Dr. Silva is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist (heart rhythm specialist). He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. After earning his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, he completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School.  He then completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Boston Medical Center before pursuing additional training through an advanced fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He loves caring for the Lynchburg & Danville community because he enjoys building relationships with his patients and partnering with them to ensure they can live life to the fullest. When he is not providing care at the Heart and Vascular Institute, he likes to spend his time golfing, swimming, and enjoying the outdoors with his wife and three children.