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“During my training, I fell in love with the
spine,” says Dr. Silver, whose time at The
University of Tünbingen, School of Medicine,
Katharinen Hospital in Stuttgart, Germany,
led to a general surgery internship at McGill
University and a neurosurgery residency at
the University of Toronto, both in Canada.
After that, Dr. Silver completed a Spinal
Fellowship for the management of complex
spine disorders and minimally invasive spine
surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
After 14 years in practice with complex cases
and four years working in the Texoma area, Dr.
Silver followed in his father’s entrepreneurial
footsteps by opening up his own center,
Silver Spine & Neurological Center.
“Throughout my life, I’ve always developed
a business for somebody else. One of my
initial jobs was at the University of Florida,
where I developed the Comprehensive
Spine Center for the University of Florida.
Following that, I helped develop a trauma
center and surgical program…” explains
Dr. Silver, who felt it was time to develop
his own institute in the Lone Star State.
He chose it for a number of reasons. “I think
Texas is one of the greatest states in the
country,” says Dr. Silver. “It’s a very fertile
ground for hardworking people,” he says.
Armed with his vast academic knowledge and
extensive hands-on experience, he opened
Silver Spine & Neurological Center to meet
the needs of the Texas community he now
calls home. “My goal is to apply the extensive
experience and academic training that I have
and bring the highest level of care to the
communities of Texoma and Collin counties with
cutting-edge technologies,” says Dr. Silver.
through a step-by-step academic approach.
It is only when the non-surgical options fail
do they become surgical candidates.”
Recently, Dr. Silver handled the case of a
65-year-old female who’d been to see a number
of neurosurgeons and spinal surgeons. “She
had a relatively simple problem of a lumbar disc
herniation, which was never really diagnosed
properly,” describes Dr. Silver. After seeing the
patient in his office and personally analyzing
her MRI scans, he was able to correlate
that with the patient’s clinical symptoms.
“I was able to diagnose a symptomatic disc
herniation that was overlooked. We did a
very successful outpatient surgery that had a
complete resolution of her pain,” says Dr. Silver.
“I had another case, a very complex
spinal case, where the patient was turned
back by every spine surgeon and I was
able to apply minimally invasive spinal
techniques using the latest technologies
and the patient had a complete resolution
of the spinal pain,” he details.
“I’m able to build a trust bond with patients
that is unique, while delivering the best
surgical results,” describes Dr. Silver.
“The primary objective is to understand
the patient’s symptoms and signs in the
context of a comprehensive diagnosis, to
then lay the groundwork for treatment.”
He firmly believes that his patients
deserve an accurate diagnosis and
realistic treatment and recovery plans.
“I take a very conservative route, as if I were
seeing patients at the university. I give them
the non-surgical options first,” explains Dr.
Silver. “I treat patients in a comprehensive
way, coordinating the care with pain
management doctors, chiropractors, and
physical therapy clinics. Every patient goes
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