Faculty Biographies
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Howard D. Silverman, MD MS
Dr. Silverman is a Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Clinical Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University. He was formerly the Education Director for the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona and prior to that was the Banner Health System Director of Medical Informatics and Clinical Innovation where he had organizational responsibility for creating synergy between care transformation activities, clinical innovation and information technology.
His past experiences in clinical innovation, medical informatics, medical education, implementing complementary/alternative medical practices, administration, and individual and group mentoring give him a unique breadth of perspective and help establish credibility with the many constituencies within the provider community.
Dr. Silverman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Purdue University , majoring in Mathematics and German. He earned a Master's Degree in Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he specialized in Artificial Intelligence applications in medical decision making. He then attended Stanford University School of Medicine followed by a residency in Family Practice at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona .
After completing his residency, Dr. Silverman entered private practice and had the privilege to serve as the Medical Director of Hospice of the Valley, the Samaritan Visiting Nurse Service, the Samaritan Care Center and was the Program Director for the Family Practice Residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. He also served as Chief Medical Officer for the American Centers for Health & Medicine, a Catholic Healthcare West sponsored experimental practice to integrate managed care reimbursed primary care services with complementary and alternative therapies.
His book, Healing Ceremonies, Creating Personal Rituals for Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Mental Health describes his experiences using ceremonies as a vehicle to integrate traditional medical care and personal healing experiences, and acts as a primer for creating healing ceremonies.
Fred Corbus
Fred Corbus received his Bachelor's degree in Management and Economics from the University of Hawaii. He has served as a management consultant for more than 30 years, initially in Brisbane, Australia with the country's leading consulting firm, W. D. Scott, Pty. Ltd. Before leaving Australia, Fred served as branch manager. Returning to Phoenix, where he was raised, he carried out the position of Assistant Director for M.R. West Marketing Research, at that time the Valley's largest consulting firm.
In 1979, Fred incorporated Corbus Associates, Inc. Since then, he has recorded over 30,000 hours specializing in the design and facilitation of processes for management teams and physicians on the subjects of conflict resolution, governance, codes of conduct, internal peer review, long range planning, and leadership. Fred is credentialed by the American Medical Association as a Health Care Consultant.
Fred has written many articles on the subject of physician professional interactions and is the author of the chapter on "Improving Professional Interaction," Practice Handbook, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, describing processes for best practices: codes of conduct, internal peer review, non-clinical participation, rules of governance, identifying and discussing issues, appraising meeting dynamics, and defining roadmaps from physician employee to partner.
Kenneth G. Tims
Ken is a retired Phoenix Police Department Commander. He graduated from Arizona State University with Summa Cum Laude honors. While with the police department, Ken was assigned to some of the most challenging units and projects requiring exceptional planning and leadership skills. As a Sergeant, he assisted with the revision of the Field Training Officer Program and oversaw the implementation, construction and move of the property evidence room. Fifteen years later, both the training program and evidence facility are still national models.
Promoted to Lieutenant, he was assigned to one of the department’s violent crimes and missing person units and was instrumental in developing a new investigative protocol with the Maricopa County and City Attorney Offices. The investigative protocol revolutionized the manner in which domestic violence crimes were investigated nationwide and served as the foundation for a family advocacy center.
Ken was later assigned to supervise the dismantling of International Drug Distribution Organizations using sophisticated investigative techniques. Of significant notoriety was the arrest of Mafia underboss, Sammy “the Bull” Gravano. Sammy Gravano had admitted carrying out the “hits,” killing 19 people ordered by John Gotti and while in the witness protection program started a national drug distribution organization.
As a Commander assigned to the Drug Enforcement Bureau, Ken worked closely with Presidential Cabinet Members, US Senators and high ranking federal law and prosecuting officials to develop a National Model for the collocation of federal, state, and city law enforcement officials into one joint drug investigative facility. Of the 31 national High Intensity Drug Trafficking Administration facilities, the Maricopa HIDTA continues to be one of the most productive and efficiently run facilities in the US based on the legacy left behind by Commander Tims.
At the urging of his family, Ken retired from the police department after 20 years of dedicated service to accept the challenge of developing Facings of America into one of the finest tile and stone companies in the Southwest. Ken’s passion for planning, organization, marketing, and leadership make him a perfect fit the Grapevine Discovery Team where we use his talents for facilitation, planning, and business management.
Carla Rotering, MD MA
Dr. Rotering practices Pulmonary Medicine at Northwest Chest Consultants and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. She currently serves as the Chair of the Professional Health Committee and as Medical Director of Respiratory and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. She has a long history of leadership and education positions in that institution, and was formerly Director of Critical Care, Chair of Medicine, and Chief of Staff.
Dr. Rotering graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and then moved to Phoenix for further training. She completed an Internal Medicine residency at St. Joseph's Hospital and then a Pulmonary Fellowship at Good Samaritan Medical Center, both in Phoenix. More recently, she has completed certification to train in the areas of Crucial Conversations and Emotional Intelligence. She has also obtained certification in Leadership and a Master's degree in Spiritual Psychology, with an area of emphasis in Consciousness, Health, and Healing from the University of Santa Monica in California.
Dr. Rotering is a speaker and facilitator and has co-facilitated the Healing Path retreats for physicians in Santa Fe and North Carolina. She is currently developing a retreat center and Life Enhancement program for physicians in the Caribbean. She couples her area of expertise in Psychospiritual Health and Consciousness into her practice of pulmonary medicine as well as her leadership and educational opportunities. She is a non-fiction author, musician and poet.
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