Howard M. Snyder III, emeritus professor CE of surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, died June 4. He was 76.

Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he earned his BA in biology from Princeton University in 1965. He went on to earn his MD from Harvard University in 1969. He did his residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and then was chief resident for Tufts–New England Medical Center, also in Boston. He also spent a year overseas, at the Hospital for Sick Children in London (now Great Ormond Street Hospital) and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.

Dr. Snyder was a clinical assistant in surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital from 1978 to 1980. In 1980, he joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as an assistant professor of urology in surgery. He became an associate professor of urology in surgery at CHOP in 1986 and full professor in 1992. He also served as associate director of the department. Dr. Snyder retired in 2009 and earned emeritus status at that time.

Dr. Snyder also had a notable career in military service. From 1976 to 1978, he served as a general and pediatric surgeon for the US Army, stationed at Fort McPherson in Atlanta. He retired from active duty until 1984, when he became a colonel in the active reserves, serving as chief of surgical services at the 348th Army General Hospital in Pedricktown, New Jersey. In 2003, he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in the US Army Medical Corp.

Dr. Snyder received several awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the National Kidney Foundation and the Barry Goldwater Service Award for exemplary service by a reserve medical officer to the department of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He also served on the boards of various journals throughout his career.

He is survived by his wife, Mimi; children, Emily Queenan (Rick), Laurence (Nicole) and Jonathan (Ann Marie); his brother Thomas; and 10 grandchildren.

Donations may be made in his memory to the Urology Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia online at bit.ly/drhowardsnyder

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