PRESENT POSITIONS

2024- Present

Medical Director, Mercy University Collegium Optimum

Co-founder of the first US Therapeutic Day College

https://www.mercy.edu/collegium-optimum

1993- Present 

CEO, B. Silver MD & G. Kaplan MD, LLC 

Founder of a large multi-specialty, multi-site behavioral health group practice with thousands of visits per year within an intensive continuum of services, throughout northern New Jersey and New York City. The group contracts with hospitals, free-standing clinics, nursing homes, foster care agencies, group homes, schools, and residential centers, providing physician staffing and management of services.

1994- Present 

Health Care Consultant

Advised a diverse clientele across various sectors of the healthcare industry. To name a few areas: *Strategic communication and client management for healthcare communication companies such as Ogilvy and LLNS. *Physician management, value based care, and utilization review for leading insurance companies like Cigna International, Qualcare, Aetna International, CompCare, and ValueOptions. *Administrative advice for NJ large facilities including Bergen Regional Medical Center, St. Clare's Health, Hackensack University Medical Center, High Focus Centers, and University Behavioral Health Care. *Strategic planning for pharmaceutical giants like Wyeth and Shire. *Public health consultations for school districts in New Jersey and New York, and *Pro bono consulting services to the NJ State Department of Human Services and the NJ Department of Commerce.

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

Main Academic Appointment

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Newark, New Jersey

International Collaborations

Professor

Máster online para educadores en salud mental infanto-juvenil

Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain

Visiting Professor

Department of Psychiatry

University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

EDUCATION

1968-1973   Bachiller

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1974-1980   M.D.

University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

1981-1982  Medical Internship. 

Ramos Mejia Hospital. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1983-1986  Residency in Psychiatry. 

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. White Plains, New York.

1986-1988 Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. White Plains, New York.

ADVISORY BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

2009-Present Advisor, NJ Department of Children and Families Policy Advisory  Group on Psychotropic Medication

2006 Member, Health and Wellness Education Program Professional Advisory Committee Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey 

2006 Member, ABCTC Replacement Services Oversight Committee, NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Child Behavioral Services

2004 Member, Brisbane Closing Advisory Board, NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Child Behavioral Services 

2001 Mental Health Member, Disaster Preparedness Committee, St. Mary, St. Francis, and Christ Hospital, N.J.

2001-2006 Committee Member, N.J. Department of Human Services Division of Child Behavioral Services Implementation Advisory Committee.

2001-2002 Board Member, New Jersey Statewide Small Business Development Center Advisory Board.

2001 Reviewer, Draft Report-APA Task Force on Quality Indicators for Children.

2000 Member, New Jersey Department of Commerce 2000 Trade Mission to Latin America.

1999 Delegation Member, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman’s Trade Mission to Latin America in March of 1999.

1991-Present Member, Committee on Psychopharmacology, New Jersey Psychiatric Association.

1991 Mental Health Member, Springfield Alliance against Alcohol and Drug Addiction, Springfield, New Jersey.

1990-1991 Public Relations Officer, Executive Committee Tri-County Chapter of the New Jersey Psychiatric Association.

PAST POSITIONS AND OFFICES HELD

2011-2020 President, New Alliance Academy, Paramus, NJ

2016-2017 Medical Director Behavioral Health, Qualcare, Inc. a CIGNA subsidiary. Piscataway, NJ

2010-2012 Medical Strategist, Compcare, Tampa, FL

1992-2012 Executive Director, Behavioral Health, Hoboken University Med Ctr, Hoboken, NJ

2007-2008 Medical Director NJ-PA-MD, Compcare, Tampa, FL

2005-2006 International Medical Director for New Business Development, Telemedik, San Juan, PR.  

2002-2004 Medical Director CSA, ValueOptions, Trenton, New Jersey

2001- 2004 Executive Director, Behavioral Health Services, Bon Secours and Canterbury Partnership.

1999-2002 President, CompCare Latin America, Tampa, FL

1999-2000 Executive Director Behavioral Health, Bon Secours NJ Health System.

1997-1999  Executive Director Behavioral Health, Franciscan Health System of N.J.

1992-1993 Acting Medical Director, Youth Services CMHC-UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey.

1992-2003 Director, Department of Psychiatry. St. Francis Hospital. Jersey City, New  Jersey.

1991-1993 Director, Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Service, CMHC-UMDNJ, Newark, NJ.

1989-1993 Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services, CMHC, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.

1989-1992 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry. N.J. Medical School, Newark, N.J.

1989-1992 Attending Psychiatrist, Juvenile Justice Team, UMDNJ-CMHC, Newark, N.J.

1989-1990 Medical Director, Child Outpatient Services, Managed Care Resources, Community Mental Health Center, Newark, New Jersey.

1989-1990 Research Psychiatrist, East Orange VAMC, East Orange, New Jersey.

1989 Medical Student Coordinator, East Orange VAMC, N.J. Medical School.

1988-1989 Staff Psychiatrist, East Orange VAMC, East Orange, New Jersey.

1988-1989 Research Associate in Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, NY, NY