Dr. Dr. Stuart R. Snyder, DPM, FACFS

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Get to know Podiatrist Dr. Stuart R. Snyder, who serves patients in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

In practice for over three decades, Dr. Snyder is a skilled podiatrist practicing alongside Dr. Sara Sharma, DPM, at Maple Springs Foot Center, LLC in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He sees patients from the Gaithersburg, Rockville, Germantown, Potomac, North Potomac, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Olney, and Frederick areas.

Satisfying individual foot-care needs, Maple Springs Foot Center, LLC provides complete foot & ankle care for the entire family. Its goal is to provide patient-centered podiatric medicine and foot surgery for effective, long-lasting healing.

The skilled podiatric specialists, Drs. Snyder and Sharma, are highly trained in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the foot and ankle. They offer complete diabetic foot care as well as footwear for those with diabetes. They partner with their patients to find solutions for heel, foot and ankle pain, sports injuries, corns and calluses, ingrown toenails, bunions, hammertoes, ankle sprains, stress fractures, warts, and cysts.

Upon receiving his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Snyder went on to perform his residency at Cleveland Foot Clinic.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, he is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Maryland Podiatric Medical Association. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Foot Surgeons (FACFS) and a Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons (FASPS).

In his professional experience, Dr. Snyder is the Founder and Chief Podiatric Medical Director of Maple Springs Ambulatory Surgical Center. He is also on staff at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center.

Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of a variety of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. A podiatrist, also known as a podiatric physician or a foot and ankle surgeon, is a medical professional devoted to the treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. They can treat injuries and complications from ongoing health issues like diabetes.

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