Brad E. Snyder, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Clinical Research for the Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST)
Department of Surgery
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
ADDRESS
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery
6431 Fannin, Suite 4.294 MSB
Houston, TX 77030
BIRDTHDATE
January 31, 1975
CITIZENSHIP
United States of America
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
1993-1997 Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences
Magna Cum Laude, With University and Departmental Honors
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
EDUCATION
GRADUATE EDUCATION
1998-2002 Doctor of Medicine
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
2002-2007 General Surgery Residency
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA
2006-2007 Chief General Surgery Resident
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA
2007-2008 Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Surgery and
Bariatric, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, TX
APPOINTMENTS
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2007-2008
Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX
2008-present
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX
2008-present
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Resident Training Curriculum, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX
2008-present
Director, Clinical Research for the Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas (MIST), The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Surgery, Houston, TX
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
2007-present
Staff Surgeon, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
2008-present
Staff Surgeon, Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, TX
2008-present
Staff Surgeon, Memorial Hermann Outpatient Surgery Center, Houston, TX
2008-present
Staff Surgeon, Christus St. Catherine Hospital, Houston, TX
2009-present
Staff Surgeon, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Katy TX
2009-present
Staff Surgeon, The Methodist Hospital Medical Center, Houston, TX
2009-present
Staff Surgeon, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Memorial City
LICENSURE
TEXAS
Medical License # M7645
LOUISIANA
Medical License # MD 026080
CERTIFICATION
Certified by the American Board of Surgery, October 2008
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2010 – present Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
2010 – present Harris County Medical Society
2010 – present Texas Medical Association
2009 – present Houston Surgical Society
2009 – present Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery
2009 – present American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
2007 – present Golden Key International Society
COMMITTEES
2008-present Operating Room Committee
2008-present Surgery Block Schedule Subcommittee
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
Medical Students
Moody Service Weekly General Surgery Conference
General Surgery Residents
Moody Service Weekly General Surgery Conference
CURRENT GRANT SUPPORT
2008-2010
Co-Investigator, “TOGA: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of Transoral Gastroplasty in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity”, Sponsor: Satiety, 10% effort. $566,598.18.
Pending:
Principle Investigator, “A Surgical Approach to the Management of Type II Diabetes Millitus in Patients with a BMI between 25-35 kg/m2.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Original Articles in Journals
Simpkins CO, Ekshyyan V, Snyder B.: Histidine inhibits the degradation of cells suspended in Ringer’s lactate. J Trauma. 63(3):565-72, 2007
Snyder, Brad E., Wilson, Todd; Scarborough, Terry; Yu, Sherman; Wilson, Erik B.: Lowering gastrointestinal leak rates: a comparative analysis of robotic and laparoscopic gastric bypass. J Robotic Surg. 2, 159-163, 2008
Snyder, B., Scarborough, T., Yu, S., Wilson, E.: Failure of adjustable gastric banding: starting BMI of 46 kg/m(2) is a fulcrum of success and failure. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 May-Jun;5(3):310-6. Epub 2008 Oct 7.
Snyder, B., Nguyen, A., Scarborough, T., Yu, S., Wilson, E.: Comparison of those who succeed in losing significant excessive weight after bariatric surgery and those who fail. Surg Endosc., Oct. 23(10) 2302-6,2009.
Karmali S, Snyder B, Wilson EB, Timberlake MD, Sherman V. Endoscopic management of eroded prosthesis in vertical banded gastroplasty patients. Surg Endosc. 2009 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Brad Elliott Snyder, Todd Wilson, Benjamin Y. Leong, Connie Klein and Erik B. Wilson: Robotic-Assisted Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass: Minimizing Morbidity and Mortality. Obesity Surgery 20(3), 265-70, 2010.
Snyder, B., Worley, T., Aluka K., Robinson, E., Mehta, S., Bajwa, K., Wilson, T.: Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy “A necessary step? A critical analysis of the use of gastric band in obese patients” Submitted for publication. 2009
Invited Articles (reviews, editorials, etc.) in Journals
Snyder, Brad E., M.D., SEO: Transoral gastroplasty, TOGA surgery, TOGA procedure.
Snyder, B.. WLS Success or Failure: Is starting BMI the Indicator? Bariatrics Today. Issue 2, 2008.
Snyder, B. Your BMI AND WLS Success: What New Research Suggests. OH Magazine, July/August 2008.
Snyder, B. A 6-Month Observational Study of the REALIZE mySuccess Program’s Impact on Weight Loss and Compliance in REALIZE Gastric Band Patients.
Snyder B, Wilson E, Wilson T, Worley T, Aluka K, Robinson E, Bajwa K, Mehta S: A Necessary Step? A Critical Analysis of the Use of Gastric Bands in Obese Patients”. Accepted for publication. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. January 2010.
Abstracts
Snyder, B. “Clinical significant reason for TAPP over TEP?”, Poster presentation at the Society of American Gastroenterologist 2008
Snyder, B. “Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Using SBMI as a Predictor of Success and Failure”, Accepted for Presentation at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, June 21-26, 2009, Grapevine, TX
Snyder, B. “Trends and Correlations of MORBID Scores for Adjustable Gastric Band: Weight Loss, Resolution of Co-morbid Diseases, and Quality of Life”, Accepted for an Oral Presentation at the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 18th SLS Annual Meeting and Endo Expo 2009, September 9-12, 2009, Boston, MA
Erik B. Wilson, MD; Todd D. Wilson, MD; Benjamin Leong, MD; Brad Snyder, MD:
“Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair During Robotic Prostatectomy: Safe Efficient and Effective”. Oral Presentation at the Southwestern Surgical Congress 61st Annual Meeting, 2009, San Diego, CA
Brad Snyder MD, Duc Voung MD, Todd Wilson MD, Connie Klein NP, Erik Wilson MD “Aggressive support group attendance leads to better weight loss in the first 4 months after gastric banding.” International Federation for the Society of Obesity, Aug 2009.
Brad Snyder MD, Todd Wilson MD, Connie Klein NP, Erik Wilson MD. “Unrealistic weight loss expectations after weight loss surgery seems to be commonplace.” International Federation for the Society of Obesity, Aug 2009
Brad Snyder MD, Todd Wilson MD, Connie Klein NP, Erik Wilson MD. “Metabolic syndrome is cured more effectively after gastric bypass compared to gastric banding.” International Federation for the Society of Obesity, Aug 2009.
Brad Snyder MD, Todd Wilson MD, Connie Klein NP, Erik Wilson MD. “Creation and Validation of the Measured Outcome Results of Bariatric Interval Data: The MORBID score.” International Federation for the Society of Obesity, Aug 2009.
Carol Wolin-Riklin RD, Todd Wilson MD, Brad Snyder MD, Connie Klein NP, Erik Wilson MD: “Routine assessment of Vitamin D should be performed for all patients with BMI>30kg/m2 .” poster presentation at The Obesity Society’s 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC, October 2009.
Brad E Snyder MD, Erik B Wilson MD FACS, Todd Wilson MD, Connie Klein, RN NP: “Patients Expect to Lose More Than Average Weight After Bariatric Surgery”, Poster of Distinction, Scientific Session of the 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery hosted by SAGES and CAGS, National Harbor, MD, April 2010, Surg Endosc (2010) Suppl 1:24:S299 ID 27288.
Worley, TA, Snyder, BE, Aluka KJ, Wilson, TD, Wilson, EB. “Creation of a Universal Health Score”. Poster presentation at the 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, National Harbor, MD 2010. Surg Endos (2010) Suppl1:24:S350. ID 28504
Brad Snyder MD: “Weight loss over time for Adjustable Gastric Bands, Roux-Y Gastric Bypasses, and Sleeve Gastrectomies: A Comparative Analysis”. Accepted for presentation at the 27th Annual Meeting of the ASMBS, Aria Hotel, Las Vegas, NV June 2010.
Kanayochukwu J Aluka, MD, Todd D Wilson, MD, Brad E Snyder, MD, Sherman Yu, MD, Erik B Wilson, MD: “Forced Gastric Wall Erosion and Staged Removal of Nonadjustable Gastric Bands-A Case Series”, Video Session at the 27th Annual Meeting of the ASMBS, Las Vegas, NV June 2010.
Kanayochukwu J Aluka, MD, Todd D Wilson, MD, Brad E Snyder, MD, Sherman Yu, MD, Erik B Wilson, MD: “Forced Gastric Wall Erosion and Staged Removal of Nonadjustable Gastric Bands-A Case Series”, 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, National Harbor, MD 2010. Surg Endos (2010) Suppl 1:24:S348. ID 28457.
Brad Snyder, MD; Karen Krause, PhD; Sherrie Parker, MD; Philip L. Leggett, MD; Todd A. Worley, MD; Erik B. Wilson, MD; Stuart J. Nathan, PhD. & Associates. Preoperative Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) Scores Can Be Used to Predict the Rate of Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery.2010 Behavioral Health Session/Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. S71-76. P-61.
Books
Brad Snyder MD, Alex Nguyen MD: How to Win on the American Board of Surgery
Certifying Exam. Trafford Publishing. October, 2009. ISBN: 9781426915826
Presentations
“Plasma free hemoglobin and myoglobin as predictors of mortality in critically injured trauma patients”, 20th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 2006
“Histidine inhibits the degradation of cells suspended in Ringer’s lactate”, 20th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 2006
“Early results of a randomized prospective comparison of robotic assisted verses standard laparoscopic roux-en Y gastric bypass”, Minimally Invasive Robotic Association 2008
“Comparison of operative time and complication rate of robotic assisted verses standard laparoscopic roux-en Y gastric bypass: Single institution review of five- year prospective data”, Minimally Invasive Robotic Association 2008
“Defining differences among those who succeed compared to those that fail to lose significant excessive weight after bariatric surgery”, Society of American Gastroenterologist 2008
“Identifying early failure to lose weight in patients who have had adjustable gastric banding”, Southwest Surgical Congress 2008
“Complications of Bariatric Surgery”, Department of Emergency Medicine, UT Medical School at Houston, November 2008
“Successful Weight Loss after Adjustable Gastric Banding: How big is too big?”, Oral Presentation at the South Texas Chapter ACS 2008
“Failure of the Adjustable Gastric Banding: Starting MBI of 46 kg/m2 is the Fulcrum of Success and Failure”, Oral Presentation at the American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery 2008
“Metabolic Surgery: Is it in our future?” Texas Weight Loss Surgery Summit, January 2010.
“Ileal Transposition Surgery for Treatment of Diabetes in Normal-Weight Patients”, presented at the C-STEP meeting, February 2010 at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX
“Patients Expect to Lose More Than Average Weight After Bariatric Surgery”, Accepted for Poster of Distinction at the Scientific Session of the 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery hosted by SAGES and CAGS, National Harbor, MD, April 2010.
OTHER
Courses and Workshops:
The 8th Annual Minimally Invasive Fellowship course sponsored by Gore 2007
Device Training Workshop for Stomaphyx sponsored by Endogastric Solutions 2007
Device Training at the LAP-BANDÒ Adjustable Gastric Banding System Surgeon Training Workshop 2007
EsophyX® Procedure and Product Training at Palmyra Medical Center in Albany, GA 2009