William P. Silver, M.D.
120 William Penn Plaza
Durham, North Carolina 27704
(919)220-5255 phone
(919)220-6379 fax
CURRENT POSITION
Medical Director
EmergeOrtho – Triangle Division
Durham, North Carolina
January 1, 2016 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgeon
EmergeOrtho – Triangle Division
Durham, North Carolina
September 2005-Present
Medical Director – Orthopedic Surgery
BeeWell, LLC
Raleigh, NC
November 2016 – Present
Consultant
Daiichi Sankyo
Parsippany, NJ
August 2015 - Present
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists
Virginia Beach, Virginia
August 2003-August 2005
BOARD CERTIFICATION
The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
July 21, 2005
Certificate of Added Qualification - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 9, 2007
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Leadership College
North Carolina Medical Society
10/30/2009-11/1/2009
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Executive Committee
EmergeOrtho/Triangle Orthopaedic Associates
5/19/2010-Present
Council of Delegates
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
8/2014-Present
Treasurer – North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Political Action Committee
Board of Directors
10/2010-Present
Blue Cross / Blue Shield Provider Advisory Group
5/2010-2/2016
Capital Area Soccer League
Founding Member – Sports Medicine Society
8/2011-Present
athenahealth Physician Advisory Board
3/1/2013-3/1/2015
Orthopaedic Editorial Board
3/1/2013-Present
Nominating Committee
North Carolina Medical Society
10/1/2013-Present
Durham-Orange County Medical Society
President-2015
Board of Directors
3/2012-12/21/2016
Blue Cross / Blue Shield Joint Advisory Group
7/19/2010-1/24/2011
North Carolina Medical Society – 2011 Annual Meeting Reference Committee
10/21/11-10/23/11
North Carolina Medical Society Clinical Quality and Health Care Financing Committee
5/2010-5/2014
North Carolina Medical Society Accountable Care Task Force
12/2010-5/2014
North Carolina Medical Society Accountable Care Organization Workgroup
5/2010-12/2010
CLINICAL RESEARCH Gel-One Clinical Trial
LICENSING
North Carolina Medical Board - Active
Issued: 9/2/2005
License Number: 9901474
Virginia Board of Medicine - Active
Issued: 6/3/2003
License Number: 0101234950
CLINICAL TRAINING
Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2002-2003
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
1997-2002
EDUCATION
Medical School
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
M.D., May, 1997
Undergraduate
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
B.S., Psychology, May, 1992
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
· Durham, North Carolina
Durham Regional Hospital
· Durham, North Carolina
Person Memorial Hospital
· Roxboro, North Carolina
Granville Health System
· Oxford, North Carolina
SPORTS MEDICINE ACTIVITIES
Durham Bulls Baseball
· Minor League Affiliate of Tampa Bay Devil Rays
· Team / Game Coverage
· 2006 – Present
Durham School of the Arts
· Team Physician
· 1/2013-
Carolina Jaguars Basketball
· ABA/Professional League
· Team Physician
· Durham, NC
· October 2011 – January 2012
Athens Drive High School
· Orthopaedic Team Physician
· August 2009 – June 2011
PGA Tour - Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
· Orthopaedic Consultant
· Greensboro, North Carolina
· 2005 – 2007
US Womens Open Championship
· Orthopaedic Consultant
· Southern Pines, North Carolina
· June28-July1, 2007
PGA Champions Tour – SAS Championship
· Orthopaedic Consultant
· Cary, North Carolina
· 2005 – 2007
Old Dominion University
· Team Physician – Mens & Womens Basketball
· August 2003-2005
LPGA Michelob ULTRA Open
· Orthopaedic Consultant
· Williamsburg, Virginia
· 2004, 2005
Shamrock Marathon – Virginia Beach, Virginia
· Medical Director
· March 20, 2004
· March 19, 2005
Duke University Sports Medicine
· Resident Team Physician 2000 – 2001
· Training Room Physician 2000 – 2001
· Men’s Wrestling Team Physician – 1999-2000
· Men’s and Women’s Soccer 1998, 1999
North Carolina Central University Sports Medicine
· Sports Medicine Co-Coordinator 1999-2000
· Men’s Football 1998, 1999
· Men’s and Women’s Basketball – 1998-2000
· Training Room 1998-2000
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2011 – Present Arthroscopy Association of North America
2007 – Present American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
1997 – Present American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
(Fellow)
2005 – Present North Carolina Medical Society
2004 – Present Virginia Orthopaedic Society
2003 – Present, American Medical Association
1993-1997
2003 – Present Medical Society of Virginia
2003 – Present Virginia Beach Medical Society
2002 – Present Piedmont Orthopaedic Society (Duke Residency Alumni)
1993-1997 North Carolina Medical Society
PUBLICATIONS
Silver, WP, Creighton, RA, Triantafyllopoulos, IK, Devkota, AC, Weinhold, PS,
Karas, SG: Thermal Microdebridement does not affect the Time Zero Biomechanical Properties of Human Patellar Tendons. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 32: 1946-1952, 2004.
Silver, WP, Harrelson, JM, Scully, SP: Intra-muscular Myxoma: A
Clincopathologic Study of Seventeen Cases. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 403:191-197, 2002.
Li, Z, Silver, WP, Koman, LA, Strandhoy, JW, Rosencrance, E, Gordon, S,
Smith, TL: Role of alpha-1 Adrenoceptor Subtypes Mediating Constriction of the Rabbit Ear Thermo-regulatory Microvasculature. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 18(1):156-63, 2000.
Chen, LE, Silver, WP, Seaber, AV, Korompilias, AV, Urbaniak, JR: Effects of
Dexamethasone on the Contractile Function of Reperfused Skeletal Muscle. Microsurgery, 17(6):313-20, 1996.
Silver, WP, Keller, MP, Teel, R, Silver, D: Effects of Donor Characteristics and
Platelet in Vitro Time and Temperature on Platelet Aggregometry. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 17(4):726-733, 1993.
Long, JW, Laster, JL, Stevens, RP, Silver, WP, Silver, D: Contractile and
Metabolic Function Following an Ishemia-Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle: Influence of Oxygen Free Radical Scavengers. Microcirculation, Endothelium, and Lymphatics, 5(3-5):351-63, 1989.
Long, JW, Laster, JL, Stevens, RP, Corkins, M, Silver, WP, Silver D:
Postischemic Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle: Role of Oxygen Free Radicals. Surgical Forum, 39:342-344, 1988.
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Strand, V, Baraf HSB, Lavin PT, Lim S, Hosokawa H: A Multicenter,
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Single Intra-articular Injection of Gel-200, a New Cross-linked Formulation of Hyaluronic Acid, to Phosphate Buffered Saline for Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 20:350-356, 2012.
PRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS
Meaningful Use. 9th Annual AAOS Practice Management Meeting. Chicago, IL;
September 11, 2014
Stage 3 Meaningful Use. AAOS Practice Management Symposium: IT Workshop.
Chicago, IL; September 24, 2013
Silver, WP. “Impingement Syndrome and Subacromial Bursitis of the Shoulder.”
Podium Presentation. Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists Workman’s
Compensation/Rebabilitation Professional Conference. Virginia Beach,
VA; May 5, 2005.
Silver, WP. “Imaging of Orthopaedic Problems.” Podium Presentation.
Tidewater Radiologic Technologist Association Monthly Meeting. Norfolk, VA; May 17, 2005.
Silver, WP. “Throwing Injuries in the Overhead Athlete.” Podium Presentation.
Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting. Virginia
Beach, Virginia; May 21, 2005.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS
Knight BS, Weinhold PS, Silver WP, Chappell JD, Garrett WE. “The Effect of
Femoral Tunnel Position in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Knee Kinematics: A Dynamic Study”. Poster. Orthopaedic Research Society 51st Annual Meeting. Washington, DC; February 20-23, 2005.
Creighton RA, Triantafillopoulos IK, Silver WP, Devkota AC, Weinhold PS,
Garrett WE, Karas SG. “Thermal Microdebridement of Human Tendons: A Biomechanical Study”. Poster. American Orthopaedic Socity for Sports Medicine 29th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA; July 20, 2003.
Creighton RA, Triantafillopoulos IK, Silver WP, Devkota AC, Weinhold PS,
Karas SG. “Biomechanical Integrity of Human Tendons Treated with Thermal Microdebridement: An Ex Vivo Analysis”. Poster. Arthroscopy Association of North America 22nd Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ; April 24-27, 2003.
Patel N, Silver W, Weinhold P, Karas S. “A Biomechanical Analysis of Braided
Soft Tissue Grafts.” Poster. International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons III. New Orleans, LA; February 1, 2003.
Silver, WP, and Mallon, WJ: Scapulothoracic Bursitis: Results of Surgical
Excision of the Superomedial Angle of the Scapula. Poster. 69th Annual Meeting Scientific Program, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dallas, Texas, February, 2002.
Chen, LE, Silver, WP, Seaber, AV, Korompilias, AV, Urbaniak, JR: The Effects
of Dexamethasone on the Contractile Function of Reperfused Skeletal Muscle. Poster. 42nd Annual Meeting, Orthopaedic Research Society, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 1996.
Chen, LE, Silver, WP, Seaber, AV, Korompilias, AV, Urbaniak, JR: Effects of
Dexamethasone on Function of Reperfused Muscle. Poster. 13th Congress of the International Microsurgical Society, Montreal, Quebec, June 1996.