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Alan Silverman PhD

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Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Pediatrics Psychology and Developmental Medicine

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Publications (34)

  • Feeding Disorders: Current State and Future Directions. (Silverman A, Wall MA, Begotka A, Kovacic K) Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2025 Dec;54(4):777-790 PMID: 41238275 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105016164634 11/15/2025    
  • An updated framework for characterizing patients with pediatric feeding disorder. (Volkert VM, Lukens CT, Silverman AH, Johnson L, Sharp WG) Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2025;4:1653288 PMID: 41030527 PMCID: PMC12477044 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105017960204 10/01/2025    
  • Comparison of predictive accuracy of knee height equations in children. (Edwards M, Feuling MB, Silverman A, Hettich K, Jacobs C, Kopesky J, Bashir A, Hessenthaler C, Martin N, Thiem D, Davis K, Noe J, Goday PS) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2024 Sep;79(3):716-720 PMID: 39072793 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199982112 07/29/2024       1 Citation
  • A Cross-Sectional Study of Pediatric Feeding Disorder in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. (Bashir A, Antos N, Miller T, Challa SA, Pan AY, Gosa M, Silverman A, Goday PS) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023 Dec 01;77(6):819-823 PMID: 37771032 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178570293 09/29/2023       3 Citations
  • Protocolized Intervention for Children and Adolescents With Phagophobia. (Begotka A, Silverman A, Goday P) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022 Dec 01;75(6):e107-e110 PMID: 36399174 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142401246 11/19/2022       1 Citation
  • Toward Better Understanding of Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Proposed Framework for Patient Characterization. (Sharp WG, Silverman A, Arvedson JC, Bandstra NF, Clawson E, Berry RC, McElhanon BO, Kozlowski AM, Katz M, Volkert VM, Goday PS, Lukens CT) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022 Sep 01;75(3):351-355 PMID: 35687655 PMCID: PMC9365260 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137008558 06/11/2022       25 Citations
  • Pediatric Feeding Disorder in Children With Short Bowel Syndrome. (Christian VJ, Van Hoorn M, Walia CLS, Silverman A, Goday PS) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2021 Mar 01;72(3):442-445 PMID: 33003167 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102090272 10/02/2020       9 Citations
  • Feeding Disorders in Children With Tracheostomy Tubes. (Henningfeld J, Lang C, Erato G, Silverman AH, Goday PS) Nutr Clin Pract 2021 Jun;36(3):689-695 PMID: 32700397 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088361351 07/24/2020       17 Citations
  • Swallowing Screening: Purposefully Different From an Assessment Sensitivity and Specificity Related to Clinical Yield, Interprofessional Roles, and Patient Selection. (Suiter DM, Daniels SK, Barkmeier-Kraemer JM, Silverman AH) Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2020 Jul 10;29(2S):979-991 PMID: 32650661 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087795654 07/12/2020       8 Citations
  • A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Roles of the Speech-Language Pathologist and Behavioral Psychologist. (Gosa MM, Dodrill P, Lefton-Greif MA, Silverman A) Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2020 Jul 10;29(2S):956-966 PMID: 32650658 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087843302 07/12/2020       34 Citations
  • Psychometric Properties of the Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire. (Silverman AH, Berlin KS, Linn C, Pederson J, Schiedermayer B, Barkmeier-Kraemer J) J Pediatr 2020 Aug;223:81-86.e2 PMID: 32507621 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086670282 06/09/2020       16 Citations
  • The relationship between chronic paediatric feeding disorders and caregiver stress. (Silverman AH, Erato G, Goday P) J Child Health Care 2021 Mar;25(1):69-80 PMID: 32048866 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079373963 02/13/2020       59 Citations
  • Group Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: A Description of an Interdisciplinary Intervention. (Gonring K, Dolan B, Kapke TL, Begotka A, Sood M, Silverman AH) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2019 Sep;69(3):e70-e74 PMID: 31058779 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070820143 05/07/2019       6 Citations
  • A clinical description of children with solid organ transplants who present with feeding disorder. (Lerret SM, Erato G, Goday PS, Silverman AH) Pediatr Transplant 2019 May;23(3):e13389 PMID: 30884130 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065045393 03/19/2019       1 Citation
  • Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual Framework. (Goday PS, Huh SY, Silverman A, Lukens CT, Dodrill P, Cohen SS, Delaney AL, Feuling MB, Noel RJ, Gisel E, Kenzer A, Kessler DB, Kraus de Camargo O, Browne J, Phalen JA) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2019 Jan;68(1):124-129 PMID: 30358739 PMCID: PMC6314510 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059227916 10/26/2018       408 Citations
  • Safety of Appetite Manipulation in Children with Feeding Disorders Admitted to an Inpatient Feeding Program. (Pollow AS, Karls CA, Witzlib M, Noel RJ, Goday PS, Silverman AH) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2018 May;66(5):e127-e130 PMID: 29210920 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046734479 12/07/2017       5 Citations
  • Reduced Functional Connectivity Between the Hypothalamus and High-order Cortical Regions in Adolescent Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. (Liu X, Li SJ, Shaker R, Silverman A, Kern M, Ward DB, Li W, Xu Z, Chelimsky G, Sood MR) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2017 Nov;65(5):516-519 PMID: 29064927 PMCID: PMC5657002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85031328948 10/25/2017       10 Citations
  • A Problem That Is Difficult to Swallow. (Noel RJ, Silverman AH) J Pediatr 2017 Feb;181:7-8 PMID: 27931824 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85007518262 12/10/2016       5 Citations
  • Preliminary Study of a Caregiver-based Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing Screening Tool. (Barkmeier-Kraemer JM, Linn C, Thompson HL, Byrd RS, Steinfeld MB, Hoffmann RG, Silverman AH) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2017 Jun;64(6):979-983 PMID: 27755343 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84991475934 10/19/2016       14 Citations
  • Empirically Derived Patterns of Pain, Stooling, and Incontinence and Their Relations to Health-Related Quality of Life Among Youth With Chronic Constipation. (Klages KL, Berlin KS, Silverman AH, Mugie S, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Ponnambalam A, Sanghavi R, Sood MR) J Pediatr Psychol 2017 Apr 01;42(3):325-334 PMID: 27474732 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85018986095 07/31/2016       13 Citations
  • Excessive coupling of the salience network with intrinsic neurocognitive brain networks during rectal distension in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome: a preliminary report. (Liu X, Silverman A, Kern M, Ward BD, Li SJ, Shaker R, Sood MR) Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016 Jan;28(1):43-53 PMID: 26467966 PMCID: PMC4688218 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84952637743 10/16/2015       50 Citations
  • Behavioral Management of Feeding Disorders of Childhood. (Silverman AH) Ann Nutr Metab 2015;66 Suppl 5:33-42 PMID: 26226995 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84939782213 08/01/2015       36 Citations
  • A multicenter study on childhood constipation and fecal incontinence: effects on quality of life. (Kovacic K, Sood MR, Mugie S, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Heinz N, Ponnambalam A, Beesley C, Sanghavi R, Silverman AH) J Pediatr 2015 Jun;166(6):1482-7.e1 PMID: 26008173 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84930148039 05/27/2015       91 Citations
  • Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life With the Parental Opinions of Pediatric Constipation Questionnaire. (Silverman AH, Berlin KS, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Kamody RC, Ponnambalam A, Mugie S, Gorges C, Sanghavi R, Sood MR) J Pediatr Psychol 2015 Sep;40(8):814-24 PMID: 25840448 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84943181607 04/04/2015       16 Citations
  • Systematic review of psychological interventions for pediatric feeding problems. (Lukens CT, Silverman AH) J Pediatr Psychol 2014 Sep;39(8):903-17 PMID: 24934248 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84906821558 06/18/2014       129 Citations
  • Feeding dysfunction in children with single ventricle following staged palliation. (Hill GD, Silverman AH, Noel RJ, Simpson PM, Slicker J, Scott AE, Bartz PJ) J Pediatr 2014 Feb;164(2):243-6.e1 PMID: 24161218 PMCID: PMC3946833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84892817248 10/29/2013       30 Citations
  • Nutritional and psychosocial outcomes of gastrostomy tube-dependent children completing an intensive inpatient behavioral treatment program. (Silverman AH, Kirby M, Clifford LM, Fischer E, Berlin KS, Rudolph CD, Noel RJ) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2013 Nov;57(5):668-72 PMID: 23783012 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84888131743 06/21/2013       61 Citations
  • Feeding dysfunction in single ventricle patients with feeding disorder. (Hill G, Silverman A, Noel R, Bartz PJ) Congenit Heart Dis 2014;9(1):26-9 PMID: 23647967 PMCID: PMC4422377 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84892884329 05/08/2013       20 Citations
  • Families' perspectives on the effect of constipation and fecal incontinence on quality of life. (Kaugars AS, Silverman A, Kinservik M, Heinze S, Reinemann L, Sander M, Schneider B, Sood M) J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010 Dec;51(6):747-52 PMID: 20706148 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78650512873 08/14/2010       60 Citations
  • Interdisciplinary care for feeding problems in children. (Silverman AH) Nutr Clin Pract 2010 Apr;25(2):160-5 PMID: 20413696 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77952565992 04/24/2010       56 Citations
  • Assessing family-based feeding strategies, strengths, and mealtime structure with the Feeding Strategies Questionnaire. (Berlin KS, Davies WH, Silverman AH, Rudolph CD) J Pediatr Psychol 2011 Jun;36(5):586-95 PMID: 19995867 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952229311 12/10/2009       55 Citations
  • Behavioral conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. (Fischer E, Silverman A) Semin Speech Lang 2007 Aug;28(3):223-31 PMID: 17647134 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34548075607 07/25/2007       24 Citations
  • Reconceptualizing feeding and feeding disorders in interpersonal context: the case for a relational disorder. (Davies WH, Satter E, Berlin KS, Sato AF, Silverman AH, Fischer EA, Arvedson JC, Rudolph CD) J Fam Psychol 2006 Sep;20(3):409-17 PMID: 16937997 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33748432699 08/30/2006       103 Citations
  • Brief report: a cognitive behavioral intervention for distressed adolescents with type I diabetes. (Hains AA, Davies WH, Parton E, Silverman AH) J Pediatr Psychol 2001;26(1):61-6 PMID: 11145733 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035145563 01/06/2001       37 Citations
    • Last update: 02/01/2026