Nancy Snyderman
Former NBC News, Chief Medical Editor; Author, Medical Myths That Can Kill You
Dr. Nancy Snyderman is a physician, author, and former broadcast journalist. She served as a medical correspondent for ABC News for 15 years, and she was the chief medical editor for NBC News from 2006 to 2015, frequently appearing on the Today show, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC to discuss medical-related issues. Snyderman is also on the staff of the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery department at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2013, Snyderman launched her own website where she answers health and medical questions. She is a co-founder of CarePlanners, a service that helps people navigate the healthcare system. Snyderman's medical work has been widely published and she has authored five books. She is the author of Medical Myths That Can Kill You , Dr. Nancy Snyderman’s Guide to Good Health for Women Over Forty, Necessary Journeys, and Girl in the Mirror: Mothers and Daughters in the Years of Adolescence.
Dr. Nancy Snyderman is an award winning journalist and has garnered many of the industry’s most distinguished honors including Emmy’s, DuPont, Edward R. Murrow, and Gracie awards. She is the former NBC News Chief Medical Editor.
She has reported on wide-ranging topics affecting all strata of society and has traveled the world extensively, reporting from many of the world’s most troubled areas. Snyderman also serves on the board of directors for GE’s Healthymagination, as well as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. She is on faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining NBC News, Snyderman served as Vice President of Consumer Education at Johnson & Johnson, where she focused on the importance of digital health. Before that she served as the medical correspondent at ABC News for 17 years, contributing to “20/20,” “Primetime,” and “Good Morning America.” She was a frequent substitute co-host on “Good Morning America.”
Snyderman attended medical school at the University of Nebraska and continued with residencies in Pediatrics and Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the surgical staff at the University of Arkansas in 1983 and began her broadcasting career shortly after at KATV, the ABC affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Snyderman’s medical work has been widely published in peer review journals and she is the recipient of numerous research grants. She was awarded a Kellogg fellowship in 1987. She is a New York Times bestselling author, having written five books.
Snyderman lives in Princeton, New Jersey and is the mother of three children. She is an avid equestrian and hiker.
She has reported on wide-ranging topics affecting all strata of society and has traveled the world extensively, reporting from many of the world’s most troubled areas. Snyderman also serves on the board of directors for GE’s Healthymagination, as well as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. She is on faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining NBC News, Snyderman served as Vice President of Consumer Education at Johnson & Johnson, where she focused on the importance of digital health. Before that she served as the medical correspondent at ABC News for 17 years, contributing to “20/20,” “Primetime,” and “Good Morning America.” She was a frequent substitute co-host on “Good Morning America.”
Snyderman attended medical school at the University of Nebraska and continued with residencies in Pediatrics and Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the surgical staff at the University of Arkansas in 1983 and began her broadcasting career shortly after at KATV, the ABC affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Snyderman’s medical work has been widely published in peer review journals and she is the recipient of numerous research grants. She was awarded a Kellogg fellowship in 1987. She is a New York Times bestselling author, having written five books.
Snyderman lives in Princeton, New Jersey and is the mother of three children. She is an avid equestrian and hiker.
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