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.