[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 199 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOSEPH SNYDER, M.D.

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                          HON. SHELLEY BERKLEY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 28, 2007

  Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise to 
acknowledge the all too short life of Dr. Joseph Snyder who lost his 
valiant battle against cancer Monday, December 17.
  Dr. Snyder was the preeminent kidney transplant specialist in the 
State of Nevada. He wrote the protocols and procedures that govern the 
transplantation of kidneys in our Nevada hospitals. Hundreds, if not 
thousands, of his fellow citizens are alive today due to the 
dedication, expertise, and extraordinary talents of this gifted 
physician.
  Joseph Snyder was a caring doctor, a loving husband, and a wonderful 
and dedicated father to his two children, Johanna, age 6 and Sebastian, 
age 3.
  Dr. Joe and his wife MaryJhan were happily married for 7 years. 
Together they shared a wonderful life and made a home for their 
children filled with joy and love.
  In addition to his family, Dr. Joe enjoyed reading and attending the 
theatre. His interest was history, particularly the period surrounding 
America's Civil War.
  A senior partner in the nephrology group Kidney Specialists of 
Southern Nevada, Dr. Snyder received his medical training at Georgetown 
University, graduating cum laude, and completed his fellowship at 
Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia. He received his transplant 
training at the University of California at San Francisco. He was board 
certified in both internal medicine and nephrology.
  Dr. Snyder held professional memberships in the Alpha Omega Alpha 
Honor Medical Society, International Society of Nephrology, and 
American Society of Transplant Physicians.
  He relocated to Las Vegas in 1991. In addition to his partnership 
with Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada, Dr. Snyder was a clinical 
assistant professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, as 
well as the head of the transplant program for the medical school. Dr. 
Snyder was a noted author of numerous publications in the field of 
renal disease and kidney transplantation procedures.
  Dr. Joseph Snyder will be mourned and missed by his family, his 
colleagues, and his patients. His untimely death leaves a great void in 
the medical community of southern Nevada.
  Most of all he will be remembered as a kind and loving family man, a 
dedicated physician, and a pillar of our community.
  I extend my deepest sympathies to the Snyder family at this time of 
grief and reflection.

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