Frank Silver

Affiliate Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Assistant
Alexandra Pop, Administrative Assistant, 416-603-5416

Biography

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Education

FRCPC, Neurology, University of Toronto
MD, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Cardiovascular disorders
Health services research
Clinical guidelines

Other Affiliations

Professor of Medicine, Neurology, University of Toronto
Medical Director, Toronto West Stroke Network, Univesrity Health Network
Medical Director, Ontario Telestroke Program, Ontario Telehealth Network

Recent ICES Grants

Stroke care and outcomes in rural Ontario

Principal investigator: Kapral M
Co-investigators: Austin P, Hall R, Jin, Manuel D, Silver R, Swartz
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Operating grant
2016-2018; $181,690

Recent ICES Publications

2/14/2019

Rural-urban differences in stroke risk factors, incidence, and mortality in people with and without prior stroke: the CANHEART Stroke Study

Kapral MK, Austin PC, Jeyakumar G, Hall R, Chu A, Khan AM, Jin AY, Martin C, Manuel D, Silver FL, Swartz RH, Tu JV. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2019; 12(2):e004973. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

7/10/2017

Outcomes following telestroke-assisted thrombolysis for stroke in Ontario, Canada

Porter J, Hall RE, Kapral MK, Fang J, Khan F, Silver FL. J Telemed Telecare. 2018; 24(7):492-9. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

2/16/2017

MRI-based neuroanatomical predictors of dysphagia, dysarthria, and aphasia in patients with first acute ischemic stroke

Flowers HL, AlHarbi M, Mikulis D, Silver FL, Rochon E, Streiner D, Martino R. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2017; 7(1):21-34.

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