Dr. Snakard graduated cum laude from Villanova University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She headed south to attend the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and graduated magna cum laude in 1996. She completed a general internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, NY in 1997 followed by a surgical internship at the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center in Texas. In 2001, she completed a three year residency in small animal surgery at Texas A&M University and joined a large veterinary referral hospital in Virginia in 2001. She passed the board certification examination to become a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Prior to joining Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral, she was an associate with a large veterinary referral hospital in Los Angeles, California.
In April of 2006, Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine honored Dr. Snakard with the Class of 1996 Young Achievers Award. Although she enjoys all aspect of veterinary surgery, her special interests are minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal surgery and plastic and reconstructive soft tissue and orthopedic surgery.