Dr. Silverman provides clinical care in both the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Emergency Department. He is the co-founder and director of the hospital’s Center for Global Health and collaborates on multiple programs in Haiti and throughout Africa to increase the local capacity for pediatric care through innovative collaborative educational activities. Dr. Silverman has served as the Membership Chair of the AAP Section on International Child Health, organizes educational events to increase awareness and appreciation for Global Health issues and lectures regionally, nationally and internationally. He is also co-founder of the Pediatric Critical Care in Resource-Limited Settings collaboration which provides access to high-quality educational material to healthcare practitioners caring for critically ill children. Dr. Silverman leads multiple resident Global Health electives to Haiti and has been honored with multiple teaching awards.

Education

Chicago Medical School

Residency

Children's National Medical Center

Fellowship

Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine