Physician Profile

Eric A. Silverstein, M.D.

Dr. Eric Silverstein is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at the University of Florida Health Center. Dr. Silverstein specializes in the management of benign and malignant soft tissue and bone tumors. He treats certain bone tumors with a minimally invasive approach using radiofrequency ablation.

Appointment

• Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Health Center

Specialty

• Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty

• Musculoskeletal oncology (soft tissue and bone tumors)
• Total joint replacements
• General orthopaedic surgery

Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certification

Education
M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

State Licensure
Connecticut

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Fellowship
Musculoskeletal Oncology, Shand’s Hospital, University of Florida Health Science Center,

Clinical Interests

• Musculoskeletal oncology
  • Treatment of sarcomas
  • Benign and malignant soft tissue and bone tumors
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Metastatic bone cancer
• Joint reconstruction/total joint arthroplasty
• Trauma

Research Interests

Clinical Research

• The efficacy of radiofrequency ablation treating osteoid osteomas and chondroblastomas.
• The management of benign bone tumors.

Basic Science Research

• The influence of bone morphogenetic proteins on the progression of osteosarcomas.