Dr. John Snyder, MD
Not yet claimedPediatrician · Physician (MD)
Amherst, MA
John Snyder is a pediatrician at Amherst Pediatrics in Amherst, Massachusetts, and teaches pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. He speaks often about vaccine myths and has written reviews of alternative medicine treatments for children.
About Dr. John Snyder, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. John M. Snyder, MD, FAAP is a pediatrician at Amherst Pediatrics in Amherst, Massachusetts (NPI 1659367001). He went to medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1991 and finished his pediatrics residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in 1994. He has practiced at Amherst Pediatrics since 2013.
Before moving to western Massachusetts, he was Chief of the Section of General Pediatrics and Medical Director of Pediatric Ambulatory Care at Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York City from 1994 to 2010, then directed the pediatric resident training clinic at Baystate Children's Hospital in Springfield from 2010 to 2013. He is listed as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and has been affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital, Baystate Medical Center, and Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
Outside of the exam room, he writes publicly about evidence and medicine. He is a contributor to the Science-Based Medicine blog, a Fellow of the Institute for Science in Medicine, and has published on complementary and alternative medicine in children, pertussis, and a review of acupuncture trials. He was quoted as a main source in a 2026 KFF Health News report about pediatricians and health departments looking beyond CDC vaccine guidance.
In CMS Open Payments data for 2021 through 2025, he has no recorded payments from drug or device companies ($0 across 0 records). Industry payments are common and legal, so a zero total is simply a neutral fact about his record.
- Medical school and residency
- He earned his MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1991 and completed residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in 1994. providers.baystatehealth.org
- Pediatrician in Amherst since 2013
- He has practiced at Amherst Pediatrics, 31 Hall Drive Suite 2, Amherst, MA, since 2013 and has also lectured at UMass Amherst. doximity.com
- Teaching role at Tufts
- He is listed as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. sciencebasedmedicine.org
- Past leadership roles
- He led general pediatrics and pediatric ambulatory care at Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York City (1994-2010) and directed the pediatric resident training clinic at Baystate Children's Hospital (2010-2013). sciencebasedmedicine.org
- Hospital affiliations
- Listed affiliations include Boston Children's Hospital, Baystate Children's Hospital / Baystate Medical Center, and Cooley Dickinson Hospital. health.usnews.com
- Writes about evidence in medicine
- He contributes to the Science-Based Medicine blog and is a Fellow of the Institute for Science in Medicine. He previously wrote for the Gotham Skeptic blog and advised the New York City Skeptics. sciencebasedmedicine.org
- Published research
- Publications include a 2012 review of complementary and alternative medicine in children in Current Opinion in Pediatrics and a 2012 article on pertussis in childhood in Pediatrics in Review. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Quoted on vaccine guidance
- He was a main source in a KFF Health News report (syndicated July 2026) about pediatricians and health departments turning to sources other than the CDC for vaccine advice. kffhealthnews.org
- No industry payments recorded
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in payments across 0 records for 2021 through 2025. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Community board service
- His LinkedIn profile lists him as a board member of the Downtown Amherst Foundation, a civic group. linkedin.com
Worth knowing
- Board certification in pediatrics appears on directory listings but was not independently confirmed against the American Board of Pediatrics during this research. doximity.com
- A US News profile under his name lists research titles, such as an influenza and macrophage immunology paper, that appear to be automatically matched and may belong to a different author named Snyder. health.usnews.com
- News coverage referred to guidance posted on the Amherst Pediatrics website, but the practice's own web address could not be verified during this research. wvia.org
- No clinical guideline committee appointments and no awards or honors were found in public sources. sciencebasedmedicine.org
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
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Practice location
Amherst Pediatrics
140 High Street
Amherst, MA 01199
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