Dee Edward Silver, M.D.

A native Iowan, Dr. Dee Silver did his undergraduate work at the University of Northern Iowa in music education, received his doctorate of medicine degree from the University of Iowa, interned at the University of Utah, and completed his residency in neurology at the University of Iowa. He was in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander at Balboa Hospital from 1971 to 1973 and headed the Department of Neurology from 1972 to late 1973. His main areas of interest are neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson's disease and atypical Parkinson's disease, but also Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. He has maintained an extensive and active interest and involvement in other areas of neurological diseases, but especially multiple sclerosis and migraine. He has been an investigator for many new drugs in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, MS and migraine.

A board certified neurologist, A board certified neurologist, Dr. Silver has served as President of the San Diego Neurological Society, and was a founding board member of the Hospital Staff Medical Group and XIMED. Since 1973 he has been a member of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Medical Staff. He was a CMA delegate of twelve years. Dr. Silver has been the Neurology Section Head at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and twice Neurology Section Head at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. He is currently chairman of the Physician's Health and Well-being Committee. He has been Medical Director of the Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego since its inception in the early 1980s. He was also one of the founding Supervisor Board Members for the McDonald Center.

A respected and sought-after lecturer, Dr. Silver had taught and lectured in many parts of the United States and Europe. On many occasions he has been featured on TV and local radio stations and has done 9 medical series on MD TV for UCSD on migraine, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia, Deep Brain Stimulation, Essential Tremor and Alzheimer's disease (uctv.tv). He has participated in many medical panels, advisory boards, and thought groups across the United States. He has authored chapters for course studies and has written numerous medical papers. He is coeditor of the algorithm for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It was a 1995 supplement to the AAN's journal, Neurology, the other coeditors were Dr. William Koller and Dr. Abraham Lieberman. It was considered by many as a landmark publication for the treatment format for Parkinson's disease and for other neurodegenerative diseases. He revised the algorithm in an article entitled Initiating Treatment in Parkinson's Disease in 1998. He lectured quarterly at the Emergency Medical Symposium I, a UCSD physician's continuing education course and did so from 1979 through 1998. He was one of the editors of the publication Neura, and has been an "expert" several times on MS Watch. He wrote the chapter on Parkinson Disease for Conn's Modern therapy 2004 and 2006. Recently published article Clinical experience with the novel levodopa formulation entacapone+levodopa+carbidopa (Stalevo) was in Future Drugs Ltd. in 2004. He has conducted more than 40 clinical trials. He is a coeditor of the supplement on Restless Leg Syndrome in the Consultant. He is listed in Best Doctors in America, Top Doctors in Doctors across America and was honored by CHAD, as Volunteer of the Year Award in 1991. He was honored by the Parkinson's disease Association of San Diego in October of 2004 and received the Spirit of Life Award. Dr. Silver is listed in Who's Who In America and Who's Who In The World.

Dr. Silver's involvement at Scripps Memorial Hospitals has been quite extensive. He has served for many years as Chairman of the Ellen Browning Scripps Society; served on the Board of Directors of Scripps Memorial Hospital Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Development Committee; the Executive Cabinet of the Fund for Greatness; Chairman of the Medalists Award Nominating Committee for the Ellen Browning Scripps Society and the Arts Advisory and Acquisition Committee for Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla. He was one of the first inductees into the Belle Plaine Iowa Hall of Fame. He served on the Board of Trustees for many years of Scripps Foundation for Medicine and Science, its Executive Committee and its Development and Funding Priorities Committee; and was on the board of Friends of Scripps Advisory Board. He has also been a scientific consultant to the Neuroscience Institute in La Jolla, Ca since 2004.

Dr. Dee Silver is the president of Coastal Neurological Medical Group, Inc. located at 9850 Genesee Avenue, Suite 740, La Jolla, California.

Updated January 12, 2007

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Frederick J. de la Vega, M.D.

Born and raised in San Diego and a valedictorian of La Jolla High School, Dr. Frederick de la Vega received his A.B. at Harvard University in biological sciences in 1994 and his M.D. at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska in 1998. After an Internship at Creighton, he then completed his Neurological Residency at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota in 2002. He finished a Movement Disorders Fellowship at the Muhammad Ali Parkinsons Research Center/Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona in 2003. He joined Coastal Neurological Medical Group in July, 2003 and is on Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital. He was board certified in 2004.

Thoroughly-grounded in all aspects of general neurology, he has particular interests in movement disorders, cerebrovascular disease, neuroimmune disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and headache. He has extensive knowledge of and experience in evaluation and treatment of Parkinson's disease and related syndromes, essential tremor, ataxia, myoclonus, hyperkinesias, and dystonia. This includes expertise in deep brain stimulation of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor and Botulinum toxin (Botox/Myobloc) injections for dystonias and migraines. Along with Dr. Dee Silver, he is participating in several drug treatment clinical trials for medications for Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis. He is strongly committed to patient and family education and has spoken to several local support groups. He is available to provide primary neurological care and consultations for in-patients and Emergency Room patients at Scripps Memorial Hospital.

Dr. de la Vega is a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAME), the Movement Disorder Society, and the Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego.

Starting in January, 2004, Dr. de la Vega will be setting aside a few appointment slots around noon for patients with neurological problems deemed by their primary physicians as needing urgent attention. The goals of this new plan are to help assess if further emergent care is warranted and to quickly treat problems before they potentially get to that emergent stage and thereby saving the patient from unnecessary suffering and delays.

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Tawny T. Ngo, M.D.