Dr. Gil Snider is a neurologist practicing in Chesapeake, Virginia. Trained at the University of Michigan and St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, he lives in Virginia Beach with his wife and two sons. Brain Warp is his first medical thriller. He is writing his second about stem cells.

Gil's wife, Judy, is also an author. Judy wrote a children's picture book, Goldy's Baby Socks.