Nancy Lynn Snyderman was born on March 26,1952 and is an American physician, author, former broadcast journalist.
22 Facts About Nancy Snyderman
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Nancy Snyderman 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.
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In 2013, Nancy Snyderman launched her own website where she answers health and medical questions.
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Nancy Snyderman is a co-founder of CarePlanners, a service that helps people navigate the healthcare system.
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Nancy Snyderman has received numerous awards for her medical broadcast reporting and she has been the recipient of many research grants.
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In 2015, Nancy Snyderman left NBC News following a high-profile controversy over violating an Ebola quarantine.
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Nancy Snyderman has a younger brother who is a physician as well.
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Nancy Snyderman attended Indiana University Bloomington, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in microbiology.
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Nancy Snyderman went on to attend medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, located in Omaha, Nebraska, earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from its College of Medicine in 1977.
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Nancy Snyderman invested time in me; and it's a lot for him that I vowed no matter what my other careers were, I would never give up medicine.
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Nancy Snyderman followed up her training with residency in both pediatrics and otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
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Nancy Snyderman moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, joining the surgical staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1983, specializing in throat and neck cancers.
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Nancy Snyderman began her broadcasting career in 1984 at KATV, the ABC affiliate in Little Rock.
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Nancy Snyderman joined NBC News as its chief medical editor in September 2006.
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Nancy Snyderman's reports have appeared on Today, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Dateline NBC, MSNBC and MSNBC.
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Nancy Snyderman hosted the MSNBC program Dr Nancy, in 2009.
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Nancy Snyderman served as a sports desk reporter for NBC Sports coverage of both the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Nancy Snyderman has reported on wide-ranging medical topics affecting both men and women, and has traveled the world extensively, reporting from many of the world's most-troubled areas.
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In 2013, Nancy Snyderman launched her own website where she answers health and medical questions, takes suggestions for upcoming story ideas for NBC, and contributes a daily video and written blog.
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Nancy Snyderman is a co-founder of CarePlanners, a service that helps people navigate the healthcare system.
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Nancy Snyderman received the "Distinguished Service Award" from the American Academy of Otolaryngology's Head and Neck Surgery Foundation in 1998.
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On March 12,2015, Nancy Snyderman announced she had resigned her position as NBC's Chief Medical Editor due to the controversy over her breaking the quarantine.