President
Dean Frate, M.D. is a physician advisor and hospitalist Board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Frate completed his medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine followed by an internal medicine residency and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Summa Health System. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Quality and Safety Committee of the Summa Health System Board of Directors.
Past President
Kevin Silver, M.D., is an interventional cardiologist who specializes in the treatment of complex coronary artery disease, including Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI & NSTEMI), Chronic Total Occlusion Coronary Interventional, and Stem Cell Therapy. He is a an associate director of the Summa Health Cardiology Fellowship Program, as well as the director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory, director of the coronary care unit, and chair of the coronary heart disease quality committee for the Summa Health Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Silver received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice for more than 20 years.