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Michael Silbermann
Birth Date:19 January 1935
Birth Place:Acre, Israel
Citizenship:Israel
Fields:Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Workplaces:Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Ministry of Health, Middle East Cancer Consortium
Alma Mater:Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tufts University
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Doctoral Advisors:Jack Fromer and Larry Cavazos
Awards:2015 Honorary Member Award (Oncology Nursing Society)
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Michael Silbermann is an Israeli maxillofacial surgeon and health educator. He is currently the executive director of the Middle East Cancer Consortium.[1]

Background

Silbermann was born on January 19, 1935, in the old quarters of the Arab city of Acre then part of Mandatory Palestine under British administration.[2] His parents, Herbert and Marga-Miriam emigrated from their native Germany to Palestine in 1934.

Career

Following his military service, Silbermann moved to Jerusalem to study dental medicine at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine.

Following his studies in Jerusalem (1967), he moved to Boston (MA, United States) for specialty training in maxillo-facial surgery at Boston City Hospital under Philip Maloney and Chris Doku.[3] After completing his Ph.D. at Tufts University (under Jack Fromer and Larry Cavazos), he joined a new medical school at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa).[4]

After serving for 20 years as chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology in the Technion's Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, and 10 years as director of the Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Research, he was elected dean of the Technion's Faculty of Medicine. Upon completing his tenure as dean, he was appointed Chief Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Health in Jerusalem, starting January 1993.

In 2015, Silbermann received the Honorary Member Award of the Oncology Nursing Society for his contributions to oncologic nursing.[5]

Middle East Cancer Consortium

Silbermann is the executive director of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) since 1996.[6]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) . NCI . National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health . 13 April 2015 . June 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404184700/http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/organization/global-health/research/mecc . 4 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: Oncology and Diplomacy in the Middle East - The ASCO Post. Piana. Ronald. May 25, 2016. The ASCO Post. en. 2017-11-15.
  3. Silbermann . Michael . Maloney . Philip L. . Doku . H. Chris . Mandibular osteomyelitis in the patient with chronic alcoholism: Etiology, management, and statistical correlation . Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology . October 1974 . 38 . 4 . 530–4 . 10.1016/0030-4220(74)90082-6. 4528636 .
  4. Book: Rosner . Abbie . Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine . 2001 . Technion – Israel Institute of Technology . Haifa, Israel . 62.
  5. Web site: ONS Honors 2015 Distinguished Award Winners . Oncology Nursing Society . 11 May 2015 . April 29, 2015 .
  6. Web site: Emirates Oncology Conference: Palliative Care . Guidebook . 14 April 2015 . November 13, 2014 .

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