Daniel L. Silbergeld, MD

Portrait of Daniel L. Silbergeld, M.D.
Job Title
Arthur A. Ward Jr. Professor of Neurological Surgery
Adjunct Professor of Pathology
Expertise
Brain Tumors
Gamma Knife
Neurosurgery
Neuro-Oncology Research
Biography

Dr. Silbergeld is the Arthur A. Ward Jr. professor of neurological surgery and is based at the UW Medical Center. He is also an adjunct professor of pathology. He specializes in tumors of the central nervous system, pituitary tumors, epilepsy surgery and radiosurgery with the Gamma Knife. He is board certified in neurological surgery. 

His research program focuses on gliomas, a type of brain tumor, and on methods to break the blood/brain barrier to deliver chemotherapy to malignant brain tumors.

Clinical Interest

Brain tumors; epilepsy surgery; functional brain mapping for language, movement and sensation; pituitary tumors, gamma knife radiosurgery.

Research Interests

Glioma invasion and motility; the use of high-intensity focused ultrasound to temporarily disrupt the blood-brain barrier to enable delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to brain tumors.

Personal Interests

Fly fishing, working out and spending time with my family.

Education

Medical Education

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Internship

University of Washington

Residency

University of Washington

Fellowship

University of Washington

Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery - 1995
Contact Information

 

Publications

GOOGLE SCHOLAR PROFILE:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=47EcmuUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. Silbergeld DL (Senior Editor) and Ojemann GA: Neurosurgery Clinics of North America: Epilepsy Surgery. WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia Vol 4, No 2, 1993
  2. Santiago P, Silbergeld DL: Pharmacology and Utility of Common Neurosurgical Drugs, in Textbook of Neurological Surgery, 2nd Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2001.
  3. Silbergeld DL: Cortical Mapping in Epilepsy Surgery. Eds: Luders HO and Comair YG, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, pp 633-635; 2002.
  4. Silbergeld DL- Expert Commentator. in: Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery, Eds: Connolly ES, McKhann GM, Huang J and Choudri TF, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 2002.
    1. Temporal Approach, p227
    2. Glioma – Temporal, p451
    3. Stereotactic Biopsy for Basal Ganglia and Deep Lesions, p463
    4. Metastatic Tumor, p503
    5. Temporal Lobectomy and Hippocampectomy, p512
    6. Subdural Grid Placement, pp518-519
    7. StereotacticPlacement of Depth Electrodes, p524
    8. Neocortical Mapping and Awake Operations, pp531-532
  5. Schuster J, Silbergeld DL: Motor, Sensory and Language Mapping and Monitoring for Cortical Resections in Youman’s Neurological Surgery, ed. Winn HR, Fourth Edition, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 2003. pp. 2531-2541.
  6. Santiago P, Silbergeld DL: Malignant Gliomas in Youman’s Neurological Surgery, ed Winn HR, Fourth Edition, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 2003. pp 969-981.
  7. Silbergeld DL: Section Editor, Epilepsy Surgery, in Youman’s Neurological Surgery, Fourth Edition, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 2003; Volume 2.
  8. Rostomily RC, Spence AM, Silbergeld DL: Neurosurgical Management of high grade gliomas, in Moore AJ, Newell DW (eds): International Practices in Neurosurgery. London, Springer Verlag, 2004, Chap 10, pp 167-186.
  9. Dahl E, Nguyen LT, Sparks RE, Brayman AA, Ollos, RJ, Silbergeld DL, Vaezy S, Mourad PD: Towards the Use of HIFU, in Conjunction with Surgery, for the Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors, in Therapeutic Ultrasound, Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium, G.T. Clement, N.J. McDannold and K. Kynynen, eds., 218-222, American Institute of Physics Press, 2006.
  10. Silbergeld DL, Miller JW (eds): Epilepsy Surgery: Principles and Controversies. New York, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2006.
    1. Review of language mapping procedures for temporal resections (Lucas T and Silbergeld DL)
    2. Neocortical resections and lesionectomies (Tozer K and Silbergeld DL)
    3. Lesionectomies should be tailored based on ictal recording (Rostomily RC and Silbergeld DL); pp 537-541.
    4. Functional hemispherectomy (Silbergeld DL)
  11. Silbergeld DL: Awake Craniotomies and Functional Mapping, in Connolly ES, McKhann GM, Huang J, Choudhri TF, Mocco J (eds): Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery. New York, Thieme, 2006 (first edition)
  12. Silbergeld DL: Temporal Glioma, in Connolly ES, McKhann GM, Huang J, Choudhri TF, Mocco J (eds): Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery. New York, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2006 (first edition).
  13. Spence AM, Mankoff DA, Wells, JM, Muzi M, Grierson JR, Eary J, O’Sullivan SF, Link JM, Silbergeld DL, Krohn KA: Detection of Proliferation in Gliomas by Positron Emission Topography Imaging in Janigro D (ed), Cell Cycle in the Central Nervous System. Totowa NJ, Humana Press, Inc. 2006, 419-432.
  14. Silbergeld DL, Ward AA: Temporal Gliomas in, Connolly ES, McKhann GM, Huang J, Choudhri TF, Komotar RJ, Mocco J (eds): Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery. New York, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2010 (second edition). Chapter 44.
  15. Silbergeld DL: Awake Craniotomies and Functional Mapping, in, Connolly ES, McKhann GM, Huang J, Choudhri TF, Komotar RJ, Mocco J (eds): Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery. New York, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2010 (second edition). Chapter 60.
  16. Silbergeld DL: Neurosurgical Management of Gliomas in Navarro VG (ed): Neurosurgery Textbook for Residents (Spanish edition), publication pending.
  17. Silbergeld DL, Hebb AO: Awake Craniotomy in Jandial R, McCormick PD, Black PM (eds): Core Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery (pp. 279-283) Chapter 39, Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2011, p. 279-284.
  18. Hebb AO, Silbergeld DL. Cortical Mapping During Awake Craniotomy for Epilepsy. In Nader,Berta & Levy (Eds.), Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade. Thieme Medical Publishers. Chapter 141, 2012.
  19. Celix J, Silbergeld D. Metastatic Brain Tumors. In: Ellenbogen R, Abdulrauf S, editors. Principles of Neurological Surgery. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2012. Chapter 35, p. 535-46.
  20. Silbergeld DL: Editor, Brain Metastases- Supplement: Surgical Neurology International Online Journal, 2013, Vol 4, Issue Supp http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/text.asp?2013/4/5/183/111294
  21. Celix J, Silbergeld D. Intraoperative Cortical Mapping Techniques and Limitations. In Byrne RW(ed): Functional Mapping of the Cerebral Cortex: Safe Surgery in Eloquent Brain. New York, Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp 63-76.
  22. Celix JM, Silbergeld DL. Tumors in Eloquent Regions. In: Fessler R, Sekhar LN, editors. Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. New York: Thieme; 2016. p. 43-53.
  23. Morton RP, Ko AL, Silbergeld DL. Brain Metastasis. In: Ellenbogen RG, Sekhar LN, Kitchen ND, editors. Principles of Neurological Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2018. p. 586-92, Chapter 40.
  24. Ravanpay A, Ko AL, Silbergeld DL. Low-Grade Gliomas. In: Ellenbogen RG, Sekhar L, Kitchen ND, editors. Principles of Neurological Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018. p. 573-9, Chapter 38.

BOOKS

  1. Silbergeld DL (Senior Editor) and Ojemann GA: Neurosurgery Clinics of North America: Epilepsy Surgery. WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia Vol 4, No 2, 1993.
  2. Silbergeld DL, Miller JW (eds): Epilepsy Surgery: Principles and Controversies. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2005.
  3. Silbergeld DL: Editor, Textbook- Glioma Controversies: Basic Science, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Elsevier / Academic Press, 2015.

INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO COMPETITION AWARDS

  1. The 2005 Aurora Awards – Gold Award, “Inside Access: Brain Tumor Surgery”, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
  2. 2006 Telly Award, “Inside Access: Brain Tumor Surgery,” University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
  3. The Videographer Awards, 2006, “Inside Access: Brain Tumor Surgery,” University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
Centers/Clinics
Neurological Surgery Clinic at Harborview