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, inflammatory disease of the sinonasal region, 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, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators.
He is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and the Journal of Neurological Surgery-Part B: Skull Base. Dr. Snyderman is a member of the American Head and Neck Society's Education Committee, Skull Base Section, and 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 Pittsburgh Collaborative Research Education and Technology Enhancement in Surgery (CREATES). He has a secondary appointment in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.
Dr. Snyderman is founder and Chief Technology Officer of Respair, Inc.
- University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business, MBA
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Cranial Base Surgery Fellowship
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Otolaryngology Residency
- Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Surgical Internship
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, MD
- Indiana University, BA in Biology
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, co-editor of Operative-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 3rd Edition, and co-editor of Vascular Challenges in Skull Base Surgery.
Dr. Snyderman's research interests include the treatment of skull base tumors, enhancement of surgical training, and prevention of airway complications secondary to intubation and mechanical ventilation.