Dr. Christopher
Snyder

A results-oriented physician with a passion for promoting the health of his patients, Dr. Christopher L. Snyder serves as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in South Gate, California.

A dynamic physician that treats a number of different disorders, Dr. Christopher L. Snyder provides patients with compassionate care backed by extensive medical experience and education. From his practice in Tustin, California, Dr. Snyder utilizes the latest medical techniques to ensure his patient’s long-term health as well as treatment of immediate conditions. Dr. Christopher L. Snyder proves particularly adept at helping patients with wound care and amputation prevention. According to government health statistics, 25.8 million people in the United States alone suffer from diabetes, and the condition is expected to double in the next fifteen years. Concerned about the health risks associated with this disease, Dr. Christopher L. Snyder dedicated himself to the treatment of such complications to the lower extremities as Charcot foot, foot ulcers, infections, peripheral neuropathy, and peripheral arterial disease. These problems greatly increase the need for the amputation of limbs. In fact, doctors currently perform nearly 80,000 diabetic foot amputations each year, although experts state that with careful preventative care, approximately 85 percent of these surgeries could be avoided. A graduate of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, Dr. Christopher L. Snyder earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with a minor in Mathematics. He later pursued a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Immediately following his graduation in 1998, Dr. Snyder completed an internship and then a residency in family medicine at Downey Regional Medical Center and Western University of Health Sciences in Downey, California.