Used with Permission from: MGH HOTLINE August 6, 1999 A Publication for Employees and Staff of the Massachusetts General Hospital

Young man’s legacy benefits spine tumor patients at the MGH

At a second annual golf tournament in memory of Brian D. Silber of Peabody, Mass., more than $75,000 was raised for the Spine Tumor Clinic at the MGH – continuing an effort that Silber himself started.

Silber died of a spinal cord tumor, a rare form of cancer, three years ago at age 28. Before his death, Silber came under the care of Jay Loeffler, MD, then at BWH. Loeffler has since joined the MGH as director of the Northeast Proton Therapy Center.

Brian Silber's parents, Sharon and Jason Silber

When it became clear Silber would not beat the cancer, he decided to provide the means to help others do so. He approached Loeffler about creating a research fund for spinal cord tumors. In February of this year, the fund helped open the Spine Tumor Clinic at the MGH, which now is a part of the hospital’s Brain Tumor Center.

Donations to the Brian D. Silber Memorial Fund to support the Brian D. Silber Spine Tumor Clinic and the MGH Spine Tumor Center may be made to:

Brian D. Silber Memorial Fund
Massachusetts General Hospital
Development Office
165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114

Or contact the Development Office at 617-726-2200