Dr. Silver is a licensed physician and surgeon, with a private practice in Napa, California. He graduated with a B.A. in biology (with honors) from Harvard University, where he received a John Harvard Scholarship. During this time, he attended Imperial College in London for a year, where he was awarded the Sir Arthur Acland Prize for excellence in humanities. Prior to medical school, he conducted research in the fields of cancer, aging, and nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley, with Professor Bruce Ames, Ph.D. This research culminated in his co-authorship of an influential review paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 

Dr. Silver’s M.D. degree is from the University of California, Irvine. His internship was at the Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital, Oakland, California and dermatology residency at McGill University, Montreal. Dr. Silver is a Board Certified Dermatologist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.