RICHARD SILVERSTEIN, DPM
508 Lafayette Street
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Phone: (410) 939-2627
Website: www.unionfootcare.com
WORK
07/01/00 – current Private practice
04/2007 – current Division Head, Department of Podiatry
Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD
01/2006 – 2010 Medical Staff Member, Department of Surgical Care-Podiatry, VA
Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS), Baltimore, MD
09/05 – 10/07 Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedics, University of
Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
EDUCATION
2005 - current Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Board Certified in Foot Surgery
2000 – current Member of Maryland Podiatric Medical Association
Member of American Podiatric Medical Association
1999 - 2000 SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE (Baltimore, MD)
Podiatric Surgical Resident (PSR-12)
1995 - 1999 DR. WILLIAM M. SCHOLL COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE (Chicago, IL)
Awarded a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree, May 14, 1999
Accomplishments Include: Partial Scholarship Recipient for Academic and Extracurricular Achievements, 1998; Orthopedic Specialty Clinic Honors, 1997-1998; Academic Honors for 1995-1996; Durlacher National Podiatric Honor Society.
Activities Include: Obtained approval and funding for my research project entitled “The Effects of a Normal and High Dose of Vitamin C on Wound Healing in a Controlled Animal Study”; Gross Anatomy Tutor; Physiology Teaching Assistant; Member of Podiatric Surgery Club; Member of APMA, IPMSA, PPAC; Big Brother Program and KTE fraternity.
1988 - 1992 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (Syracuse, NY)
Awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science. Dean’s List.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
July 1997 INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPEDIC & SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP (Ospital NG Maynila; Manila, Philippines)
Surgically removed sebaceous and ganglion cysts from Philippine patients under the direction of a board certified podiatric surgeon; learned how to suture and performed one-handed and two-handed ties; rotated through various Departments including OB-GYN, Emergency Medicine and Dermatology and conducted histories and physical examinations on patients; administered anesthetic injections and desiccated plantar verrucae.
10/93 - 7/95 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY (Sinai Hospital; Baltimore, MD)
Isolated and characterized exfoliated colonic epithelial cells from human stool samples; investigated the early detection of colon carcinoma by p53 and K-ras mutations in colonic epithelial cells isolated from stool specimens; investigated the effects of beta-carotene on experimentally induced esophageal carcinomas in rats (a controlled study); performed various tissue culture techniques; trained internal medicine residents in various laboratory techniques (i.e. protein assays, colonic cell isolation, ELISA tests); attended weekly Grand Round lectures; presented abstract for AGA/AASLD at Digestive Disease Week conference in San Diego, CA (May, 1995).
4/91 - 7/91 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN GASTROENTEROLOGY (Bressler Research Bldg, University of Maryland; Baltimore, MD)
Determined the involvement of the DCC tumor suppresser gene in esophageal carcinomas; tested tumor-normal tissue pairs using the polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis; attended several endoscopic procedures and obtained surgical specimens from the pathology department.
RESEARCH
2003 - current Successful completion of NIH Clinical Research Training Course
Principal Investigator for Research Project:
Silverstein RJ, Landsman AS. The effects of a moderate and high dose of Vitamin C on wound healing in a controlled guinea pig model. J Foot Ankle Surg. 1999;38:333-338.
Abstracts Presented at Professional Meetings:
Effects of Beta-Carotene Therapy on Symptomatic, Endoscopic and Histological Parameters in Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus. Abstract presented at the American College of Gastroenterology 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, New York, New York, October 16-18, 1995.
Effects of Dietary Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Nitroso-Amine Induced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus in Rats. Abstract presented at the AGA/AASLD at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, May 14-17, 1995.
Increased Expression of CD44 in Isolated Fecal Colonocytes in Patients with Colonic Neoplasia. Abstract presented at the AGA/AASLD at Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, May 14-17, 1995.
Loss of Heterozygosity as a Predictor of Survival in Esophageal Carcinomas. Abstract presented at the AGA/AASLD at Digestive Disease Week, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 15-18, 1994.
PUBLICATIONS
Silverstein RJ, Landsman AS. The effects of a moderate and high dose of Vitamin C on wound healing in a controlled guinea pig model. J Foot Ankle Surg. 1999;38:333-338.
Huang Y, Boynton RF, Blount PL, Silverstein RJ, Yin J, Tong Y, et al. Loss of Heterozygosity Involves Multiple Tumor Suppressor Genes in Human Esophageal Cancers. Cancer Research 1992 Dec 1; 52: 6525-6530.
BETA TESTING
PAL Health Technologies Xtremity scan Digital Shape Acquisition System: Beta testing for digital scanning system and software for the production of custom orthotics, (2008-current).
LECTURING
Faculty member of the Present Podiatric Conferences, 2015 to current.
Faculty member of International Foot and Ankle Foundation, For Education and Research, 2016 to current.
Faculty member of Goldfarb Foundation, 2016 to current.
Lecturer at APMA national meeting, 2017.
APPOINTMENT/CONSULTING
Total Ancillary (consultant)
Scientific Medical Advisory Board Member of Axolotl Biologix, 2018 to current
Institute for Podiatric Excellence and Development Advisory Board Member, 2018 to current
Erchonia Corporation (consulting)
Podiatry Content Connection (consulting)
Akina Pharmaceuticals (consulting)
