Manager, Medical Content & Education
Dr. Steve Silvestro is a board-certified pediatrician and Manager, Medical Content & Education at Ro. He completed his undergraduate, medical, and pediatric training at Georgetown University. Dr. Steve has made a career of distilling complex medical information and empowering people to take control of their own health. He founded and hosts The Child Repair Guide, a multimedia parent education platform that has received coverage from multiple media outlets, including The Washington Post, Axios, and Reader’s Digest, and he has served as an advisor to parenting-oriented startups. Dr. Steve practiced pediatrics for over eleven years and continues to perform bone marrow harvests for donation around the world.
Education
- Undergraduate: Georgetown University
- Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Certifications
- Board certified in Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Professional accomplishments
- Named to Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Doctors” List 4x
- Author of viral health content, with top article garnering over 1.5 million social shares
- Bone marrow harvesting physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Blood and Marrow Collection Program
- Host of The Child Repair Guide Podcast
- Founder of the Mindfulness for Parents Online Course
Our medical review process
Every article on Health Guide goes through rigorous fact-checking by our team of medical reviewers. Our reviewers are trained medical professionals who ensure each article contains the most up-to-date information, and that medical details have been correctly interpreted by the writer. Learn more about our medical review team and process here.