Laura Snyder, MD, FAANS is Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurotrauma, and Associate Program Director of the Neurosurgery Residency at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed her Neurosurgery residency at Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Snyder performed a fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Snyder currently serves as an Ex-Officio Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Executive Committee and as Secretary for the Women In Neurosurgery Section of the AANS/CNS.