Madeleine

Silverstein

MD

Madeleine Silverstein, MD, is a Clinical Instructor and Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She completed her emergency medicine residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where she completed a specialized Academic Track. During residency, she served as Chief Resident for Recruitment & Outreach, Resident Quality Improvement Chair, Ultrasound Division Social Media Director, Event Medicine Liaison, and Founder & Director of the Buprenorphine Initiation in the Emergency Department initiative. She also served nationally as Assistant Vice Chair of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) Ultrasound Committee. During residency, she received the Kurt Kleinschmidt, MD Award for compassionate patient care, the Compton Broders, MD Award for excellence in emergency medicine, first place in the Shark Tank Research Competition, and the award for Best Grand Rounds Presentation. 

Dr. Silverstein’s professional interests include point-of-care ultrasound, medical education, global applications of ultrasound, prehospital ultrasound, hospital-based operations, and quality improvement. She earned her medical degree with Academic Distinction from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and received Distinction in Research. 

She earned her bachelor’s degree with High Honors in Biology from the University of California, Davis, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Outside of medicine, she enjoys traveling with her partner, surfing, playing volleyball, discovering Nashville’s coffee scene, and spending time outdoors.