Eric R. Silverman, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
As a regional anesthesiologist, AAOS has helped me to network with professionals in orthopedics, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. These relationships have led to authorship in peer-reviewed journals and a book chapter on Pain Management in Orthopedic Knowledge Update 12.
As an Allied member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
As an Allied member and anesthesiologist, I frequently refer to the AAOS's online "Quality & Practice Management" resources. The Healthcare Safety Resources are particularly useful when helping to update clinical pathways at my institution.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
Words of wisdom from a giant in American literature: “It ain’t what you know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”- Mark Twain. His advice to maintain humility is so applicable to the practice of medicine.
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
Everything goes on my digital calendar or gets an alarm reminder on my phone. Chances are if it’s not in either of those locations, the task won’t get done.
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
Understanding the world outside of medicine has become increasingly important to me. I set a goal of finishing a book every other week. This was an impossible task until I discovered audiobooks and realized that I still could retain the content at 1.5 speed.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
When I am not spending time with my three young kids, you can find me on the running trails in the early morning. I’ve recently discovered the joy of distance running and look forward to completing my first half marathon this fall.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
As an eager new third-year medical student, a lucky hand at ‘Rock-Paper-Scissors’ beat a few of my classmates and landed me the prize of getting to scrub on a case with the legendary Atul Gawande. …And I even managed to avoid contaminating the field!