William Aaron Silverman (October 23, 1917 – December 16, 2004) was an American physician who made important contributions to neonatology.
Silverman urged physicians to address considerations like quality of care in formulating medical treatment plans, especially in the management of premature infants.
In an interview late in his life, Silverman said that his mother had rheumatic heart disease and that she struggled with her health after he was born, so he was raised mostly by his grandparents.
[2] After many years at Columbia-Presbyterian, Silverman moved back to California and directed the neonatal intensive care unit at San Francisco Children's Hospital.
[2] Referring to Silverman's position in medicine in the 1950s, UCSF physician Malcolm Holliday said, "Bill was really regarded as the premier neonatologist of that period.