Brian
J. Snyder, M.D. is a
neurosurgeon who specializes in
the treatment of movement disorders such as
Parkinson ’s disease, tremor and dystonia,
as well as seizure disorders and epilepsy.
Dr. Snyder is an expert in deep brain
stimulation (DBS) utilizing microelectrode
recording, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS),
and procedures for mapping, recording, and
identifying seizure foci in the brain and the
surgical resection of these foci.
Dr.Snyder received his undergraduate degree
in Biology from Dartmouth College in
Hanover, New Hampshire. He received his
medical degree from Temple University School
of Medicine where he was honored as AOA,
(Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.)
At Mount Sinai School of Medicine he served as an
intern in general surgery and
advanced to a resident in neurological surgery and
then chief resident in neurological
surgery. Following this he pursued a fellowship in
stereotactic and functional
neurosurgery under Dr. Andres Lozano at the Toronto
Western Hospital,
University of Toronto. He has also obtained certification
in both Gamma Knife and
Cyberknife ® Radiosurgery.
Dr. Snyder has published and presented extensively
on fields in functional neurosurgery.
His papers and presentations include works on surgery
for primary dystonia,seizure
outcomes associated with cavernous malformations,
deep brain stimulation for
depression and Parkinson’s disease as well
as gamma knife treatment for tremor.
As a resident and fellow he was active in the American
Association of Neurological
Surgeons. He was elected to the Young Neurosurgeons
Committee and subsequently was
elected to serve as the liaison from the Young Neurosurgeons
Committee to the executive
committee of the American Society for Stereotactic
and Functional Neurosurgery.
Kong T, Choi JK, Park H, Choi BH, Snyder BJ, Bukhari S, Kim NK, Huang X, Park
SR, Park HC, Ha Y. Reduction in programmed cell death and improvement in
functional outcome of transient focal cerebral ischemia after administration of
granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in rats. J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr
10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19361262.
Kim NK, Choi BH, Huang X, Snyder BJ, Bukhari S, Kong TH, Park H, Park HC, Park
SR, Ha Y. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor promotes survival of
dopaminergic neurons in the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced
murine Parkinson's disease model. Eur J Neurosci. 2009 Mar;29(5):891-900. Epub
2009 Feb 24. PubMed PMID: 19245369.
Free Seminar on
PARKINSON'S DISEASE Friday, December 2, 2011 Discover Treatment Options for
Parkinson's Disease click here for details
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Dr. Brian Snyder of Neurological Surgery, P.C. is First Surgeon on Long Island To Implant New Pain Management Device Read Feature ......................................
Lancel Paper shows Epilepsy Surgery Controls Seizures for many years, Recommends that surgery be considered earlier | Read Feature
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PAST EVENTS
Wine Tasting & an Educational Lecture
Wednesday,
March 30 2011
Dr. Brian Snyder will moderate the evening’s lecture on the
Most Progressive and Current Treatments
in Managing Your Pain Patients.
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FREE PRESENTATION ON
TREATING CHRONIC AND INTRACTABLE PAIN
November 9th 2010
AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (more info)
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Medical and
Surgical Approaches
to Parkinson’s Disease
and Movement Disorders
October 13 2010 3 CME Credits - Course will be accredited by the AOA CCME
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FREE SEMINAR ON PARKINSON'S DISEASE WITH BRIAN SNYDER MD August 6, 2010 Discover Treatment Options for Parkinson’s Disease
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