Herbert
Silverstein, MD, FACS president and founder of Florida Ear
& Sinus Center and the Ear Research Foundation, has been
consistently recognized since 1979 as one the "Best Physicians
in the USA." He has been a leader in otology (science
of the ear) for more than 25 years, developing surgical and
diagnostic procedures; inventing instruments (such as the
facial nerve monitor/stimulator); teaching medical students,
residents and fellows; and helping people from all walks of
life.
Born in Philadelphia,
he received his BS degree from Dickinson College (cum laude),
and both MS (in physiology) and MD degrees from Temple University
Medical School. Before coming to Sarasota in 1973, he served
on the teaching staff of Harvard University Medical School,
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, as director of the
Walker Biochemistry Research Laboratory, and as associate
professor and director of the Otological Research Laboratory
at University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
He is internationally
regarded as a leading authority on Meniere's disease, having
received the Prosper Meniére Societys' prestigious
Gold Medal Honor Award in 1996 for his contributions to understanding
the biochemistry of Meniere's disease and his surgical developments
to treat the disease. Dr. Silverstein was one of the first
physicians in the U.S. to use a laser in ear surgery to restore
hearing in patients with otosclerosis. He was a co-investigator
of the cochlear implant to bring sound to profoundly deaf
persons. He has developed a new procedure for otosclerosis
the Laser STAMP (Laser Stapedotomy Minus Prosthesis), that
does not require a prosthesis to restore the patients' hearing,
and many minimally invasive surgical techniques including
the Silverstein MicroWick for treating Meniérè's
disease through the ear canal.
Dr. Silverstein
serves as a Clinical Professor of Surgery on the teaching
faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and
at the University of South Florida. He is Board Certified
in Otolaryngology and is a Fellow of the American College
of Surgeons. He is an active member of many medical societies,
including the prestigious American Otological Society, American
Neurotology Society and the Triologic Society. He is on the
active staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Doctors Hospital
of Sarasota, Cape Surgery Center, The Surgery Center of Sarasota
and Bon Secours Hospital in Venice, FL.
In 1979, Dr. Silverstein
founded the Ear Research Foundation. Today, he serves as its
president, as well as its Medical Director and Director of
Research. An active researcher, Dr. Silverstein speaks at
many annual international medical meetings and is the author
of over 200 scientific papers, several textbooks, and videos.
Among his many
honors and accolades are the 2nd Howard P. House Award for
Excellence in Ear Surgery, and the 10th Prosper Meniere Society
Gold Medal Honor Award. He is one of 25 Otologists in America
to be elected to the Best Doctors in the U.S.A. repeatedly
since 1979. |