Kenneth V. Snyder MD, PhD
Kenneth V. Snyder
MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Radiology, and Neurology
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
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This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
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Dr. Snyder joined UBNS in 2011 after completing his fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery with UB Neurosurgery and spent 6 months as a research fellow at the Barrow Neurological Institute under Dr. Robert Spetzler. He completed his neurosurgical residency at UB and received his PhD in biophysics under the guidance of Dr. Frederick Sachs specializing in mechanoelectric transduction of cellular membranes. He is trained in all general neurosurgical procedures, including brain tumor, spine, and peripheral nerve surgery.
Dr. Snyder‘s extra training in open cerebrovascular techniques and well as his endovascular fellowship give him the necessary tool set for specialization in the comprehensive management of neurovascular pathology in both the brain and spinal cord, including treatment of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, and stroke. He has special interests and expertise in physiological imaging of the brain and its use in the evaluation and management of acute stroke patients, as well as all endovascular techniques for acute stroke intervention for both extracranial and intracranial vascular occlusive disease.
Dr. Snyder has been awarded a Congress of Neurological Surgeons Vascular Fellowship for Cerebrovascular Research, a Toshiba Stroke Imaging Research Fellowship, the Gold Humanism in Excellence in Teaching, and been named the UB Neurosurgery Resident of the Year.
Active research interests include use of CT Perfusion (CTP) for acute stroke management, application of perfusion imaging to on table angiography, glasses free 3D imaging in both the operating room and endovascular suite, as well as basic science research on the role of mechanosensitive ion channels in both in aneurysm formation and vasospasm. He has published numerous articles and holds multiple patents. He is an active member of several national neurosurgical and interventional organizations and has given multiple CME lectures nationwide on the role of CTP in endovascular stroke management.
Journal Articles:
- Sonig A, Setlur Nagesh SV, Fennell VS, Gandhi S, Rangel-Castilla L, Ionita CN, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Bednarek DR, Rudin S, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI. (2018) A Patient Dose-Reduction Technique for Neuroendovascular Image-Guided Interventions: Image-Quality Comparison Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (Feb), 39(4): 734-741.
- Tutino VM, Poppenberg KE, Li L, Shallwani H, Jiang K, Jarvis JN, Sun Y, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Kolega J, Meng H. (2018) Biomarkers from circulating neutrophil transcriptomes have potential to detect unruptured intracranial aneurysms. J Transl Med (Dec), 16(1): 373-373.
- Tutino VM, Poppenberg KE, Jiang K, Jarvis JN, Sun Y, Sonig A, Siddiqui AH, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Kolega J, Meng H. (2018) Circulating neutrophil transcriptome may reveal intracranial aneurysm signature. PLoS One (Jan), 13(1).
- Shakir HJ, Shallwani H, Rangel-Castilla L, Bregy A, Davies JM, Sonig A, Ogilvy CS, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI. (2018) Neuroendovascular Fellowship Training: Self-Assessment of a Program Accredited by the Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training. Neurosurgery (Jan).
- Xiang J, Varble N, Davies JM, Rai AT, Kono K, Sugiyama SI, Binning MJ, Tawk RG, Choi H, Ringer AJ, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Meng H. (2017) Initial Clinical Experience with AView-A Clinical Computational Platform for Intracranial Aneurysm Morphology, Hemodynamics, and Treatment Management. World Neurosurg (Dec), 108: 534-542.
- Fanous AA, Yashar P, Sonig A, Zakeri A, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Davies JM, Siddiqui AH. (2017) Endovascular Stenting of Tandem Carotid Artery Origin and Bifurcation Stenotic Lesions Using Flow Reversal. J Vasc Interv Neurol (Oct), 9(5): 33-41.
- Natarajan SK, Shallwani H, Fennell VS, Beecher JS, Shakir HJ, Davies JM, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI. (2017) Flow Diversion after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurg Clin N Am (Jul), 28(3): 375-388.
- Shallwani H, Shakir HJ, Rangel-Castilla L, Davies JM, Sonig A, Sattur MG, Bendok BR, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI. (2017) Safety and Efficacy of the Sofia (6F) PLUS Distal Access Reperfusion Catheter in the Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery (Apr).
- Rangel-Castilla L, Rajah GB, Shakir HJ, Shallwani H, Gandhi S, Davies JM, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH. (2017) Management of acute ischemic stroke due to tandem occlusion: should endovascular recanalization of the extracranial or intracranial occlusive lesion be done first?. Neurosurg Focus (Apr), 42(4): 16-16.
- Rangel-Castilla L, Rajah GB, Shakir HJ, Davies JM, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Hopkins LN. (2017) Endovascular prevention and treatment of stroke related to extracranial carotid artery disease. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) (Feb), 58(1): 35-48.
- Rajabzadeh-Oghaz H, Varble N, Davies JM, Mowla A, Shakir HJ, Sonig A, Shallwani H, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Meng H. (2017) Computer-Assisted Adjuncts for Aneurysmal Morphologic Assessment: Toward More Precise and Accurate Approaches. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng (Feb), 10134.
- Rangel-Castilla L, Rajah GB, Shakir HJ, Davies JM, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Hopkins LN. (2016) Acute stroke endovascular treatment: tips and tricks. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) (Dec), 57(6): 758-768.
- Mowla A, Singh K, Mehla S, Ahmed MK, Shirani P, Kamal H, Krishna C, Sawyer RN, Ching M, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Crumlish A, Hopkins LN. (2015) Is acute reperfusion therapy safe in acute ischemic stroke patients who harbor unruptured intracranial aneurysm?. Int J Stroke (Oct), 10 Su: 113-118.
- Kogan M, Natarajan SK, Kim N, Sawyer RN, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Sawyer, Jr. RN. (2014) Third nerve palsy following carotid artery dissection and posterior cerebral artery thrombectomy: Case report and review of the literature. Surg Neurol Int (Nov), 5(Suppl): 497-500.
- Wack DS, Snyder KV, Seals KF, Siddiqui AH. (2014) Masked smoothing using separable kernels for CT perfusion images. BMC Med Imaging (Aug), 14: 28-28.
- Eller JL, Dumont TM, Mokin M, Sorkin GC, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Nelson Hopkins L, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2014) Endovascular treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms. Neurol Res (Apr), 36(4): 339-343.
- Eller JL, Dumont TM, Sorkin GC, Mokin M, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2014) The Pipeline embolization device for treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Expert Rev Med Devices (Mar), 11(2): 137-150.
- Wach MM, Dumont TM, Shakir HJ, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2014) Carotid artery stenting in nonagenarians: are there benefits in surgically treating this high risk population?. J Neurointerv Surg (Feb).
- Sorkin GC, Dumont TM, Eller JL, Mokin M, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui A. (2014) Cerebrovascular neurosurgery in evolution: the endovascular paradigm. Neurosurgery (Feb), 74 Su: 191-197.
- Eller JL, Dumont TM, Sorkin GC, Mokin M, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Nelson Hopkins L, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2014) Endovascular advances for extracranial carotid stenosis. Neurosurgery (Feb), 74 Su: 92-101.
- Mokin M, Morr S, Natarajan SK, Lin N, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2014) Thrombus density predicts successful recanalization with Solitaire stent retriever thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg (Feb).
- Mokin M, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2014) Direct carotid artery puncture access for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke: technical aspects, advantages, and limitations. J Neurointerv Surg (Jan).
- Mokin M, Dumont TM, Chi JM, Mangan CJ, Kass-Hout T, Sorkin GC, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Proximal versus Distal Protection During Carotid Artery Stenting: Analysis of the Two Treatment Approaches and Associated Clinical Outcomes. World Neurosurg (Dec).
- Natarajan SK, Eller JL, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2013) Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Neuroimaging Clin N Am (Nov), 23(4): 673-694.
- Dumont TM, Eller JL, Sorkin GC, Mokin M, Lo TP, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Aneurysm treatment with flow diversion: two live cases from the Gates Vascular Institute. Neurosurgery (Aug), 60 Su: 48-56.
- Mokin M, Dumont TM, Veznedaroglu E, Binning MJ, Liebman KM, Fessler RD, To CY, Turner RD, Turk AS, Chaudry MI, Arthur AS, Fox BD, Hanel RA, Tawk RG, Kan P, Gaughen JR, Lanzino G, Lopes DK, Chen M, Moftakhar R, Billingsley JT, Ringer AJ, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Solitaire Flow Restoration thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: retrospective multicenter analysis of early postmarket experience after FDA approval. Neurosurgery (Jul), 73(1): 19-25.
- Dumont TM, Sorkin GC, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui A. (2013) On waffle cones and in vitro analysis of endovascular aneurysm treatment. World Neurosurg (Jul), 80(1-2): 50-52.
- Mokin M, Masud MW, Dumont TM, Ahmad G, Kass-Hout T, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke from proximal intracranial vessel occlusion and NIHSS score below 8. J Neurointerv Surg (Jul).
- Dumont TM, Wach MM, Mokin M, Sorkin GC, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2013) Perioperative Complications after Carotid Artery Stenting: A Contemporary Experience from the University at Buffalo Neuroendovascular Surgery Team. Neurosurgery (Jul).
- Dumont TM, Natarajan SK, Eller JL, Mocco J, Kelly WH, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Primary stenting for acute ischemic stroke using the Enterprise vascular reconstruction device: early results. J Neurointerv Surg (Jul).
- Sorkin GC, Dumont TM, Wach MM, Eller JL, Mokin M, Natarajan SK, Baxter MS, Snyder KV, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2013) Carotid artery stenting outcomes: do they correlate with antiplatelet response assays?. J Neurointerv Surg (Jun).
- Wach MM, Dumont TM, Mokin M, Kass-Hout T, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Siddiqui A. (2013) Early carotid angioplasty and stenting may offer non-inferior treatment for symptomatic cases of carotid artery stenosis. J Neurointerv Surg (May).
- Abla AA, Jahshan S, Kan P, Mokin M, Dumont TM, Eller JL, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Results of endovascular treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysms after first giving consideration to clipping. Acta Neurochir (Wien) (Apr), 155(4): 559-568.
- Mokin M, Dumont TM, Veznedaroglu E, Binning MJ, Liebman KM, Fessler RD, To CY, Turner RD, Turk AS, Chaudry MI, Arthur AS, Fox BD, Hanel RA, Tawk RG, Kan P, Gaughen JR, Lanzino G, Lopes DK, Chen M, Moftakhar R, Billingsley JT, Ringer AJ, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Siddiqui A. (2013) Solitaire FR Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Retrospective Multicenter Analysis of Early Postmarket Experience after FDA Approval. Neurosurgery (Feb).
- Dumont TM, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui A. (2013) Endovascular Treatment of Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: A Work in Progress. World Neurosurg (Feb).
- Dumont TM, Mokin M, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui A. (2013) A Paradigm-Shifting Technology for the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms: The Pipeline Embolization Device. World Neurosurg (Jan).
- Grand W, Chamczuk AJ, Leonardo J, Snyder KV. (2011) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus after perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage: initial experience in three patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien) (Oct), 153(10): 2049-2055.
- Ionita CC, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Hopkins LN, Snyder KV, Gibbons KJ. (2011) Acute ischemic stroke and infections. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis (Jan), 20(1): 1-9.
- Besch S, Snyder KV, Zhang PC, Sachs F. (2003) Adapting the Quesant Nomad atomic force microscope for biology and patch-clamp atomic force microscopy. Cell Biochem Biophys (Jan), 39(3): 195-210.
Abstracts:
- Sonig A, Setlur Nagesh SV, Natarajan SK, Cress MC, Munich S, Rangel-Castilla L, Ionita CN, Bednarek DR, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Levy EI, Rudin S, Siddiqui A. (2015) Spatially Different Temporal Filtering with X-Ray Attenuator: A Novel Technique of Dose Reduction in Neuro-endovascular Interventions. Neurosurgery, (Aug) 199
- Wood R, Iacobucci G, Khobragade P, Ying L, Snyder KV, Wack DS, Rudin S, Ionita CN. (2014) SU-E-QI-6 Design and initial validation of a precise capillary phantom to test perfusion systems. Medical Physics, (Jun) 378
- Ionita CN, Mokin M, Varble N, Bednarek DR, Xiang J, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Meng H, Rudin S. (2014) Challenges and limitations of patient-specific vascular phantom fabrication using 3D Polyjet printing. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng, (Mar) 90380
- Ionita CN, Garcia VL, Bednarek DR, Snyder KV, Siddiqui AH, Levy EI, Rudin S. (2014) Effect of injection technique on temporal parametric imaging derived from digital subtraction angiography in patient specific phantoms. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng, (Mar) 90380-90380
- Ionita CN, Jain A, Loughran B, Vasan S N S, Bednarek DR, Levy E, Siddiqui AH, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Rudin S. (2012) Evaluation of intracranial aneurysm coil embolization in phantoms and patients using a high-resolution Microangiographic Fluoroscope (MAF). Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng, (Mar)
- Ionita CN, Loughran B, Jain A, Swetadri Vasan SN, Bednarek DR, Levy E, Siddiqui AH, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Rudin S. (2012) New head equivalent phantom for task and image performance evaluation representative for neurovascular procedures occurring in the Circle of Willis. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng, (Feb) 83130