Dr. Snyderman and his neurosurgery colleagues are pioneers in the development of minimally invasive endoscopic surgical techniques for the treatment of skull base and sinus tumors. The UPMC Center for Skull Base Surgery is considered a world leader for this type of surgery and attracts patients nationwide and internationally. Areas of clinical interest include tumors and other conditions of the skull base, orbital tumors, sinonasal tumors, and cancer of the head and neck region for adult and pediatric populations.
Dr. Snyderman is past president of the North American Skull Base Society. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and in addition to the North American Skull Base Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is a member of the American Head and Neck Society, the American Rhinologic Society, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
He is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and the Journal of Neurological Surgery-Part B: Skull Base. He is ad hoc journal reviewer for nine publications. Dr. Snyderman is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery's International Steering Committee, the American Head and Neck Society's Education Committee, Skull Base Section, and Patient and Public Education Service Committee. He is chair of the North American Skull Base Society's Best Practices for Coding & Billing Task Force.
Dr. Snyderman is a founding member and advisory board member of the Pittsburgh Collaborative Research Education and Technology Enhancement in Surgery (CREATES) and a member of the Wiegand Entrepreneurial Award Review Committee. He acts as a mentor for the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering's Center for Medical Innovation.
Dr. Snyderman is founder of Respair, Inc.
- Indiana University, BA in Biology
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, MD
- Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Surgical Internship
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Residency
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Cranial Base Surgery Fellowship
- University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business, MBA
Education & Training
Dr. Snyderman is co-editor of the book Skull Base Surgery, part of the Master Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery series published by Wolters Kluwer, and co-editor of Operative-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 3rd Edition.
Dr. Snyderman is PI for a research grant from Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust/PNC Charitable Trust through 5/31/24: Assessment and Training of Visual Cognition in Special Needs Population with Sensory Deficits.