Munroe-Meyer Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Sheilah Snyder, MD

Medical Director, MMI LEND
Clinical Professor, Dept of Pediatrics

402-955-4495

Snyder is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and LEND Medical Director with expertise in pediatric hospital medicine, complex care, and graduate medical education. She graduated magna cum laude from Creighton University and her work emphasizes quality improvement, clinical documentation, and system-based approaches to care for children with complex and neurodevelopmental conditions. In LEND, Snyder provides clinical and administrative leadership, support interdisciplinary workforce development, and advance evidence-based strategies to improve access and outcomes for underserved children.

  • MD: Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2001.
  • BS: Biology, Creighton University, 1997. 

Specialty Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrician.
  • American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
  • The Impact of Clinical Documentation Integrity Programs on Diagnosis Documentation. Sanderson AL, Lo L, Arafiles W, Balkian A, Clarke DP, Dees P, Foley CM, Melvin P, Staffa SJ, Zurakowski D, Snyder S. Adv Health Inf Sci Pract. 2025 Nov 19;1(2):CGJA8827. doi: 10.63116/CGJA8827. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41333332.
  • Retinoblastoma: Beyond the red reflex. Hanks J, Snyder S, Stoolman S. Nurse Pract. 2021 Sep 1;46(9):10-12. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000769776.57850.9a. PMID: 34424879.
  • “Crafting Clarity: Enhancing Clinical Documentation for Improved Pediatric Care” Pediatric Academic Society Workshop, W Wickremasinghe, A Falsey, A Sanderson, A Balkian, L Lo, S Snyder (Co-Leader), W Arafiles 2025, Honolulu.
  • “Brain Compression, Cerebral Edema, & Associated Conditions”, ACDIS, Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists 2025, Orlando.
  • “Pediatric Clinical Illness: MODS and Pulmonary Hypertension”, ACDIS, Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists 2024, Indianapolis.
  • LEND program, Medical Director.
  • Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, 2019-2025.
  • Advocacy in Pediatrics.
  • Clinical Documentation Integrity.
  • Clinical Informatics.
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine Education.
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation.
  • Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists, Physician Advisor Exchange, invited symposium, 2025.
  • Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists, Physician Mastermind group, 2023-2024.
  • Outstanding Faculty for Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University, 2014.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • Society of Hospital Medicine.