ABOUT US

The Silver Safety Committee is an ad hoc committee formed for the purpose of providing reliable information to the public, industry, and scientific community on the safe and responsible use of silver supplements.

We believe the responsible use of silver in health offers a great deal of benefits to mankind, and that the responsible dissemination of information on safety and use is essential.

Committee Members

Robert B Petersen, PhD
• Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University (www.cwru.edu)
• Robert Petersen, PhD, is an Associate professor of Pathology, Neuroscience, and Neurology at the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He received his PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Minnesota in 1985. After spending one year in the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Minnesota as a research associate, he moved to the University of Chicago as an NIH postdoctoral fellow. At the University of Chicago he attained parenthetical rank as an instructor. He became an Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University in the Department of Pathology in 1991 and became an Associate Professor at the School of Medicine in 1998. His area of focus is the molecular biology of prion and other neurodegenerative diseases. Dr Petersen is participating on the Silver Safety Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any university or other entity.

Roger M Leblanc, PhD
• Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami (www.miami.edu)
• Former chairman, Departments of Chemistry and Advanced Microscopy, University of Miami
• Roger Leblanc, PhD, is currently a professor at, and was formerly chairman of, the University of Miami Department of Chemistry. He also serves as director of the University of Miami Center for Advanced Microscopy. A key area of research he focuses on is the molecular recognition of metal ions and the surface chemistry of metal ion receptors. He also conducts research involving surface chemistry, as well as spectroscopic and microscopic investigations of organic and biological supramolecular complexes and monolayers related thereto, which is an area of chemistry of great importance with many potential applications in diverse fields. Dr Leblanc is recognized by colleagues as being one of the top chemists in the world. He received a BSc and PhD from Laval University, 1964 and 1968, respectively, followed by two years of postdoctoral research at Davy Faraday Research Lab, The Royal Institution of Great Britain (London, England). Dr Leblanc is participating on the Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any university or other entity.

Donald Baird, PhD
• Professor, Department of Chemistry, Nova Southeastern University (www.nova.edu)
• Former chairman, Department of Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University (www.fau.edu)
• Dr Baird is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Nova Southeastern University. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University, responsible for the development and initiation of the chemistry PhD program, and has taught college chemistry for about 20 years. Dr Baird received his PhD in chemistry from the State University of New York-Buffalo in 1981. He has taught undergraduate courses in chemistry at Western Illinois University and Florida Atlantic University. Dr Baird has published a number of research papers in chemical education journals as well as a chemistry study guide to accompany a popular textbook. Dr Baird is participating on the Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any university or other entity.

Herbert R Slavin, MD
• Founder and director, Institute of Advanced Medicine (www.drslavin.com)
• Dr Slavin established the Institute of Advanced Medicine in Lauderhill, Florida, more than 10 years ago and continues to serve as its director. He has been in practice for over 20 years and specializes in Internal Medicine. Dr Slavin is Board Certified and is on the staff of two hospitals. He is also a Diplomate of the American College for the Advancement in Medicine and the American Board of Chelation Therapy. Memberships also include, the American Preventive Medical Association and the American Pain Society. Dr Slavin has also been a guest lecturer on issues of disease prevention and alternative medicine, and is the host of his radio show "Healthline", broadcast four days a week on WAXY 790 AM radio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr Slavin is participating on the Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any institution or other entity.

Robert Verkerk, BSc, MSc, DIC, PhD
• Executive and Science Director, Founder, The Alliance for Natural Health (www.anhcampaign.org)
• Expert in environmental toxicology, nutritional science and risk assessment, agricultural sustainability • Dr Verkerk is the Executive Director, Scientific Director, and founder of the Alliance for Natural Health, one of the world's most prominent non-profit organizations fighting for health freedom, for health regulations based on sound science and law, and for health sustainability. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the National Health Federation. His diverse areas of expertise include metal ion structures and their bioactivity. Following his first degree in the biological sciences, he spent some 10 years at Imperial College London, first as a student, undertaking both his Masters and PhD degrees there, before going on to some 7 years as a postdoctoral Research Fellow. He has worked extensively in Australia, Africa, Central and South East Asia, and has regularly acted as an advisor to governments and development agencies. He is participating on the Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any company or other entity.

Scott C Tips, Esq
• President, General counsel, National Health Federation (www.thenhf.com)
• International food and drug lawyer
• Scott Tips, Esq, is President of the National Health Federation ("NHF"), the World's oldest health-freedom organization. Mr Tips received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1974, studied at the Sorbonne (Paris I) from 1976-1977, and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1980. A California-licensed attorney, he has specialized since 1983 in food-and-drug law and trademark law, but also engages in business litigation, general business law, and nonprofit organizations, with an international clientele. Since 1989, he has been the General Counsel to the NHF. He is also the Editor of the Health Freedom News, a publication of NHF, in addition to serving on the Board of Governors of NHF. A legal columnist, he also writes a monthly column for Whole Foods Magazine called Legal Tips, a column he started in 1984. Currently, Mr Tips is occupying much of his time with health-freedom issues such as Codex Alimentarius and other attempts to limit individual freedom of choice in health matters. Mr Tips is participating on the Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any client, organization or other entity.

Frank Sabatino, DC, PhD
• Health Director, Regency Health Spa (www.regencyhealthspa.com)
• Former president, International Association of Hygienic Physicians (naturalhygienesociety.org)
• Dr Sabatino is the Health Director of the Regency Health Spa in Hallandale, Florida, where people come from all over the world to benefit from water fasting under his supervision. Dr Sabatino received his PhD in neuroendochroinology from Emory University School of Medicine. He has done extensive research in cell biology, nutrition and aging. He was formerly the President of the International Association of Hygienic Physicians. Dr Sabatino is participating on the Committee as an individual, and not as a representative of any institution or other entity.

All of the members of the Silver Safety Committee are participating as individuals, and not as representatives of any entities.

The Silver Safety Committee was formerly known as the Committee for the Responsible Use of Silver in Health.