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Laura Snyder, MD, is a Chicago native. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed her neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. She is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Fascinated by the complexity of spinal disorders and the ability of spinal surgery to improve or at least slow their progression, Dr. Snyder pursued a fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
“I like seeing my patients go back to work,” said Dr. Snyder. “I understand when my patients tell me they want to return to being outside and active, and I enjoy helping them do so.”
Dr. Snyder treats a wide variety of spinal disorders including degenerative disease, spinal stenosis, spinal instability, and spinal tumors via minimally invasive spine surgery.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Snyder.
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- United Healthcare
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2008-2015
- Spine Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute and Rush University Medical Center, 2013-2014
- MD, Jefferson Medical College, 2008
- BS, Pennsylvania State University, Premedicine
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Lateral Access Surgery
- Western Neurosurgical Society
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- AANS/CNS Spine Section
- Women in Neurosurgery
Management of Extracranial Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries: Experience with an Aspirin-Based Approach.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Joshua S Catapano, Sharjeel Israr, Alexander C Whiting, Omar M Hussain, Laura A Snyder, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Andrew F. Ducruet, Peter Nakaji, Michael T. Lawton, Jordan A Weinberg, Joseph M Zabramski
A Quantitative Assessment of the Accuracy and Reliability of Robotically Guided Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement: Technique and Application Accuracy.
Date: 10/2019
Authors: Jakub Godzik, Corey T Walker, Cory Hartman, Bernardo de Andrada, Clinton D Morgan, George Mastorakos, Steve W Chang, Jay D Turner, Randall W Porter, Laura A Snyder, Juan S. Uribe
Spine.
Date: 08/2019
Authors: Faiz U Ahmad, Erica F Bisson, Stephen Shelby Burks, Jason J Chang, A Jessey Chugh, Ian Côté, Jason M Frerich, Zachary C Gersey, Benjamin K Hendricks, Michael Karsy, Manish Kasliwal, Katie L Krause, Glen R Manzano, Clinton D Morgan, Laura A Snyder, Christian C Swinney, Khoi D Than, Christian B Theodotou, Anand Veeravagu, Jacqueline Ventura
Biomechanical implications of unilateral facetectomy, unilateral facetectomy plus partial contralateral facetectomy, and complete bilateral facetectomy in minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion.
Date: 05/2019
Authors: Laura A Snyder, Jennifer N Lehrman, Ram Kumar Menon, Jakub Godzik, Anna G U S Newcomb, Brian P. Kelly
ACR Appropriateness Criteria
Date: 05/2019
Authors: Marin A McDonald, Claudia F E Kirsch, Beejal Y Amin, Joseph M Aulino, Angela M Bell, R Carter Cassidy, Santanu Chakraborty, Asim F Choudhri, Seth Gemme, Ryan K Lee, Michael D Luttrull, Darlene F Metter, Toshio Moritani, Charles Reitman, Lubdha M Shah, Aseem Sharma, Robert Y Shih, Laura A Snyder, Sophia C Symko, Ralf Thiele, Julie Bykowski
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Laura Snyder, MD, is a Chicago native. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed her neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. She is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Fascinated by the complexity of spinal disorders and the ability of spinal surgery to improve or at least slow their progression, Dr. Snyder pursued a fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
“I like seeing my patients go back to work,” said Dr. Snyder. “I understand when my patients tell me they want to return to being outside and active, and I enjoy helping them do so.”
Dr. Snyder treats a wide variety of spinal disorders including degenerative disease, spinal stenosis, spinal instability, and spinal tumors via minimally invasive spine surgery.
Please call (602) 406-3181 to request an appointment with Dr. Snyder.

- (602) 406-3181
- Fax: (602) 294-8287
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- United Healthcare
- Residency, Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery, 2008-2015
- Spine Fellowship, Barrow Neurological Institute and Rush University Medical Center, 2013-2014
- MD, Jefferson Medical College, 2008
- BS, Pennsylvania State University, Premedicine
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society of Lateral Access Surgery
- Western Neurosurgical Society
- Arizona Neurosurgical Society
- AANS/CNS Spine Section
- Women in Neurosurgery
Management of Extracranial Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries: Experience with an Aspirin-Based Approach.
Date: 01/2020
Authors: Joshua S Catapano, Sharjeel Israr, Alexander C Whiting, Omar M Hussain, Laura A Snyder, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Andrew F. Ducruet, Peter Nakaji, Michael T. Lawton, Jordan A Weinberg, Joseph M Zabramski
A Quantitative Assessment of the Accuracy and Reliability of Robotically Guided Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement: Technique and Application Accuracy.
Date: 10/2019
Authors: Jakub Godzik, Corey T Walker, Cory Hartman, Bernardo de Andrada, Clinton D Morgan, George Mastorakos, Steve W Chang, Jay D Turner, Randall W Porter, Laura A Snyder, Juan S. Uribe
Spine.
Date: 08/2019
Authors: Faiz U Ahmad, Erica F Bisson, Stephen Shelby Burks, Jason J Chang, A Jessey Chugh, Ian Côté, Jason M Frerich, Zachary C Gersey, Benjamin K Hendricks, Michael Karsy, Manish Kasliwal, Katie L Krause, Glen R Manzano, Clinton D Morgan, Laura A Snyder, Christian C Swinney, Khoi D Than, Christian B Theodotou, Anand Veeravagu, Jacqueline Ventura
Biomechanical implications of unilateral facetectomy, unilateral facetectomy plus partial contralateral facetectomy, and complete bilateral facetectomy in minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion.
Date: 05/2019
Authors: Laura A Snyder, Jennifer N Lehrman, Ram Kumar Menon, Jakub Godzik, Anna G U S Newcomb, Brian P. Kelly
ACR Appropriateness Criteria
Date: 05/2019
Authors: Marin A McDonald, Claudia F E Kirsch, Beejal Y Amin, Joseph M Aulino, Angela M Bell, R Carter Cassidy, Santanu Chakraborty, Asim F Choudhri, Seth Gemme, Ryan K Lee, Michael D Luttrull, Darlene F Metter, Toshio Moritani, Charles Reitman, Lubdha M Shah, Aseem Sharma, Robert Y Shih, Laura A Snyder, Sophia C Symko, Ralf Thiele, Julie Bykowski
- English
- Spanish



