by Steven D. Bevier
Robert Snyder, D.O., F.A.O.C.A., says he can
hardly believe that it has been 25 years since he graduated
from the College
of Osteopathic Medicine. His class – the Class of 1979 – celebrates
its silver anniversary this year.
“
I had the most wonderful classmates,” he says. “They
were all bright caring people. We really accomplished a lot when
we were in school.”
He has accomplished quite a bit since then too,
both personally and professionally. Dr. Snyder is an anesthesiologist
at Mid-Michigan
Medical Center – the same hospital in which he was born – in
his hometown of Midland. He lives there with his wife, Shelley,
a senior financial analyst at Dow Chemical. They have two
children, Ken, a junior at Michigan State University, and
Kacie, who studies
at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Snyder was the first D.O. to practice anesthesiology
at Mid-Michigan. Now, he is a part of a team that includes
five
other D.O.s, all
fellow graduates of MSUCOM.
His dedication to osteopathic medicine goes
beyond the operating room. He has a clinical faculty appointment
in
the Department
of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties. Among his many professional
honors, he is a past-president of both the Michigan Society of
Osteopathic Anesthesiologists and the American Osteopathic
College of Anesthesiologists and serves as a board examiner.
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Five of the anesthesiologists in Dr.
Snyder’s practice
are MSUCOM alumni. (l. to r.) Thomas Olen (‘92), Dr.
Snyder, Gregory Marcoe (‘87) and Wayne Bedell (‘90).
Not pictured: Thomas Tarn (‘91)
Dr. Snyder is a dedicated
Spartan as well. His Green and White roots go back to his
grandparents, who
both graduated from Michigan State. Since getting his bachelor’s
degree and D.O. from MSU, he has contributed a great deal
of time and money to his alma mater. The Snyders have donated
several gifts, including one given at the request of MSU’s
former dean Allen W. Jacobs, D.O., Ph.D., to benefit the
construction of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.
They are also active members of the alumni association and
can often be found cheering at Spartan sporting events.
Robert and Shelley have
been recognized for their efforts as members of the Jonathan
L. Snyder Donor
Society. “Becoming a doctor was a dream for me, and
MSUCOM gave me the opportunity to make it come true. I want
to make MSU as strong as I can.”
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