Dr. Snyder is still the best.

I was invited to speak at a Bariatric Seminar in November. He was a great support. He told me that I would do well up on stage. He congratulated me for being brave enough to speak in front of an audience. I haven't been in front of an audience since grade school.

OMG this team is great and Rose Medical Center great Nurses.

Dr Snyder did my RNY in April 2003. He makes you feel so good. I went in there very embarrased that I got heavy. He so understands the whole dynamic of what happens to a person that gets heavy for whatever reason. He made me feel very brave to fix my condition. Wow. When I had my surgery, I could call anytime for problems. I had never seen that before with any doctor. Very attentive. I trust him with my life. Now, I am very grateful for the follow-up care that he provides. I am 8 yrs out and having trouble keeping the dreaded weight off. He is getting me back on track. He is my doctor for life.

Dr. Snyder was very encouraging, professional and available. Immediately, he made sure that as a patient, I was totally aware of any risks as well as benefits of having my gastric bypass surgery. Dr. Snyder and his team were incredibly helpful and the education didn't stop after my surgery was over. He has a structured aftercare program for all types of patients in place. He strives to have a long term relationship with each patient to ensure our success. I know that I can ask for help in any area. Overall, I would rate Dr. Snyder of the highest quality possible. He has a proven record of surgical competence and also has an incredible bedside manner.

I would personally be priviledged to recommend Dr. Snyder to anyone who is considering weight loss surgery.

Dr. Snyder is an anomaly in the world of surgeons. From the seminar to the office time, I feel like he genuinely cares about the people he treats. Post-operatively, he updated my family and sat with my 7 year old daughter while she asked him questions about being a surgeon. He was so engaged, that he even asked her a few questions about herself. Dr. Snyder takes quality and environment of care seriously. I knew I would be in the best hands, and I was.

Update 1/2/11

I had my sleeve converted to an RNY on 12/13/10. I am not quite three weeks out and am down about thirty pounds. I have felt really good from the beginning and am excited about my future. Thanks again Dr. Snyder!

I attended Dr. Snyder’s seminar in October 2007, his energy was incredible, along with a great sense of humor. I felt he truly understood obesity was more than eating and recognized it as a disease. Watching his face as one patient after another stood to talk about their experience told me a lot about how deeply he cares for his patients and how much he believes in what he is doing.

I can tell you Dr. Snyder will stick with you when things just aren’t going as you expect. I showed up for my first appointment and we all agreed I would have the gastric by-pass surgery. Life being what it is, we found I wasn’t strong enough for the by-pass surgery and talked about the lapband. I knew this was going to work! I had the surgery, and just to keep Dr. Snyder on his toes and life throwing another curve ball, I have an extra artery that did not allow for the placement of the lapband.

Needless to say, I pretty much figured I would be where I was for the rest of my life with no other alternatives. However, Dr. Snyder came in all upbeat and excited about a new surgery called the gastric sleeve. I started researching everything I could find on the gastric sleeve and felt like this was pretty much where I needed to go next. On June 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., I had the gastric sleeve procedure performed at Rose Hospital. I am not quite a week out and I feel better every day. The one down side is, there isn’t really a support group for the sleeve at this time, probably because I am his first gastric sleeve...lol.

I am very happy with Dr. Snyder and his staff. They are terrific people who are full of smiles. The only complaint I had was a delay in communication at times. It’s hard to keep in mind the staff needs to do research as well on a new procedure, it’s just hard to wait when it’s you and if that’s my biggest complaint they are doing something very right. Special Thanks to Dr. Snyder, Dolly, Carl, Kim, and Amanda for all of your support, I’m sure we will get to know each other much better over the coming months!

Hope it's ok to add to this post. I am 5 weeks out from my surgery and I feel GREAT! My blood pressure is way down, off of one medication, and my breathing is awesome! Went on vacation and didn't have to use oxygen to walk...woohoo!!! I am down about 46 pounds and have energy I haven't had in a very long time.

I have started a blog at www.obesityhelp.com/member/jagracer/

My first impression was that he was very confident, and rightfully so. My impression continued the same over time, as I saw the statistics of his results as well as the knowledge & professionalism of his staff. His office staff is uniformly warm, positive ,friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I liked everything about him. Patients should know that he is well-spoken, comfortable in groups settings, and extremely self-confident. Some might wrongly think this is arrogance or self-importance, when actually it is just a very smart and capable guy expressing himself forthrightly. He has a structured aftercare program that is well defined and helpful. He explained clearly, in person and in writing, all of the risks. I would rate him as a 10 out 10 (where 1 is terrible and 10 is top of the game) - if I had his photo, I'd post it on my mantle. I believe his surgical competence and bedside manner are both great.

I have had no negative experiences with him or his staff.

Dr. Snyder has been great through the process so far. It is very nice to have the direct contact info for your surgeon. The staff has ben great, occasionally had to push to get the info I needed. The office has recently merged with the hospital and that has caused some confusing (and full of spelling and syntax errors) paperwork, they were able to clarify but would be nice to see a little more attention to detail. Overall very happy with the office and staff as well as the surgeon.

Dr. Snyder is a very approachable doctor. I felt very comfortable with him being my surgeon. He has a way of giving the facts but keeping the patient comfortable at the same time. I do not know anyone who was not comfortable with him. He is well known for the wonderful surgeon that he is. I give him five stars. He has surgical competence and bedside manner. Strongly recommended.