After graduating from Dreher High School, Dr. Snell attended the College of Charleston before returning to Columbia to earn her medical degree from the USC-School of Medicine. She then completed a transitional year internship at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, followed by a four year ophthalmology residency also at USC-School of Medicine. Dr. Snell joined Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia, P.A. in 1996 and is a board certified general ophthalmologist.