Background
Silverstein, Martin Elliot was born on September 6, 1922 in New York City. Son of Louis and Ethel (Statman) Silverstein.
Silverstein, Martin Elliot was born on September 6, 1922 in New York City. Son of Louis and Ethel (Statman) Silverstein.
AB cum laude, Columbia University, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, New York Medical College, 1948. Doctor of Military Medicine and Surgery (honorary), Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences, 2003.
Instructor bacteriology, New York Medical College, 1953-1957;
assistant to dean for clinical science, New York Medical College, 1953-1958;
instructor surgery, New York Medical College, 1953-1955;
assistant dean, New York Medical College, 1958;
assistant visiting surgeon, Bird S. Coler Hospital, New York City, 1953-1957;
associate visiting surgeon, Bird S. Coler Hospital, New York City, 1957-1960;
assistant visiting surgeon, Metropolitan Hospital, New York City, 1953-1957;
associate visiting surgeon, Metropolitan Hospital, New York City, 1957-1960;
assistant attending surgeon, Flower and 5th Avenue Hospitals, New York City, 1953-1957;
assistant attending surgeon Monorah Medical Center, U. Kansas School Medicine, New York City, 1963-1965;
executive director Monorah Medical Center, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1963-1965
executive director Danciger Institute for Health Sciences, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, Missoury, 1963-1966;
department chairman experimental surgery Danciger Institute for Health Sciences, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1963-1966;
department chairman Surgery Menorah Medical Center, U. Kansas School Medicine Affiliate, Kansas City, 1963-1966;
associate clinical professor surgery, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1966-1967;
surgeon courtesy staff, New York Infirmary, 1969;
surgeon, Grand Canyon Medical Group and Hospital, 1979-1970;
chief section on surgery of trauma, department surgery, U. Arizona College Medical, Tucson, 1974-1980;
adjunct associate professor optical science, U. Arizona College Medical, Tucson, 1979-1983;
associate professor surgery, U. Arizona College Medical, Tucson, 1974-1983;
director quality assurance University Hospital, U. Arizona College Medical, Tucson, 1983-1984;
research professor family and community medicine, international medicine, U. Arizona College Medical, Tucson, 1984-1985;
research professor surgical biology, U. Arizona College Medical, Tucson, 1984-1985;
senior fellow in science and tech Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, 1983-1987. President Claude Gips Foundation Inc., New York City, 1967-1993. Distinguished visiting professor Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, 1984, clinical professor surgery F. Edward Hebert School Medicine, since 1984.
Distinguished visiting professor Tulane University Medical School, 1984. Member international advisory board University Microfilms International Collections on Terrorism, since 1987. International consultant Disaster Management and Disaster Medicine, Australia, India, others, since 1983.
Governor emeritus International Council for Computer Comm., since 1996, Executive Committee, vice president, 1972-1992.
(How to survive a disaster, natural or otherwise)
With United States Army, 1943-1945. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1953. Fellow American College of Surgeons (chairman Arizona State committee on trauma 1979-1984), American Association for Surgery of Trauma, American College Emergency Physicians, American College Gastroenterology, American College Nuclear Medicine (board representatives since 2001).
Member World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine (executive committee 1987-1992), Critical Care Society, International Council Computer Communications (co-founder).
Son of; married Mabelle A. Cremer, December 10, 1962.