Dr Eric Silfen

Eric Z. Silfen is Senior Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer for Philips Healthcare, located in Andover, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Philips Healthcare in 2008, Eric was Senior Director of the Department of Biomedical Informatics Research for Philips Research North America, where he has led the design, development, validation and evaluation of clinical decision support systems for biomedicine. Since joining Philips in 2006, Eric has focused on healthcare research work in the areas of clinical bioinformatics, molecular medicine, computer-aided imaging, clinical systems, and diagnostic evaluations. In this role, he has worked closely with Philips Research teams, academics and researchers in North America and Europe.

Eric’s clinical, academic, and hospital administration experience is extensive. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital. He is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Eric has held a broad range of medical posts, including Chief Medical Officer at St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Port Jefferson, NY, Chief Medical Officer for the Reston Hospital Center, Reston, Virginia, and as Medical Director for Emergency Medical Services, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, Dulles Airport, in Washington, DC.

Eric also holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Medical College of Virginia, and a Master of Arts in Biomedical Informatics from Columbia University in New York.

Eric is well-versed in healthcare administration issues. He has worked with the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), a leading provider of healthcare services for more than 280 hospitals and outpatient centers in the United States and England. Eric has participated in the implementation of patient safety and medication error reduction initiatives and other hospital-wide programs focusing on clinician order entry, pharmacy and therapeutics policies and procedures, and physician leadership and education.

Eric has built a broad network of colleagues in the global medical community and is well recognized for his career accomplishments and teaching experience. He has extensive experience in hospital and health plan clinical affairs, disease and care management programs, Joint Commission and National Committee for Quality Assurance standards and clinical quality/performance improvement. In addition, Eric has expertise in the implementation of information technologies in the medical setting. Eric is also a member of numerous professional societies, including the Society for Critical Care Medicine, the Society for Medical Decision Making, the Health Information Management Systems Society, and The New York Academy of Sciences.

Eric's broad-based experience and leadership capabilities have prepared him well to represent Philips Healthcare as our Chief Medical Officer, serving as the voice of our business to the global medical community. He will represent Healthcare across a broad range of industry organizations, strengthening our brand position and competitive differentiator as a patient and care-provider focused business.