COL Schnellbacher has exemplified the model of an Army psychiatrist and has demonstrated excellence in clinical, operational, academic, and leadership roles.
COL Schnellbacher has mentored countless Army psychiatrists in the role of the Army Psychiatry consultant. In the last year he even volunteered for a deployment to the Eastern front line when no other Army psychiatrists were readily available.
In his Army Career, COL Schnellbacher has also served as the Army’s psychiatry consultant, as a deputy commander of clinical services (CMO), as a division surgeon, as the USFOR-A surgeon (in charge of all US Army medical forces during the height of Covid and the Afghanistan drawdown), as the department chief at CRDAMC, started the Army residency at CRDAMC, served as the Commander of the 98th CSC (both deployed and in garrison), served as the chief of inpatient psychiatry at MAMC, and as the division psychiatrist of the 101st Airborne Division (AASLT).
He has had over 50 presentations including over 35 international and national presentations and is considered an expert in behavioral health, suicide, barriers to mental health care, suicide, malingering, PTSD, and behavioral health care delivery in large scale combat operations. He has deployed 4 times, three of which to a combat zone.