Richard Snyder, M.D., F.A.C.C.

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Specialty:
Cardiovascular Disease

Special Interests:
Preventative, Diagnostic, and Interventional Cardiology

Board Certifications:
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology


Clinics:
HeartPlace Medical City

Hospitals:
Medical City Dallas Hospital

Insurance Plans

Services Provided:

• Advanced lipid testing
• Advanced medical management
• Advanced stress testing
• Complex coronary angioplasty and stents
• Comprehensive cardiology consultation
• Comprehensive device follow-up clinic including internet-based home follow-up system
• Diagnostic right and left cardiac catheterization
• Exercise therapy
• Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators including biventricular devices for congestive heart failure
• Transesophageal echocardiography
• Transthoracicechocardiography

Academic Background:

• Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame, Bachelor of Arts in French, 1979-1983
• Undergraduate: L'Universite Catholique de L'Ouest, Angers, France, 1980-1981
• Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical Center, M.D. degree, 1983-1987
• Internship: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Internal Medicine Internship, 1987-1988
• Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency, 1988-1990
• Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Cardiology Fellowship, 1991-1993

Professional Associations:
Dallas County Medical Association
American College of Cardiology
Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology
Texas Medical Association

Honors and Awards:
D Magazine's Best Doctors 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
Texas Monthly's Super Doctors 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Dallas Medical Journal, January 2012 Issue



Professional Appointments:

• President Dallas County Medical Society, 2012
• Board of Directors, North Texas Accountable Health Care Partnership 2011-Present
• Presenter, 112th U.S. Congressional New Member Healthcare Policy Briefing 2011
• Board of Trustees, Southwestern Medical Foundation 2011-2013
• Member, Review Committee for 2011 ACC/AHA Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Guidelines 2011
• President-Elect Dallas County Medical Society 2011
• Treasurer/Secretary, Dallas County Medical Society 2009-2010
• Member AD HOC Committee on Insurance and Managed Care, TMA 2008
• Member, ACC State Advocacy Committee 2008-Present
• Chairman, Legislative Committee, Dallas County Medical Society 2008-2010
• Board of Directors, Cardiovascular Provider Resources 2007-Present
• Board Of Directors, ACCPAC, American College of Cardiology Political Action Committee 2007-Present
• Member, Quality Strategic Directions Committee, American College of Cardiology 2007-2010
• Member, TMA AD HOC Committee Physician/Hospital Issues 2006
• Board of Directors, TEXPAC, Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee 2006-Present
• Representative, Texas Medical Association 2005-Present
• Board of Directors, Dallas County Medical Society 2006-Present
• Board of Governors, American College of Cardiology 2007-2010
• President, Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology 2007-2010
• Chairman, Legislative Committee, Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology 2003-2005
• Legislative Committee, Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology 2002-Present
• Councilor, Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology 2003-2005
• Board of Directors, HeartPlace PA 2000-2002, 2004-Present
• Treasurer, HeartPlace PAC 2003-Present
• Chairman, ER Compensation Committee, Medical City Dallas Hospital 2003-2009
• Board of Trustees, Medical City 2002-2004
• Chairman, Privileges and Credentials Committee, Medical City Dallas Hospital 2004
• Member, Privileges and Credentials Committee, Medical City Dallas Hospital 2004-2010
• President of the Medical Staff, Medical City Dallas Hospital 2003
• Chairman, Performance Improvement Council, Medical City Dallas Hospital 2002
• Medical Executive Committee, Medical City 2001-2004
• Chairman, Department of Medicine, Medical City Dallas Hospital 2001
• Critical Care Committee, Medical City Dallas Hospital 1999-2000
• Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology and Echo Lab, Medical City Dallas Hospital 1999-2000
• Cardiology Performance Improvement Committee, Medical City Dallas Hospital 1997-Present
• Privileges and Credentials Committee, Presbyterian Hospital of Plano 1998

Publications

Personal Interests:
Coaching and playing soccer, weight training in the House of Pain, skiing, politics.

Personal Narrative:
Raised in Dallas Dr. Snyder attended Jesuit College Prepatory. He developed an interest in medicine while working as an anesthesia technician in the OR at Medical City during his high school and college summers. Dr Snyder joined HeartPlace in 1996 opening the office at Medical City that same year. Although an interventionalist, he prides himself on being first and foremost a preventative specialist, emphasizing the prevention of disease primarily through risk factor modification, especially through diet and exercise. He is particularly involved in medical political advocacy. "Being an advocate for our patients must be much more than just words. We as physicians will have almost as much impact on the health care our patients receive in the legislative chambers as we have in the exam room". In his spare time he and his wife Dr. Shelley Hall MD, also a cardiologist with HeartPlace, enjoy spending time with their five children, Eileen, Bobby, Jessica, Alex and Nicholas.

Last Updated: 02.05.12

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Interventional Cardiology