I attended Harvard College (MA) as an undergraduate, did my medical school at the University of Miami (FL), and completed my surgical training at Oregon Health Sciences University (OR). I am a board-certified general surgeon. I am an active member of The Society of American Gastorintestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)and The American Society for Bariatric Surgery(ASBS). Recently, Rose Medical Center, where my program is centered, and I have been recognized as an ASBS designated "Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence" -- a very important honor. I have done over 1000 primary bariatric surgical procedures. The most important aspects of my program are your safe and humane care and a commitment to excellent results. We are an "open book" in terms of our safety record and results, so please feel free to investigate us carefully. I look forward to hearing from you. Very Truly Yours, MASnyder, MD

• ASMBS (Regular Member)
• SAGES
• AMA
• ABS

Hospital Affiliations
ObesityHelp.com members selecting Dr. Snyder as their surgeon have posted reviews on the following hospitals: St. Anthony North - Westminster, CO
Rose Medical Center (COE) - Denver, CO
Denver Health Medical Center - Denver, CO
Founder's Outpatient Surgery (COE) - Denver, CO

Colorado Board of Medical Examiners 
Accurate as of: 02/06/04 (Verified ? 02/06/04)
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Licensee Name:      Michael Arron Snyder 	
License Status:     Active	
License Number:     DR-38049	
License Type:       MD	
Address:            4600 Hale Parkway, Suite #400	
City, State, Zip:   Denver, Colorado  80202 
Orig. License Date: 07/22/1999 (issue date)		
Education:          University of Miami School of Medicine 
                     Miami, Florida
Residency:          Oregon Health & Science University 
                     Portland, Oregon

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Received specialized training in laparoscopic and/or 
 bariatric surgical techniques by:
        
                    S.Wittgrove MD.
                    Jefferson Vaughan MD
                    Latuam Flannagan Jr. MD

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Key Professional Achievements , Appointments and Awards:

Dr. Snyder is a board-certified, general surgeon in Denver, CO.
He first became interested in Bariatric Surgery during his residency
in  Portland, OR, at Oregon Health Sciences University. Since establishing
his practice in Colorado,he has further pursued this interest.
He is an active member of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS).

His bariatric training has been comprehensive and methodical.
He sought out and attended an ASBS certified preceptorship in
Eugene, OR, in August 2000, in order to learn from one of the giants
in the field-- Dr. Latham Flanagan, Jr. He returned to Colorado to establish
the Denver Center for Bariatric Surgery, PC. After becoming established and
gaining considerable experience in the field of open gastric bypass surgery,
he then went to Jupiter, FL, to train with Dr. Jefferson Vaughan, Jr.,
and start developing his expertise and knowledge in laparoscopic
(minimally invasive)bariatric procedures. 
Already an accomplished advance  laparoscopic,general surgeon 
and a member of SAGES
(the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons),
Dr. Snyder felt that his bariatric program was prepared to take the next step.

When Dr. Snyder was ready to start the advanced laparoscopic branch 
of his bariatric practice, he went to San Diego, CA, where he trained with 
the recognized leader of the field of laparoscopic bariatric surgery, 
Dr. Alan Wittgrove, and his associate, Dr. Jill Endress,
who had already made a internationally-recognized name for herself as an
expert in the advance laparoscopic realm. Dr. Snyder then facilitated his
team?s purchase and training in the use of the VISTA system?which allows
him and his team to offer laparoscopic surgery with actual
3-dimensional visualization on head mounted displays.

He feels that this is a huge technological advantage and adds to 
safety in the operating room.The next advance made in the bariatric realm,
after the laparoscopic bypass program was in place and successful, 
was the addition of the Lap-Band to his armamentarium in the treatment
of morbid obesity. He was educated on this process in the summer of 2001
at the ASBS conference in Las Vegas, NV. Then, after passing
the strict selection criteria set forth by the Inamed corporation,
he completed his Lap-Band training under Dr. Robert Snow and
Dr. Juan Antonio Lopez in Tijuana, Baja California,
Mexico?he selected this center because it is the North American
center with the most experience in Lap-Band placement and management.

Dr. Snyder?s interest in Bariatric Surgery is based on his knowledge 
that morbid obesity is one of the essential, yet almost wholly ignored,
diseases that physicians are exposed to every day.
He believes that, in the appropriate patient, the surgical treatment 
of morbid obesity is the essential therapy that can cure a myriad of ills. 
He has found that in his patients the results are dramatic?ranging from 
life-changing to life-saving. He appreciates and is humbled by the honor
and responsibility of caring for his patients struggling with this most
debilitating condition.

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ASBS Member
(Verified ? 02/06/04)

ABS Member
(Verified. Spoke with Terri H., on 02/06/04.)

SAGES Member
(Verified. Spoke with Anthony Ramsey, on 02/06/04.)