Dr. Salvatore Silvestri passed suddenly Sunday, February 26, 2017. As many of his colleagues and loved ones know, Sal was passionate about EMS and his community's wellbeing. This great man, Dr. Sal Silvestri. Sal served as an Associate Medical Director for Orange County EMS and was the Program Director for the Orlando Regional Medical Center Emergency Medicine residency. He was an amazing physician, teacher, and mentor and always had a warm and unforgettable smile. The world lost an amazing person much too soon.
Dr. Salvatore Silvestri, a central figure in Orange County’s emergency medical service who made all EMS practices based on evidence-based protocols and implemented programs that have become national standards, and a man who mentored …show more content…
He devoted his professional life to making sure that a well-trained [first responder] shows up with state of the art, evidence-based protocols and do the best without causing harm, Silvestri first arrived in Florida in early 1990s, in Putnam County, through the federal Public Health Service program that helped him pay his student loans in exchange for practicing in an underserved and underprivileged area.
There, he founded the Acute Care Education; a non-profit organization that provided advanced life support education. He was the medical director of Putnam County Emergency Medical Services, Medical Director of Paramedic and EMT Training program in St. Augustine, and Medical director and attending physician at the emergency department at Columbia Putnam Medical Center.
He later returned to New York and became director of Institute of Emergency Medicine Education, Research, and Prehospital Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of …show more content…
That practice is now a nationwide standard.
His latest research, which is being carried on by his colleagues and students, focuses on early detection of sepsis.
Silvestri was soft-spoken. A man of few words. And a great listener.
When you were sitting in front of him — it didn’t matter who you were, medical student or mailman or a hospital administrator, he’d sit there and listen and absorb what you were telling him.
His leadership was about elevating those around him and helping them become who they wanted to be.
His mantra was setting up whatever you’re leading to not need you to succeed. He will say “It was never about I”. He was the last person to give himself credit.” At his funeral service, there were at least 100 people in the room who would say that they’re his best friends. There were at least 1000 people who would say he was their mentor. And 2,000 people would say that he’s their role model.
His family has created a Go Fund Me page to raise money for Orange County School AED program. The fund had raised more than $60,000 since being established on February 28,
Dr. Salvatore Silvestri, a central figure in Orange County’s emergency medical service who made all EMS practices based on evidence-based protocols and implemented programs that have become national standards, and a man who mentored …show more content…
He devoted his professional life to making sure that a well-trained [first responder] shows up with state of the art, evidence-based protocols and do the best without causing harm, Silvestri first arrived in Florida in early 1990s, in Putnam County, through the federal Public Health Service program that helped him pay his student loans in exchange for practicing in an underserved and underprivileged area.
There, he founded the Acute Care Education; a non-profit organization that provided advanced life support education. He was the medical director of Putnam County Emergency Medical Services, Medical Director of Paramedic and EMT Training program in St. Augustine, and Medical director and attending physician at the emergency department at Columbia Putnam Medical Center.
He later returned to New York and became director of Institute of Emergency Medicine Education, Research, and Prehospital Medicine at The Mount Sinai School of …show more content…
That practice is now a nationwide standard.
His latest research, which is being carried on by his colleagues and students, focuses on early detection of sepsis.
Silvestri was soft-spoken. A man of few words. And a great listener.
When you were sitting in front of him — it didn’t matter who you were, medical student or mailman or a hospital administrator, he’d sit there and listen and absorb what you were telling him.
His leadership was about elevating those around him and helping them become who they wanted to be.
His mantra was setting up whatever you’re leading to not need you to succeed. He will say “It was never about I”. He was the last person to give himself credit.” At his funeral service, there were at least 100 people in the room who would say that they’re his best friends. There were at least 1000 people who would say he was their mentor. And 2,000 people would say that he’s their role model.
His family has created a Go Fund Me page to raise money for Orange County School AED program. The fund had raised more than $60,000 since being established on February 28,