Tampa Physician and Author


Richard B. Silver, MD is a Tampa physician, retired anesthesiologist, and author. His latest, A Father's Investigation Into His Dog's Death, follows Milo's death under anesthesia. He also writes the Dog Park, Volleyball, and Frank Honey DEA series, plus Dog Park Board of Directors.
A Father's Investigation Into His Dog's Death, and What Every Pet Owner Should Know: What Really Happened to My Dog, Milo, Under Anesthesia. When his healthy 8-year-old dog didn't survive a routine procedure, Dr. Silver used his decades as an anesthesiologist to investigate what really happened, uncovering gaps in veterinary oversight every pet owner should know about.


Nugget was a quiet dog who kept to himself at the dog park, until his owner mentioned that he'd died twelve days after a routine dental cleaning. Dr. Silver, a retired anesthesiologist, had heard something like this before: his own dog Milo had died under anesthesia at the same clinic less than a year earlier.

A comedy about the colorful characters, unforgettable dogs, and daily dramas that unfold at a Florida dog park. The first book in the Dog Park series.

The companion book to At The Dog Park series. Same characters, Same dogs, more of the daily life and laughter that happens when people and their dogs gather in one place.

The third book in the Dog Park series. Karl and friends take center stage in this comedy about friendship, schemes, and the chaos that follows unforgettable dogs and their owners everywhere they go.

The fourth book in the Dog Park Series. The Board of Directors discovers what the dogs have been saying all along. The algorithm changes everything.

The fifth book in the Dog Park Series. When Hillsborough County's dogs deserve better than two billion dollars in stadium funding gets them, the Board of the Carolyn Meeker Dog Park forms a political party. Nobody takes them seriously. That's their first advantage.

The sixth and final book in the Dog Park Series. The Board of the Carolyn Meeker Dog Park builds the world's first luxury cruise ship for dogs and the people who love them. The Gaspar Lutz sails from Tampa Bay to Key West, Paris, Rome, Florence, Istanbul, and St. Petersburg, while a political scandal brews back home.

The first volume in the Frank Honey DEA Series. Tater, a bloodhound and federal tracking asset, has gone missing in Lutz, Florida, triggering a multi-agency response from the DEA, the Sheriff's Office, and Fish and Wildlife. Nobody is sure whose case this is. Nobody is sure that matters.

The second volume in the Frank Honey DEA Series. An unknown white substance is delivered through the HVAC systems of five federal vehicles in Lutz, Florida, bringing in the DEA, FBI, CDC, CIA, the Sheriff's Office, and the Lutz Post Office to investigate.

The lab identified the substance as cornstarch. The investigation did not close. The Frank Honey DEA Series continues in The Good Table, where five construction workers, a bag of Argo cornstarch, and the best table at House of Brews set off a federal investigation nobody will ever fully explain.
The fourth volume in the Frank Honey DEA Series. Sparky Chase, last seen doing fieldwork in the Everglades, has gone missing. Sheriff Paul Bailey, Special Agent Amanda Aussie, and Deputy Casey Droll head into the Ten Thousand Islands, where three men are hiding a secret they were never smart enough to keep.
The first volume in the Carolyn Meeker Dog Park Volleyball Series. When a TikTok video of senior volleyball lands at one picnic table, the dog park forms the most unlikely volleyball team in Tampa. Thirteen players, two coaches, one questionable hamstring injury, and a rival team already practicing in matching uniforms
The second volume in the Carolyn Meeker Dog Park Volleyball Series. Six weeks after picking up a volleyball for the first time, the newly named Underdogs face a rivalry they haven't beaten, a coach out of patience, and a friendly match that gets less friendly by the fourth quarter.
The third volume in the Carolyn Meeker Dog Park Volleyball Series. None of the Underdogs had played in a real tournament before. Between a borrowed Speedo, a smuggled cooler, and an RV christened Underdogs HQ, this recreational team discovers exactly what a nine-team bracket demands of them.
A short, warm, true-and-not-quite-true story about the self-appointed Board of Directors who meet each morning at Carolyn Meeker Dog Park in Lutz, Florida. Written as a thank you to Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan, who answered a real safety concern the same day it was raised.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE EXECUTIVE MBA
IRONMAN
FORMER BALDRIDGE EXAMINER
FORMER STERLING AWWARD EXAMINER
FORMER CLINIICAL ASSOC. PROF. USF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
CURRENT MEMBER OF CREATIVE WRITING SEMINAR AT LOCAL DOG PARK
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