Samuel Michael Silver

Background

Silver, Samuel Michael was born on May 13, 1950 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Elihu A. and Carol Ann (Salzberg) Silver.

Education

AB, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Rockefeller U., New York City, 1978; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1979.

Career

Intern, resident in internal medicine, University of California hockey club Moffitt Hospital, San Francisco, 1979-1982; fellow hematology/oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1982-1986; assistant professor internal medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1986-1996; clinical associate professor internal medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1996; director adult bone marrow transplantation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1990; director, University of Michigan Cancer Center Network Initiative, Ann Arbor, since 1998. Medical consultant Aastrom Bioscis., Inc., Baxter Healthcare, Inc. Medical advisor J.P. McCarthy Foundation.

Member expert panel General Motors Corporation Breast Cancer Marrow Transplant Initiative. Panelist Blue Cross/Blue Shield Quality Centers for Transplant. Inspector Foundation for Accreditation of Hemapoietic Cell Therapy.

Michigan State Cancer Consortium.

Achievements

• Samuel Michael Silver has been listed as a noteworthy Hematologist, oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Member American Medical Association (member current prodecures and terminology advising committee), Southwestern Oncology Group, Michigan Society Hematology and Oncology (board directors), North America Bone Marrow Transplant Registry, National Bone Marrow Transplant Link (board directors), Medical Ombudsman Program, American Society Clinical Oncology (member clinical practice committee and science prgm. committee), American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (board directors), American Society Hematology (chairman practice committee, chair medicaid reimbursement committee), Control.Soc. for Clinical Research, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nancy Beth Straussberg, January 1982. Children: Aaron E., Emily R.

Father:

Elihu A. Silver

Mother:

Carol Ann (Salzberg) Silver

Spouse:

Nancy Beth Straussberg

child:

Aaron E. Silver

child:

Emily R. Silver