LawrenceM.SilvermanMD

General Surgery • Danville, CA

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Office
181 Lowell Dr
Danville, CA 94526
Phone+1 925-820-5049

Fax+1 925-820-3706
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Education & Training

Martinez Veterans Affairs Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1976
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1972 - 1973
University of Washington School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1971 - 1972
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1973 - 2025

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Direct-to-consumer genotyping: are we ready for a brave new world?
Bender, L., Silverman, L.M., Dinulos, M.B., Nickel, J., Grody, W.W.> ;Clin Chem. 2010 Jul
191 citations
Genetic modifiers of liver disease in cystic fibrosis.
Jaclyn R. Bartlett, Kenneth J. Friedman, Simon C. Ling, Rhonda G. Pace, Scott C. Bell, Billy Bourke, Giuseppe Castaldo, Carlo Castellani, Marco Cipolli, Carla Colombo,...> ;JAMA. 2009 Sep 9
20 citations
Detection of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangements in classic hodgkin lymphoma using commercially available BIOMED-2 primers.
Deborah J. Chute, John B. Cousar, Mani S. Mahadevan, Karen A. Siegrist, Lawrence M. Silverman, Mark H. Stoler> ;Diagnostic Molecular Pathology. 2008 Jun 1
30 citations
Consensus characterization of 16 FMR1 reference materials: A consortium study
Jean Amos Wilson, Victoria M. Pratt, Amit Phansalkar, Kasinathan Muralidharan, W. Edward Highsmith, Jeanne C. Beck, Scott J. Bridgeman, Ebony M. Courtney, Lidia Epp, A...> ;The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 2008 Jan 1
103 citations
Clinical laboratory reports in molecular pathology.
Margaret L. Gulley, Rita M. Braziel, Kevin C. Halling, Eric D. Hsi, Jeffrey A. Kant, Marina N. Nikiforova, Jan A. Nowak, Shuji Ogino, Andre M. Oliveira, H. F. Polesky,...> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2007 Jun 1
8 citations
Molecular diagnostics: A historical perspective
Gregory J. Tsongalis, Lawrence M. Silverman> ;Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry. 2006 Jul 31
8 citations
Acceptance of Fragile X premutation genetic screening in women with ovarian dysfunction
Lisa M. Pastore, Logan B. Karns, JoAnn V. Pinkerton, Lawrence M. Silverman, Christopher D. Williams, Teresa R. Camp> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006 Mar 1
41 citations
Developing a sustainable process to provide quality control materials for genetic testing.
Bin Chen, Catherine D. O'Connell, D. Joe Boone, Jean A. Amos, Jeanne C. Beck, Maria M. Chan, Daniel H. Farkas, Roger V. Lebo, Carolyn Sue Richards, Benjamin B. Roa, La...> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2005 Oct 1
15 citations
A CFTR mutation (D1152H) in a family with mild lung disease and normal sweat chlorides.
W. E. Highsmith, Kenneth J. Friedman, Lauranell H. Burch, Alexander Spock, Lawrence M. Silverman, Richard C. Boucher, Michael R. Knowles> ;Clinical Genetics. 2005 Jul 1
Genotype-phenotype correlations (II): assessing the influence of sequence variants on the clinical phenotype in multifactorial disorders
Lawrence M. Silverman, Theodore M. Mifflin> ;Clinical Chemistry. 2005 Jun 1
6 citations
Genotype-Phenotype Correlations: Assessing the Influence of Sequence Variants on the Clinical Phenotype
Lawrence M. Silverman, Mani S. Mahadevan> ;Clinical Chemistry. 2005 Jan 1
60 citations
CFTR mutation distribution among U.S. Hispanic and African American individuals: evaluation in cystic fibrosis patient and carrier screening populations.
Elaine A Sugarman, Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Lawrence M. Silverman, Bernice A Allitto> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2004 Sep 1
101 citations
Association Between Hemochromatosis (HFE) Gene Mutation Carrier Status and the Risk of Colon Cancer
Nicholas J. Shaheen, Lawrence M. Silverman, Temitope O. Keku, Laura B. Lawrence, Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Christopher F. Martin, Joseph A. Galanko, Robert S. Sandler> ;Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2003 Jan 15
63 citations
The I148T CFTR allele occurs on multiple haplotypes: a complex allele is associated with cystic fibrosis.
Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Zhaoqing Zhou, Elaine A Sugarman, Ruth A. Heim, Rhonda G. Pace, Michael R. Knowles, Lawrence M. Silverman, Bernice A Allitto> ;Genetics in Medicine. 2002 Sep 1
5 citations
A novel mutation in exon 5 of the ALAS2 gene results in X-linked sideroblastic anemia.
Matthew T. Hurford, Cristina E. Marshall-Taylor, Sandy Vicki, Jackie Z. Zhou, Lawrence M. Silverman, William N. Rezuke, Arnold Altman, Gregory J. Tsongalis> ;Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry. 2002 Jul 1
219 citations
Cystic fibrosis gene mutations and pancreatitis risk: Relation to epithelial ion transport and trypsin inhibitor gene mutations
Peadar G. Noone, Zhaoqing Zhou, Lawrence M. Silverman, Paul S. Jowell, Michael R. Knowles, Jonathan A. Cohn> ;Gastroenterology. 2001 Dec 1
63 citations
An Alu-mediated 7.1 kb deletion of BRCA1 exons 8 and 9 in breast and ovarian cancer families that results in alternative splicing of exon 10.
Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Nadine Puget, Mark L. Graham, Barbara L. Weber, Judy Garber, Cécile Skrzynia, Joseph L. Halperin, Gilbert M. Lenoir, Lawrence M. Silverman, Sylvie...> ;Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer. 2000 Jul 1
24 citations
In-frame deletions of BRCA1 may define critical functional domains
Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Christine H. Chung, Qing Yang, Cécile Skrzynia, Wayne W. Grody, Mark L. Graham, Lawrence M. Silverman> ;Human Genetics. 2000 Jan 1
88 citations
Lung Disease Associated with the IVS8 5T Allele of the CFTR Gene
Peadar G. Noone, Charles A. Pue, Zhaoqing Zhou, Kenneth J. Friedman, Emma L. Wakeling, Muttiah Ganeshananthan, Richard Simon, Lawrence M. Silverman, Michael R. Knowles> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2000 Nov 1
111 citations
Correction of aberrant splicing of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene by antisense oligonucleotides.
Kenneth J. Friedman, Jolanta Kole, Jonathan A. Cohn, Michael R. Knowles, Lawrence M. Silverman, Ryszard Kole> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1999 Dec 17
8 citations
HFE Genotyping Using Multiplex Allele-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction and Capillary Electrophoresis
Ira M. Lubin, N. Alice Yamada, Rachel M. Stansel, Rhonda G. Pace, Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Lawrence M. Silverman> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 1999 Dec 1
9 citations
Cystic Fibrosis Syndrome: A New Paradigm for Inherited Disorders and Implications for Molecular Diagnostics
Kenneth J. Friedman, Lawrence M. Silverman> ;Clinical Chemistry. 1999 Jul 1
659 citations
Relation between mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene and idiopathic pancreatitis.
Jonathan A. Cohn, Kenneth J. Friedman, Peadar G. Noone, Michael R. Knowles, Lawrence M. Silverman, Paul S. Jowell> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1998 Sep 3
22 citations
Is the hemochromatosis gene a modifier locus for cystic fibrosis
Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Lawrence M. Silverman> ;Genetic Testing. 1998 Jan 1
66 citations
Identification of a splice site mutation (2789 + 5 G>A) associated with small amounts of normal CFTR mRNA and mild cystic fibrosis
W. Edward Highsmith, Lauranell H. Burch, Zhaoqing Zhou, John C. Olsen, Theresa V. Strong, Terry J. Smith, Kenneth J. Friedman, Lawrence M. Silverman, Richard C. Bouche...> ;Human Mutation. 1997 Jan 1
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