Dr. Carlos A. Silva, MD

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Get to know Internist Dr. Carlos A. Silva, who serves patients in Tampa, Florida.

An established internist, Dr Silva currently practices with Max Health, where he is a Medical Director, serving patients in Tampa, Florida. He specializes in geriatrics, preventive medicine,  and diabetes complications. 

Dr Silva provides personalized care that fits the patients specific medical needs and the  complete quality can they deserve. His patients have excellent experiences with him, one  stating “ Dr. Silva is brilliant and I trust him with my life” 

He earned his undergraduate degree from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, and  his medical degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina in Bogotá, Colombia. He  completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Ravenswood/Illinois Masonic  Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was  PGY 1 Resident of the year as well as Chief Resident. An authority in the field, he has been  board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine since 1999. 

During his 23 years in practice, Dr Silva has had several leadership roles including provider  board member of the JSA Care Partners Pioneer ACO, board member of the Tampa Bay  Integrated Healthcare Network, provider board member of Maxhealth2 Medicare Direct  Contracting Entity, and currently Medical Director at MaxHealth. He has also had teaching  roles as Clinical Preceptor with Chamberlain University, Simmons University, and Nova  Southeastern University. 

Among his various accolades, he’s had a five star HEDIS award in 2019. 

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