Scott Silva, M.D., Ph.D.

Director of Brachytherapy and Assistant Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

529 Jackson Street • 502-562-4673

Dr. Silva earned his bachelor’s degree at The University of Texas at Austin and then completed the M.D./Ph.D. program at the University of Kentucky. Following medical school, he completed an internship in general surgery at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, TN, and a residency in Radiation Oncology at Loyola University in Chicago, IL. Upon completion of residency, he received the RSNA Roentgen Resident Award for research on brachytherapy. His clinical focus is gynecologic and GU cancers, with a specific interest in applying brachytherapy, using radioactive sources in an internal fashion, to the management of these malignancies.

Education/Training
Institution and LocationDegreeDate of CompletionField of Study
University of Texas at AustinB.S.May 2005Biochemistry
University of KentuckyPh.D.August 2011Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Kentucky College of MedicineM.D.May 2013Doctor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University2013-2014General Surgery Internship
Loyola University2014-2018Radiation Oncology Resident
Loyola University2017-2018Radiation Oncology Chief Resident

Positions and Honors

Academic AppointmentsDate
Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KYAug 2018 – Sep 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KYSep 2019 – present

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

    		Date
    AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY2014 - present
    AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY2014 - present
    GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY2018 - present
    AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY2019 - present
    SOCIETY OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY2020 - present

    AMERICAN RADIUM SOCIETY

    		2021 - present

    Honors and Awards

    • Radiological Society of North America Trainee Research Prize, November 2017
    • Radiological Society of North America Roentgen Resident / Fellow Research Award, June 2018
    • Selected for NextGen Brachy Program through the American Brachytherapy Society, October 2020