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Matthew T. Sweney
( out of 45 reviews )

Matthew T. Sweney, MD, MS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services

Salt Lake City
801-213-3599

Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Riverton

Riverton
801-213-3599

  • Dr. Sweney is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist who focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant pediatric epilepsy. He is Medical Director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Primary Children’s Hospital and Program Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship at the University of Utah. He is board certified in General Pediatrics, Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology. He participates in all aspects of pediatric epilepsy care, including medication management, non-medication alternatives such as ketogenic diet and neuromodulation, as well as palliative and curative epilepsy surgery. He remains active in ongoing studies into new potential anti-seizure medications and is committed to providing advanced epilepsy care to children of the intermountain region.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (Epilepsy Monitoring)
    American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Special Qualification in Child Neurology)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Epilepsy)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 45 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    September 26, 2024
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

    My daughter has severe epilepsy, and she was on the waitlist for over one year to see Dr. Sweney. I am grateful for this doctor and that my daughter is able to see him. If you are on a waitlist to see Dr. Sweney in pediatric neurology, I highly recommend that you stay on the waitlist to see him. He is a genuine doctor, and my daughter isn't just another "job" like most doctors treat their patients and then send them on their way. He takes the time out of what little time he does have to spare to check in on my daughter and myself to makes sure my daughter is doing well. I plan to stay with Dr. Sweney for a long time. My daughter has a long way to go but she is blessed to be able to be a patient here at Primary Children's Hospital.

    June 27, 2024
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

    Dr. Sweney is an incredibly knowledgeable in his field. He is able to lead a team of providers and care for the patient with amazing communication skills and do so in timely. We are grateful and impressed with his skill and care.

    April 06, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Sweney is knowledgeable, thorough and compassionate. My two year old daughter is normally very anxious with doctors, but he had her calm and even laughing by the end. I was deeply impressed by his ability to empathize and connect with my daughter and me. He took time to understand our concerns and didn't demean, patronize or rush through. I can confidently recommend him as the best physician I've worked with in Utah.

    July 23, 2023
    PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

    Doctor doesn't listen. He makes his mind up by reading your chart and coming in with his mind made up about what is wrong with you. Poor bedside manner.

  • Dr. Sweney is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist who focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant pediatric epilepsy. He is Medical Director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Primary Children’s Hospital and Program Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship at the University of Utah. He is board certified in General Pediatrics, Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology. He participates in all aspects of pediatric epilepsy care, including medication management, non-medication alternatives such as ketogenic diet and neuromodulation, as well as palliative and curative epilepsy surgery. He remains active in ongoing studies into new potential anti-seizure medications and is committed to providing advanced epilepsy care to children of the intermountain region.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Neurology
    Board Certification
    American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (Epilepsy Monitoring)
    American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Special Qualification in Child Neurology)
    American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sub: Epilepsy)

    Education history

    Fellowship Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy - University of Utah Fellow
    Fellowship General Child Neurology - University of Utah Fellow
    Research Fellow Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood - University of Utah Research Fellow
    Residency Pediatrics - University of Nebraska - Omaha Resident
    Internship Pediatrics - University of Nebraska - Omaha Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Nebraska - Omaha M.D.
    Graduate Training Biomedical Engineering - University of Minnesota M.S.
    Undergraduate Bioengineering - University of Nebraska - Lincoln B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Swartwood SM, Bollo RJ, Sweney MT, Wilson CA, Sandoval Karamian AG, Kaur H, Orton K, Baker M, Espinoza AC (2024). Responsive Neurostimulation in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Drug-Resistant Focal, Multifocal, and Generalized Epilepsy: A Single-Center Experience. Pediatr Neurol, 161, 247-254. ()
    2. Sandoval Karamian AG, Baker M, Palmquist R, Wilkes J, Porter C, Olsen J, Dempsey L, Tidwell TJ, Sweney M, Bonkowsky JL (2024). Pediatric Epilepsy Genetic Testing Results and Long-term Seizure Freedom. J Child Neurol, 39(11-12), 409-414. ()
    3. Lado FA, Ahrens SM, Riker E, Muh CR, Richardson RM, Gray J, Small B, Lewis SZ, Schofield TJ, Clarke DF, Hopp JL, Lee RR, Salpekar JA, Arnold ST, National Association of Epilepsy Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers Panel (2024). Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Executive Summary of the Report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel. Neurology, 102(4), e208087. ()
    4. McKnight D, Morales A, Hatchell KE, Bristow SL, Bonkowsky JL, Perry MS, Berg AT, Borlot F, Esplin ED, Moretz C, Angione K, Ros-Pohl L, Nussbaum RL, Aradhya S, ELEVIATE Consortium, Haldeman-Englert CR, Levy RJ, Parachuri VG, Lay-Son G, de Montellano DJD, Ramirez-Garcia MA, Bentez Alonso EO, Ziobro J, Chirita-Emandi A, Felix TM, Kulasa-Luke D, Megarbane A, Karkare S, Chagnon SL, Humberson JB, Assaf MJ, Silva S, Zarroli K, Boyarchuk O, Nelson GR, Palmquist R, Hammond KC, Hwang ST, Boutlier SB, Nolan M, Batley KY, Chavda D, Reyes-Silva CA, Miroshnikov O, Zuccarelli B, Amlie-Wolf L, Wheless JW, Seinfeld S, Kanhangad M, Freeman JL, Monroy-Santoyo S, Rodriguez-Vazquez N, Ryan MM, Machie M, Guerra P, Hassan MJ, Candee MS, Bupp CP, Park KL, Muller E 2nd, Lupo P, Pedersen RC, Arain AM, Murphy A, Schatz K, Mu W, Kalika PM, Plaza L, Kellogg MA, Lora EG, Carson RP, Svystilnyk V, Venegas V, Luke RR, Jiang H, Stetsenko T, Dueas-Roque MM, Trasmonte J, Burke RJ, Hurst ACE, Smith DM, Massingham LJ, Pisani L, Costin CE, Ostrander B, Filloux FM, Ananth AL, Mohamed IS, Nechai A, Dao JM, Fahey MC, Aliu E, Falchek S, Press CA, Treat L, Eschbach K, Starks A, Kammeyer R, Bear JJ, Jacobson M, Chernuha V, Meibos B, Wong K, Sweney MT, Espinoza AC, Van Orman CB, Weinstock A, Kumar A, Soler-Alfonso C, Nolan DA, Raza M, Rojas Carrion MD, Chari G, Marsh ED, Shiloh-Malawsky Y, Parikh S, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Fulton S, Sogawa Y, Burns K, Malets M, Montiel Blanco JD, Habela CW, Wilson CA, Guzmn GG, Pavliuk M (2022). Genetic Testing to Inform Epilepsy Treatment Management From an International Study of Clinical Practice. JAMA Neurol, 79(12), 1267-1276. ()
    5. Baker M, Olsen JC, Wilkes J, Sweney M, Soisson S, Bonkowsky JL (2022). Similar antiseizure medication refill characteristics in Hispanic and White pediatric patients. Epilepsy Res, 184, 106970. ()
    6. Hunsaker JC, Scoville JP, Joyce E, Harper J, Kurudza E, Sweney M, Bollo RJ, Rolston JD (2022). Stereotactic electroencephalography is associated with reduced opioid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use when compared with subdural grids: a pediatric case series. J Clin Neurosci, 101, 180-185. ()
    7. Baker M, Mason CC, Wilkes J, Sant D, Sweney M, Bonkowsky JL (2022). Long-Term Health Outcomes of Infantile Spasms Following Prednisolone vs. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Treatment Characterized Using Phenome-Wide Association Study. Front Neurol, 13, 878294. ()
    8. Gregerson CHY, Bakian AV, Wilkes J, Knighton AJ, Nkoy F, Sweney M, Filloux FM, Bonkowsky JL (2019). Disparities in Pediatric Epilepsy Remission Are Associated With Race and Ethnicity. J Child Neurol, 34(14), 928-936. ()
    9. Afra P, Bruggers CS, Sweney M, Fagatele L, Alavi F, Greenwald M, Huntsman M, Nguyen K, Jones JK, Shantz D, Bulaj G (2018). Mobile Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for the Treatment of Epilepsy: Development of Digital Therapeutics Comprising Behavioral and Music-Based Interventions for Neurological Disorders. Front Hum Neurosci, 12, 171. ()

    Other

    1. Viollet L, Glusman G, Murphy KJ, Newcomb TM, Reyna SP, Sweney M, Nelson B, Andermann F, Andermann E, Acsadi G, Barbano RL, Brown C, Brunkow ME, Chugani HT, Cheyette SR, Collins A, DeBrosse SD, Galas D, Friedman J, Hood L, Huff C, Jorde LB, King MD, LaSalle B, Leventer RJ, Lewelt AJ, Massart MB, Mrida MR 2nd, Ptek LJ, Roach JC, Rust RS, Renault F, Sanger TD, Sotero de Menezes MA, Tennyson R, Uldall P, Zhang Y, Zupanc M, Xin W, Silver K, Swoboda KJ (2015). Correction: Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Retrospective Genetic Study and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in 187 Subjects from the US AHCF Registry. PLoS One (10(8), pp. e0137370). United States. ()

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