Alex Daniel Sweeney

Alex Daniel Sweeney, M.D.

Vice Chair - Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor

(713) 798-5900

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Positions

Vice Chair - Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor: Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery
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Houston, TX, US

Brown Foundation Endowed Professorship: 91��Ƶ

Director, Hearing and Balance Center: 91��Ƶ

Director, Neurotology Fellowship Program: 91��Ƶ

Associate Professor: Department of Neurosurgery
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Associate Professor: Department of Surgery
Division of Otolaryngology
Texas Children's Hospital

Adjunct Associate Professor: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of Houston

Addresses

Jamail Specialty Care Center (Clinic): 1977 Butler Blvd.
Suite E5.200
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5900

Education

BA from University of Pennsylvania: 05/2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MD from 91��Ƶ: 06/2008 - Houston, Texas, United States

Residency at 91��Ƶ: 06/2013 - Houston, Texas, United States; Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowship at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: 06/2015 - Nashville, Tennessee, United States; Michael E. Glasscock III, M.D. fellow in Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery

Certifications

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology

Neurotology Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology

Honors & Awards

Member: Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society; Texas beta chapter (06/2008)

Member: Gold Humanism Honor Society (06/2008)

Professional Interests

Hearing Loss
Tumors of the ear, temporal bone and skull base such as acoustic neuromas/vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas and carcinomas
Cochlear implantation
Cholesteatoma and chronic ear disease
Temporal brain hernias and cerebrospinal fluid leaks
Facial nerve disorders
Otosclerosis
Superior semicircular canal dehiscence
Balance disorders
Endoscopic ear surgery (EES)

Professional Statement

Alex D. Sweeney, M.D. is double board certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Neurotology. He has particular interests in hearing loss, cochlear implantation and skull base tumors. He earned his medical degree and completed residency at the 91��Ƶ. Following residency, he completed a 2-year clinical and research fellowship as the Michael E. Glasscock III fellow of the Otology Group at Vanderbilt University.

Websites

91��Ƶ Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Center for Hearing and Balance

New Patient Forms

Selected Publications

Sweeney AD, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Link MJ, Carlson ML. " " Otol Neurotol. 2016 Jul ; 37 (6) : 793-8.
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Sweeney AD, Hunter JB, Carlson ML, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Gifford RH, Noble JH, Haynes DS, Labadie RF, Wanna GB. " " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
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Sweeney AD, O’Connell BP, Patel NS, Tombers NM, Wanna GB, Lane JI, Carlson ML. " " Otology & Neurotology. 2018 ; 39 (9) : e849-e855.
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Hunter JB, Zuniga MG, Sweeney AD, Bertrand NM, Wanna GB, Haynes DS, Wootten CT, Rivas A. " " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
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Sweeney AD, Carlson, ML, Shepard NT, McCracken DJ, Vivas EX, Neff BA, Olson JJ. " " Neurosurgery. 2018 ; 82 (2) : E29-31.
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Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Pelosi S, Wanna GB, Glasscock ME 3rd, Haynes DS. " " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 ; 152 (1) : 136-42.
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Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Valenzuela CV, Wanna GB, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Haynes DS. " " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 ; 152 (4) : 712-7.
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Wanna GB, Sweeney AD, Haynes DS, Carlson ML. " " Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. 2015 ; 48 (2) : 331-341.
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Mingo K, Sweeney AD, Thompson RC, Rivas A. " " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ;
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Yawn R, Hunter JB, Sweeney AD, Bennett ML. " " F1000 Prime Rep. 2015 ; (7) : 45.
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Espahbodi M, Sweeney AD, Lennon CJ, Wanna GB. " " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 ; 36 (4) : 578-82.
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Sweeney AD, Osetinsky LM, Hunter JB, Haynes DS, Carlson ML. " " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
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Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Wanna GB, Bennett ML. Glomus tympanicum tumors. " " Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. 2015 ; 48 (2) : 293-304.
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Wanna GB, Noble JH, Gifford RH, Dietrich MS, Sweeney AD, Zhang D, Dawant BM, Rivas A, Labadie RF. " " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (8) : 1343-8.
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Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Zuniga MG, Bennett ML, Wanna GB, Haynes DS, Rivas A. " " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (9) : 1480-5.
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Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Modest MC, Van Gompel J, Haynes DS, Neff BA. " " Laryngoscope. 2015 Nov ; 125 (11) : 2576-83.
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Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Wanna GB, Netterville JL, Haynes DS. " " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 Jan ; 152 (1) : 98-105.
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Sweeney AD, Osetinsky LM, Carlson ML, Valenzuela CV, Frisch CD, Netterville JL, Driscoll CLW, Haynes DS. " " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (10) : 1714-9.
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Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Haynes DS, Thompson RC, Chambless LB, Wanna GB, Rivas A. " " The Laryngoscope. 2015 ; 125 (2) : 323-5.
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Hovis KL, Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Haynes DS. " " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 ; 36 (2) : 130-5.
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Hunter JB, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Wanna GB, Rivas A, Weaver KD, Chambless LB, Thompson RS, Haynes DS, Bennett ML. " " Otol Neurotol. 2015 ; 36 (9) : 1537-42.
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Noud M, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Bennett ML. " " Otol Neurotol (E-pub ahead of print). 2015 ;
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Morone PJ, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Neimat JS, Weaver KD, Abou-Khalil BW, Arain AM, Singh P, Wanna GB. " " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (8) : 1439-42.
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Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Haynes DS, Wanna GB. " " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2014 ; 35 (3) : 396-9.
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Bhayani MK, Yilmaz T, Sweeney A, Calzada G, Roberts DB, Levine NB, Demonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. " " Head and Neck. 2014 ; 36 (10) : 1490-6.
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Wanna GB, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Latuska RF, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Netterville JL, Haynes DS. " " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2014 ; 151 (6) : 991-5.
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Kahue CN, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Haynes DS. " " Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 ; 22 (5) : 359-66.
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Holsinger FC, Sweeney AD, Jantharapattana K, Salem A, Weber RS, Chung WY, Lewis CM, Grant DG. " " Curr Oncol Rep. 2010 ; 12 (3) : 216-22.
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Sweeney AD, Fisher WE, Wu MF, Hillsenbeck SG, Brunicardi FC. " " Journal of Surgical Research. 2010 ; 160 (2) : 268-76.
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Koch DD, Maloney R, Hardten DR, Dell S, Sweeney AD, Wang L. " " Ophthalmology. 2009 ; 116 (9) : 1688-1696.
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Vivas EX, Carlson ML, Neff BA, Shepard NT, McCracken DJ, Sweeney AD, Olson JJ.. " " Neurosurgery. 2018 Feb ; 82 (2) : E44-E46.
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Pile J, Sweeney AD, Kumar S, Simaan N, Wanna GB.. " " Laryngoscope. 2017 Jun ; 127 (6) : 1413-1419.
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Pattisapu P, Gresham M, McElwee T, Vrabec JT, Carlson ML, Sweeney AD.. " " Otol Neurotol. 2018 Apr ; 39 (4) : 494-498.
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Sweeney AD, Hunter JB, Haynes DS, Driscoll CL, Rivas A, Vrabec JT, Carlson ML.. " " Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar ; 127 (3) : 698-701.
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O'Connell BP, Hunter JB, Sweeney AD, Thompson RC, Chambless LB, Wanna GB, Rivas A.. " " Otol Neurotol. 2017 Mar ; 38 (3) : 416-422.
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Sweeney AD, Hunter JB, Rajkumar SV, Lane JI, Jevremovic D, Carlson ML.. " " Otol Neurotol. 2017 Mar ; 38 (3) : 400-407.
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Yawn RJ, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Wanna GB.. " " Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Sep ; 37 (5) : 452-4.
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Schuster D, Sweeney AD, Eisenberg R, Wanna GB. " " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 ; 36 (3) : 475-8.
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Hunter JB, Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Tombers NM, Wanna GB, Driscoll CLW, Haynes DS. " " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
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Carlson ML, Vivas EX, McCracken DJ, Sweeney AD, Neff BA, Shepard NT, Olson JJ.. " " Neurosurgery. 2018 Feb ; 82 (2) : E35-E39.
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Carlson ML, Marston AP, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Sweeney AD, Link MJ, Wanna GB. " " Laryngoscope. 2016 ;
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Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Ehtesham M, Thompson RC, Haynes DS. " " Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports. 2014 ; 2 : 256-64.
i. Pattisapu P, Lindquist NR, Appelbaum EN, Silva RC, Vrabec JT, Sweeney AD. " " Otology & Neurotology. 2020 ; 41 (4) : 444-451.
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vii. Placke L, Appelbaum EN, Patel AJ, Sweeney AD. " " Journal of Neurosurgery Part B: Skull Base. 2019 ; 80 (2) : 139-148.
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x. Carlson ML, O’Connell BP, Tombers NM, Lohse CM, Driscoll CL, Sweeney AD. " " Otology & Neurotology. 2018 ; 39 (1) : e20-e27.
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Memberships

American Neurotology Society

Houston Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Otosclerosis Study Group

American Hearing Research Foundation: Research Committee

American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

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