Howard Silverman, MD

Clinical Professor - The University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University

Clinical Professor, Biomedical Informatics - Arizona State University

Assistant Dean for Information Resources - The University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University

UA Office Phone: (602) 827-2015
Office: Building 3, Room 3270
Email: howards@u.arizona.edu
Website: http://www.grapevinediscovery.com

Education:

MD; Stanford University School of Medicine; 1980

MS; M.I.T; 1975

Background:

Dr. Silverman currently serves as the Special Assistant to the Vice Dean for Administration, College of Medicine in Phoenix and is a Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and a Clinical Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University. Prior to this position, he was the Education Director for the Program in Integrative Medicine and was formerly the Banner Health System Director of Medical Informatics and Clinical Innovation where he had organizational responsibility for creating synergy between care transformation activities, clinical innovation and information technology.

Research Interests:

Dr. Silverman is interested in the impact of online education for medical students and practicing physicians.

PubMed Link:

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Selected Publications:

  1. Craigie FC, Silverman HD, Maizes V: "Teaching Spirituality on the Web: Experiences from the University of Arizona Associate Fellowship in Integrative Medicine", Explore! (accepted for publication in early 2007)
  2. Maizes V, Silverman H, Lebensohn P, Koithan M, Kligler B, Rakel D, Schneider C, Kohatsu W, Hayes M, Weil A: "The Integrative Family Medicine Program: An Innovation in Residency Education", Academic Medicine, Volume 81, Number 6 (June 2006), pp. 583-589
  3. Silverman H: "Creating Ceremony and Ritual in the Medical Encounter." Invited book chapter in the second edition of Integrative Medicine, edited by Dr. David Rakel, in publication
  4. Silverman H, Schneider T: "Modalities – Spirituality" in Integrative Oncology Principles and Practice, ed. Mumber MP; Taylor & Francis Group (2006)
  5. Burdick T, Hensing J, Kirkman-Liff B, Nenaber P, Silverman H, Simington M: “Managing Knowledge to Improve Healthcare Quality in Banner Health”. Book chapter in Creating Knowledge-based Healthcare Organizations, edited by Wickramasinghe N, Gupta J and Sharma S. Idea Group Publishing 2005, pp. 337-352
  6. Silverman H: "Creating a Spirituality Curriculum for Family Practice Residents"; Alternative Therapies Vol 3(6): 54-61 (November, 1977)
  7. Silverman H & Hammerschlag C: Healing Ceremonies: Creating Personal Rituals for Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Mental Health; Perigee Books (May 1997)
  8. Silverman H., Nunez L., Feller D.: "Treatment of Common Eye Emergencies", American Family Physician, 45(5):2279 - 2287 (May, 1992)
  9. Silverman H., Croker N.: "Pain Management in the Terminally Ill", Postgraduate Medicine, June 1988, pages 181 188
  10. Gorry G.A., Silverman H., Pauker S.G.: "Capturing Clinical Expertise. A Computer Program That Considers Clinical Responses to Digitalis"; American Journal of Medicine, 64(3): 452 460 (March 1978)