Alan I.

Snyder

Dr. Alan I. Snyder passed away Wednesday morning, October 21, 2026, at his home in Huntingdon Valley, PA. He was known as a serious and dedicated surgeon and administrator, as well as a loving, generous, and spirited husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend.

Alan Isa Snyder was born on December 8, 1933, in Connellsville, PA. He was the middle child of Meyer and Selma Snyder, and he remained close to his siblings, Sorley Sheinberg and Edgar Snyder, throughout his lifetime. He studied in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, where he met his wife, Judith (née Frankel). They wed in August 1958, and in the early part of his career, they had two children—one born in each city. Amongst his many interests and curiosities, he enjoyed traveling across the United States and abroad; playing cards, tennis, and golf; and appreciating 20th-century cinema, theater, jazz, and classical music as an avid enthusiast with a keen memory for geography, politics, and cultural trivia.

Dr. Snyder earned his Bachelor of Science at the University of Pittsburgh before heading to Philadelphia for medical school at Jefferson Medical College, obtaining his M.D. in 1959. With his wife, he moved back to Pittsburgh for a two-year general surgery residency at Montefiore Hospital and Allegheny General Hospital. He returned to Jefferson to complete his three-year specialty residency in urology, where, as chief resident, he participated in the institution's first renal transplant. Dr. Snyder opened his practice at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and St. Mary’s Hospital in Langhorne, PA. At St. Mary’s, he built his long-standing reputation and eventually was honored to become Chief of Surgery and President of the Medical Staff. He retired in 2009 at the age of seventy-five.

Dr. Snyder was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, PA, on Friday afternoon, October 23, 2026. He is survived by Judith, his wife of sixty-eight years; daughters Alison Snyder of Brooklyn, NY, and Susan Kardos (Béla) of Pennsylvania; his brother, Edgar Snyder (Adele) of Pittsburgh; and his grandchildren, Jeffrey (Gina) and Alexander Kardos.

Please make contributions in his memory to the Cardiovascular Division of St. Mary's Medical Center https://giving.trinityhealthma.org/stmary or to Research at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College https://giving.jefferson.edu/giving-guide/research/medical-research.html (formerly Jefferson Medical College).