Jorge Galvez Silva, MD

Medical Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program

Pediatric Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Gender: Male
NPI: 1194080382

Primary Office

Address:
Kidz Medical Services, Inc.
3100 SW 62 Avenue - BMT - NE Wing #125
Miami, FL 33155
Phone Number: 305-663-6851

Education

Fellowship - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellowship - Masonic Children's Hospital, Univ of MN
Residency - Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Medical School - Univ Nacional Autonoma De Honduras

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) - Certified
American Board of Pediatrics (Ped Hemat-Onc) - Certified

Medical Director, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

Dr. Galvez Silva is a pediatric blood and marrow transplant physician with Kidz Medical Services, which provides state-of-the-art treatment using novel technologies that involve stem cells for the treatment  of several non-malignant and malignant pediatric conditions. Dr. Galvez Silva received his medical degree from Faculty of Medical Sciences, Autonomous University of Honduras. He completed his pediatric residency at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, formerly Miami Children’s Hospital, in Miami Florida. He then completed his fellowship in pediatric Hematology-Oncology at The University Of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Galvez Silva also completed a comprehensive pediatric stem cell transplant fellowship, at the Masonic Children’s Hospital in The University of Minnesota.

Dr. Galvez Silva is a member of the American Society Hematology, American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow transplant Consortium, and American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology. Dr. Galvez Silva is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.

Dr. Galvez Silva participates in conducting research studies in stem cell transplantation for children with non-malignant condition, including acquired and inherited bone marrow failure syndrome, and metabolic conditions.


Publications

Chellapandian, D., Sunkersett, G. ..., Galvez-Silva, J. (2021). Pediatric HCT in Florida (2014 -2016): A report from the FPBCC. Pediatric transplantation, 25(5), e13931. View in Pubmed

Febres-Aldana, C., Pelaez, L. ..., Galvez-Silva, J. (2020). A Case of UDP-Galactose 4'-Epimerase Deficiency Associated with Dyshematopoiesis and Atrioventricular Valve Malformations: An Exceptional Clinical Phenotype Explained by Altered N-Glycosylation with Relative Preservation of the Leloir Pathway. Molecular syndromology, 11(5-6), 320-329. View in Pubmed

Galvez Silva J, Maher OM. Nieto Y. (2017). Analysis of the Prognostic effect of Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte and Monocyte Count after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Refractory/Relapsed Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Pediatric and Young Adult Population. BBMT, August 2017(), .

Galvez-Silva, J., Maher, O.M., Park, M., Liu, D., Hernandez, F., Tewari, P., Nieto, Y. (2017). Prognostic Analysis of Absolute Lymphocyte and Monocyte Counts after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Refractory or Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma. Biology of blood and marrow transplantation , 23(8), 1276-1281. View in Pubmed

Maher, O.M., Silva, J.G., Wu, J., et al (2017). Outcomes of children, adolescents, and young adults following allogeneic stem cell transplantation for secondary acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes-The MD Anderson Cancer Center experience. Pediatric transplantation, 21(3), . View in Pubmed

Maher, O.M., Silva, J.G., Huh, W.W., et al (2017). Etiologies and Impact of Readmission Rates in the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, 39(8), 609-613. View in Pubmed

Galvez-Silva, J., Maher, O.M., Park, M. (2017). Prognostic Analysis of Absolute Lymphocyte and Monocyte Counts after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Refractory or Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma. Biology of blood and marrow transplantation , 23(8), 1276-1281. View in Pubmed

Silva, J.G., Corrales-Medina, F.F., Maher, O.M., et al (2015). Clinical next generation sequencing of pediatric-type malignancies in adult patients identifies novel somatic aberrations. Oncoscience, 2(2), 187-192. View in Pubmed

Moonat, H.R., Maher, O.M., Silva, J.G., et al (2014). Infection Mimicking Malignancy: Two Cases to Learn From. Progressive report,

Hernandez Tejada, F.N., Galvez Silva, J.R., Zweidler-McKay, P.A. (2014). The challenge of targeting notch in hematologic malignancies. Frontiers in pediatrics, 2(), 54. View in Pubmed

Galvez Silva, J., Rytting, M. (2014). Langerhans cell histiocytosis with atypical histiocytic marrow infiltration. Blood, 124(1), 11. View in Pubmed

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