he is a member of the Council for Certification of IRB Professionals.

Presentation(s):

• D25 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] Ask the Institutional Official (IO) Session

  Tuesday, December 5, 2023
  1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

• E11 - [IN-PERSON ONLY] Maintaining a Robust HRPP in a Single IRB World

  Tuesday, December 5, 2023
  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET