Background
Silverman, Melvin was born on January 4, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Medical research administrator
Silverman, Melvin was born on January 4, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, CM, McGill University, 1964.
Rotating intern, Montreal General Hospital, 1964-1965;
resident, Montreal General Hospital, 1968-1969;
resident, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1965-1966;
associate research scientist department medicine, New York University, 1966-1968;
Medical Research Council Centennial fellow, McGill University Medical Clinic Montreal General Hospital, 1969-1971;
assistant professor department medicine, McGill University, 1970-1971;
assistant physician, Montreal General Hospital, 1970-1971;
staff physician nephrology, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada, 1971-1984;
assistant professor to associate professor medicine, U. Toronto, 1971-1984;
associate professor physics, U. Toronto, 1975-1981;
professor medicine and physics, U. Toronto, since 1981. Director trihosp. Nephrology Svc., Toronto General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women's College Hospital, 1984-1990, senior staff physician, since 1990. Director Medical Research Council Group Membrane Biology, department medicine U. Toronto, since 1987, subspecialty training program, 1990-1991, director Institute Medical Science, since 1991, director Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy program, since 1983.
Member science county Kidney Foundation Canada, 1977-1985, 94-, Medical Research Council Canada, 1984-1989, 96-, Alberta Heritage Foundation Medical Research, since 1994.
Fellow Royal College Physicians Canada. Member American Society Clinical Investigators, American Physiological Society, American Society Nephrology, American Biophysics Society, New York Academy Science.