Background
Silverman was born in Cleveland in 1917. In an interview late in his life, Silverman said that his mother had rheumatic heart disease and that she struggled with her health after he was born, so he was raised mostly by his grandparents.
Silverman was born in Cleveland in 1917. In an interview late in his life, Silverman said that his mother had rheumatic heart disease and that she struggled with her health after he was born, so he was raised mostly by his grandparents.
He completed undergraduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles).
Silverman urged physicians to address considerations like quality of care in formulating medical treatment plans, especially in the management of premature infants. Silverman was also sickly as a child. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1920, hoping that the climate would have beneficial effects on the health of Silverman and his mother.
Silverman"s mother died of a stroke two years later.
Silverman earned a medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco (University of California, San Francisco). Appointments and service He also spent time working with children who had been blinded by retinopathy of prematurity, previously known as retrolental fibroplasia.
Later life In 2003, the American Foundation for the Blind awarded its highest honor, the Migel Medal, to Silverman. He died of renal failure in late 2004.
Upon his death, he had been married to Ruth Silverman for 59 years.
They had three children. Legacy The Cochrane Collaboration awards the Bill Silverman Prize to a researcher who evaluates and improves the presentation, maintenance or dissemination of the collaboration"s materials. The American Academy of Pediatrics honored him in 2006 with the creation of the William A. Silverman Lectureship.