Sanford M. Silverman, MD

Sanford M. Silverman, MD

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Clinic
Comprehensive Pain Medicine

Medical School
New York Medical College, MD

Residency
Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Curriculum Vitae
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Sanford M. Silverman, MD, is in private practice as the medical director and CEO of Comprehensive Pain Medicine, Pompano Beach, Florida. He is board certified in anesthesiology with added qualifications in pain management from the American Board of Anesthesiology and a Diplomate in Pain Medicine from the American Board of Pain Medicine. He is also a Diplomate in Addiction Medicine from the American Board of Addiction Medicine. His practice consists of interventional and medical treatment of chronic pain, opioid addiction and currently has an interest in treating complex chronic pain with hyperalgesia.

After receiving his bachelor and master degrees from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, Dr. Silverman earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. He then entered active duty military service with the US Army and completed a transitional internship at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco, California. He then completed a residency in anesthesiology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. After completing his training, he served as Major, US Army and Chief of the Anesthesia and Operative Service at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas where he also was the director of the pain clinic. He was also Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso , Texas. He currently serves as the President elect of Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP).

The author of articles and letters in publications such as Anesthesiology, the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, the Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology and Pain Physician, Dr. Silverman has also lectured nationally on topics including interventional pain management, controlled substance management and addiction issues, prescription drug abuse, and in the area of forensic medicine. Dr. Silverman is also a founding partner of Lorsand CME, LLC, a company devoted to continuing medical education in areas of pain and substance abuse.

Dr. Silverman is a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Academy of Pain Medicine, Florida Academy of Pain Medicine, International Spine Intervention Society, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Florida Society of Addiction Medicine , Florida Medical Association and Broward County Medical Association. He is also a clinical assistant professor in the dept. of surgery at NOVA Southeastern University school of Osteopathic Medicine.

He is on the board of directors of the Broward County Medical Association. Dr. Silverman also serves on the Task Force for Prescription Medication Abuse of the Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse, which is devoted to preventing prescription medication abuse, diversion and addiction. He is also on the Broward County Commission’s Pain Clinic Task Force established to determine feasibility of moratoriums on pain clinics in the county as well as future credentialing of such clinics.

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