Background
Bergen, Stanley Silvers was born on May 2, 1929 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Stanley Silvers and Leah (Johnson) Bergen.
physician university president
Bergen, Stanley Silvers was born on May 2, 1929 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Stanley Silvers and Leah (Johnson) Bergen.
AB, Princeton University, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1955; honorary degrees, Bloomfield College, 1972; honorary degrees, Stevens Institute, 1985; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Princeton University, 1995.
Resident, St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1955-1958;
chief resident, Francis Zabriskie fellow, St. Luke's Hospital, 1958-1959;
assistant chief department medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, 1959-1960;
assistant attending physician, St. Luke's Hospital, 1962-1964;
medical director, Convalescent and Research Unit, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1962-1964;
chief medicine, Cumberland Hospital, Brooklyn, 1964-1968;
assistant director department medicine, Brooklyn-Cumberland Medical Center, 1964-1968;
chief community medicine, Brooklyn-Cumberland Medical Center, 1968-1970;
senior vice president, New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation, 1970-1971;
instructor medicine, Columbia, 1959-1964;
associate professor medicine, Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn, 1964-1971;
president, U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Newark, 1971-1998;
founding president emeritus, U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Newark, since 1998. Professor medicine New Jersey Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, School Osteopathic Medicine. Professor community dentistry New Jersey Dental School.
Attending medical.staff University Hospital, Newark, since 1971, Veterans Administration Hospital., East Orange, 197298-, Robert Wood Johnson U. Hospital, 1981-1998. Trustee University HealthCare Corporation, since 1993. Chair board of trustees University Health Plans New Jersey, since 1994.
Trustee University Heights Science Park, since 1995, Chairman of the Board, since 1996.
Member Mayor's Commission Health and Hospitals, New York City, 1969-1970. Member New Jersey Comprehensive Health Planning Council, 1971-1991. Chairman New Jersey Commission to StudyStructure and Function New Jersey Department Health, 1973, New Jersey Abortion Commission, 1975, Advisory Council Graduate Education New Jersey, 1978-1998.
Advising committee municipal health service program R.W. Johnson, also, National Conference Mayors, 1980-1985. Member Board Comprehensive Health, Newark, 1976-1981, treasurer, 1972-1980. Board directors Cancer Institute New Jersey, 1974-1978.
Board directors Ednl. Commission Foreign Medical Graduates, 1982-1991, secretary, vice chairman, 1985-1986, chairman, 1986-1991. Board directors, member Executive Committee Hastings Center on biomedical Ethics, since 1976, chairman development committee, 1980-1995, member governance committee, since 1995, chairman elect, 1997, chairman, since 1998.
Board directors, member Executive Committee Art Center Northern New Jersey, 1978-1982. Chairman New Jersey Blood Banks Task Force, 1980-1990. Trustee Robert Wood Johnson U. Hospital, 1985-1998, Executive Committee 1987-1998.
Trustee Hackensack Medical Center, since 1990, Executive Committee, since 1992. Board joint managers Cancer Institute New Jersey, 1991-1998. Trustee Bergen Pines County Hospital, 1994-1998, Executive Committee 1994-1998.
Trustee University healthcare corporation of New Jersey, since 1993. Treasurer President's Council New Jersey Commission Higher Education, 1996-1998. Fellow American College of Physicians, Association American Medical Colls., American Federation Clinical Research, Endocrine Society, Clinical Society New York, Diabetes Association (Vice-President 1969-1970, chairman clinical society 1968-1969), New York Academy Sciences, American Institute Nutrition.
Member American Medical Association (house delegations section on medical schools 1978-1998), Association Academy Health Centers, American Diabetes Association (board directors New Jersey affiliate), American Society Clinical Nutrition, American College.Healthcare Executives (honorary fellow), Essex County Medical Society, Medical Society New Jersey, American Hospital Association (trustee 1992-1994, Chairman of Commission graduate medical education 1974-1976, member county professional services 1973-1976, member governing county section metropolitan hospitals 1984-1987, committee medical education 1984-1991, ad hoc commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 1987-1991, chairman technical committee biomedical ethics 1986-1991, alternate delegate House Delegates, 1991,member American Heart Association regional policy board, 1988-1994, member international medical scholars program 1987-1992, member commission to study single pathway to national medical licensure 1987-1990, member commission to study clinical medical skills assessement 1988-1992, trustee 1991-1994, trustee regional plan commission 1995-1998), Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce (director 1978-1984), National Association Public Hospitals (trustee 1982-1988), State New Jersey Health Coord. Council, University Health System New Jersey (trustee, Executive Committee 1987-1998), University Hospital Consortium (trustee 1988-1992, Executive Committee 1990-1992).
Married Suzanne E. Miller, November 16, 1965. Children: Steven Richard, Victoria Elizabeth, Stuart Vaughn. Children by previous marriage: Stanley Silvers III, Amy Dorle.