We respect each health care provider and the roles they play in the overall care of every patient. It is our goal to establish a mutually collaborative partnership as we carry out our respective roles.
What Type of Provider Are You?
Feedback is welcomed and encouraged. Please use the form on the right to let us know how we can provide better interactive care to your patients.
Anesthesia/Pain Management
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. We understand and specialize in identification of peripheral mechanical and neuritic factors responsible for the development and recurrent symptoms of complex regional pain syndrome. The members of our practice are acutely aware and prepared for how difficult and challenging this group of patients can be. We respect your very important role in pre- and postoperative patient care, and hope to work collaboratively. For example, we encourage patient’s with complex regional pain syndrome to undergo perioperative lumbar sympathetic nerve blocks both before and after surgery to help prevent and treat flares respectively. Recognizing that your input is essential to the creation of individual perioperative pain management pathways, we encourage this and other coordinated efforts.
Chiropractor
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. We respect and welcome the chiropractor’s participation in the health and rehabilitation of patients. In an effort to work in an alliance, you will be informed of all diagnoses and treatment plans. We specifically acknowledge your longer-term patient relationship and recognize your expertise as a valued part of a complete rehabilitation protocol.
Emergency Medicine
While specializing in Orthopaedic Ankle and Foot trauma and reconstruction, Dr. Silverman is comfortable with the management of all aspects of musculoskeletal trauma.
As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Silverman partners with other orthopaedic surgeons to share emergency department call. Even so, he is routinely available by mobile phone to consult regarding injury management, admissions, and to arrange urgent follow up.
During the week, Dr. Silverman may be reached by calling the office. Office staff can quickly reach him via text/paging to ensure a prompt response/call back to your ED. After-hours, the answering service has instructions to forward all physician calls to his cellular phone. Lastly, our new Ankle and Foot Hotline 612-56ANKLE (612.562.6553) provides simplified, reliable patient disposition. We promise to treat your referred patients with respect and provide you with timely follow up.
Family Practice
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. In our interactions with your patients, you will find we demonstrate the utmost respect for your role in their ongoing care. We strive to support this relationship and maintain continuity of care by directing your patients to utilize your laboratory and advanced imaging testing facilities as well as undergo their pre-op physicals at your office. It is our goal and office routine to fax referring and primary physicians a record of the key patient visits, keeping you informed of new diagnoses, procedures and the healing progress.
During the week, Dr. Silverman can be reached by calling the office. Office staff can quickly reach him via text/paging to ensure a prompt response/call back to your office. After hours, the answering service has instructions to forward all physician calls to his cellular phone.
Lastly, our new Ankle and Foot Hotline 612-56ANKLE (612.562.6553) provides simplified, reliable patient disposition. We promise to treat your referred patients with respect and provide you with timely follow up.
Internal Medicine
It is an honor and a compliment each time you ask for a consultation. In our interactions with your patients you will find demonstrated the utmost respect for your role in their ongoing care. We strive to support this relationship and maintain continuity of care by directing patients to your laboratory and advanced imaging test facilities. Patients are also advised to have their pre-op physicals at your office. It is our goal and office routine to fax referring and primary physicians a record of key patient visits, keep you informed of new diagnoses, procedures and the healing progress.
During the week, Dr. Silverman may be reached by calling the office. Office staff can quickly reach him via text/paging to ensure a prompt response/call back to your office. After hours, the answering service has instructions to forward all physician calls to his cellular phone. Lastly, our new Ankle and Foot Hotline 612-56ANKLE (612.562.6553) provides simplified, reliable patient disposition. We promise to treat your referred patients with respect and provide you with timely follow up.
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. In interactions with your patients, you will find we demonstrate the utmost respect for your role in their ongoing care. We strive to support this relationship and maintain continuity of care by directing patients to your laboratory and advanced imaging test facilities, as well as undergo their pre-op physicals at your office. It is our goal and office routine to fax referring and primary physicians a record of key patient visits, and keep you informed of new diagnoses, procedures and the healing progress.
During the week, Dr. Silverman may be reached by calling the office. Office staff can quickly reach him via text/paging to ensure a prompt response/call back to your office. After hours, the answering service has instructions to forward all physician calls to his cellular phone. Lastly, our new Ankle and Foot Hotline 612-56ANKLE (612.562.6553) provides simplified, reliable patient disposition. We promise to treat your referred patients with respect and provide you with timely follow up.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. We greatly appreciate the important role you play in the ongoing physical treatment and rehabilitation of your patients. We strive to support this relationship and maintain continuity of care by directing patients to work with you for all their non-surgical and post-surgical rehabilitation.
Orthopedics
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. In our interactions with your patients you will find we demonstrate the utmost respect for your role in their ongoing care as we limit our surgical interventions strictly to conditions below the knee. Furthermore, we strive to support this relationship and maintain continuity of care by directing patients to your physical therapy, laboratory and advanced imaging test facilities. It is our goal and office routine to fax referring physicians a record of key patient visits, and keep you informed of new diagnoses, procedures and the healing progress.
Physical Therapy
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. Quality rehabilitation is a cornerstone of successful surgical and non-surgical care. We partner with you by transitioning patients back to you, their trusted health care provider, for rehabilitation. It is our goal and office routine to fax referring providers a record of key patient visits and keep you informed of new diagnoses, procedures and the healing progress.
Podiatry
It is an honor and compliment each time you ask for a consultation. In our interactions with your patients, you will find we demonstrate the utmost respect for your role in their previous and continuing care. We strive to support this relationship and maintain continuity of care by directing patients to utilize your services for pedorthic care.
As your patients will likely have undergone previous non-surgical treatment or surgical treatment, our focus is entirely on forward progress and not dwelling on the past. We’re committed to supporting the trusted relationships between you and your patients, and making patient healing our highest priority. It is our goal and office routine to fax referring physicians a record of key patient visits and keep you informed of new diagnoses, procedures and the healing progress.