Dr. Goldstein Silverman is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at The Cooper University Hospital and Healthcare System.  Her functions at Cooper include conducting pre-operative bariatric evaluations and pre- and post-operative psychotherapy with patients enrolled in the Cooper Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, as well as psychotherapy and psychological evaluations with other outpatient populations with co-morbid medical and mental health conditions.  She is also involved developing a comprehensive outpatient behavioral support program for bariatric patients in collaboration with the bariatric dieticians.  She teaches and provides individual supervision to psychiatry residents, medical students and post-doctoral residents in clinical health psychology; her seminars include Motivational Interviewing, Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Group Therapy.

Dr. Goldstein Silverman received her undergraduate education at The University of Texas at Austin, her M.A. and Ed.M. degrees in Psychological Counseling at Teachers College, Columbia University and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Temple University, where she was the 2006 recipient of the Frank and Mary Ann Dattilio Education Award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.  Her pre-doctoral internship in clinical psychology was completed at The Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, and her post-doctoral residency in clinical health psychology was completed at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.  Subsequently, she spent 5 years as the Associate Director for the Student Counseling Center on the Hahnemann Center City Campus of Drexel University.  Dr. Goldstein Silverman has been a faculty member at Drexel University, The University of New Haven, Temple University and Teachers College, Columbia University; she is a member of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Division 38 (Health Psychology) and Division 17 (Counseling Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and has co-authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals. She was recently recognized by South Jersey Magazine as a Reader's Choice in 2017.

Dr. Gor is the Director of Genitourinary Reconstruction and Trauma in the Division of Urology at Cooper University Health Care and an Assistant Professor of Surgery. In addition to traditional reconstructive urology and prosthetics, he also has a particular focus on the medical and surgical management of advanced neurogenic bladder. He is well versed in both continent and incontinent urinary diversion, complex abdominal surgery, and treating complications after prior surgery. Dr. Gor is passionate about the emerging field of transitional urology, taking care of adolescents with congenital neurogenic bladder transitioning into adulthood.

Dr. Bharathi Gourkanti studied medicine and graduated from Kakatiya Medical College, India. Later she moved to United States, completing her PGY1 internship in Coney Island Hospital and her clinical Anesthesiology training in Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Dr. Gourkanti joined the Anesthesiology Department 23 years ago in 1997 and is currently is an Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, and has been Division Head of Pediatric Anesthesia for 18 years. Dr. Gourkanti is also the Director of the Clinical Competency Committee for Anesthesiology Residency.

Dr. Gourkanti has authored and coauthored Chapters for Anesthesiology text book. Currently, she is engaged in editing a book of pediatric Anesthesiology. She contributes her free time and clinical skills to charitable organizations, Operation Smile, and international health care volunteers. Her leisure activities include travel, designing jewelry, cooking and hosting parties.