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
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Brown Foundation Endowed Professorship: Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Hearing and Balance Center: Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Neurotology Fellowship Program: Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Professor: Department of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine

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 Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2008 - Houston, Texas, United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine: 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 Baylor College of Medicine. 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

VIICTR Publications List

Baylor College of Medicine Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Center for Hearing and Balance

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Selected Publications

Sweeney AD, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Link MJ, Carlson ML. " Influence of marital status on vestibular schwannoma in the United States " Otol Neurotol. 2016 Jul ; 37 (6) : 793-8.
Pubmed PMID: 27203845.
Sweeney AD, Hunter JB, Carlson ML, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Gifford RH, Noble JH, Haynes DS, Labadie RF, Wanna GB. " Durability of hearing preservation after cochlear implantation with conventional length electrodes and scala tympani insertion " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
Pubmed PMID: 26908553.
Sweeney AD, O’Connell BP, Patel NS, Tombers NM, Wanna GB, Lane JI, Carlson ML. " Superior Canal Dehiscence Involving the Superior Petrosal Sinus: A Novel Classification Scheme " Otology & Neurotology. 2018 ; 39 (9) : e849-e855.
Pubmed PMID: 30199501.
Hunter JB, Zuniga MG, Sweeney AD, Bertrand NM, Wanna GB, Haynes DS, Wootten CT, Rivas A. " Pediatric Endoscopic Cholesteatoma Surgery " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
Pubmed PMID: 26932974.
Sweeney AD, Carlson, ML, Shepard NT, McCracken DJ, Vivas EX, Neff BA, Olson JJ. " Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Otologic and Audiologic Screening for Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas " Neurosurgery. 2018 ; 82 (2) : E29-31.
Pubmed PMID: 29309699.
Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Pelosi S, Wanna GB, Glasscock ME 3rd, Haynes DS. " Glomus tympanicum: a review of 115 cases over 4 decades " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 ; 152 (1) : 136-42.
Pubmed PMID: 25385810.
Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Valenzuela CV, Wanna GB, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Haynes DS. " 228 Cases of cochlear implant receiver-stimulator placement in a tight subperiosteal pocket without fixation " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 ; 152 (4) : 712-7.
Pubmed PMID: 25605691.
Wanna GB, Sweeney AD, Haynes DS, Carlson ML. " Contemporary management of jugular paragangliomas " Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. 2015 ; 48 (2) : 331-341.
Pubmed PMID: 25769354.
Mingo K, Sweeney AD, Thompson RC, Rivas A. " Hyperostotic en plaque meningioma mimicking fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ;
Pubmed PMID: 26427635.
Yawn R, Hunter JB, Sweeney AD, Bennett ML. " Cochlear Implantation: a biomechanical prosthesis for hearing loss " F1000 Prime Rep. 2015 ; (7) : 45.
Pubmed PMID: 26097718.
Espahbodi M, Sweeney AD, Lennon CJ, Wanna GB. " Facial Nerve Stimulation Associated With Cochlear Implant Use Following Temporal Bone Fractures " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 ; 36 (4) : 578-82.
Pubmed PMID: 25929977.
Sweeney AD, Osetinsky LM, Hunter JB, Haynes DS, Carlson ML. " Cholesterol granuloma development following temporal bone surgery " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
Pubmed PMID: 26932968.
Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Wanna GB, Bennett ML. Glomus tympanicum tumors. " Glomus Tympanicum Tumors " Otolaryngology Clinics of North America. 2015 ; 48 (2) : 293-304.
Pubmed PMID: 25659513.
Wanna GB, Noble JH, Gifford RH, Dietrich MS, Sweeney AD, Zhang D, Dawant BM, Rivas A, Labadie RF. " Impact of intrascalar electrode location, electrode type and angular insertion depth on residual hearing in cochlear implant patients: preliminary results " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (8) : 1343-8.
Pubmed PMID: 26176556.
Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Zuniga MG, Bennett ML, Wanna GB, Haynes DS, Rivas A. " Impact of perioperative oral steroid use on low frequency hearing preservation after cochlear implantation " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (9) : 1480-5.
Pubmed PMID: 26375969.
Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Modest MC, Van Gompel J, Haynes DS, Neff BA. " Inverting papilloma of the temporal bone: Report of 4 new cases and systematic review of the literature " Laryngoscope. 2015 Nov ; 125 (11) : 2576-83.
Pubmed PMID: 25959041.
Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Wanna GB, Netterville JL, Haynes DS. " Natural history of glomus jugulare: A review of 16 tumors managed with primary observation " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2015 Jan ; 152 (1) : 98-105.
Pubmed PMID: 25361637.
Sweeney AD, Osetinsky LM, Carlson ML, Valenzuela CV, Frisch CD, Netterville JL, Driscoll CLW, Haynes DS. " The natural history and management of petrous apex cholesterol granulomas " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (10) : 1714-9.
Pubmed PMID: 26427636.
Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Haynes DS, Thompson RC, Chambless LB, Wanna GB, Rivas A. " A novel method for autograft placement during tegmen repair: the suture “pull-through” technique " The Laryngoscope. 2015 ; 125 (2) : 323-5.
Pubmed PMID: 25130696.
Hovis KL, Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Haynes DS. " The one-cut meatoplasty: novel surgical technique and outcomes " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 ; 36 (2) : 130-5.
Pubmed PMID: 25456511.
Hunter JB, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Wanna GB, Rivas A, Weaver KD, Chambless LB, Thompson RS, Haynes DS, Bennett ML. " Prevention of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak following translabyrinthine tumor resection with resorbable mesh cranioplasty " Otol Neurotol. 2015 ; 36 (9) : 1537-42.
Pubmed PMID: 26208128.
Noud M, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Bennett ML. " Spontaneous Otogenic Temporal Lobe Pneumatocele Presenting with Acute Aphasia " Otol Neurotol (E-pub ahead of print). 2015 ;
Pubmed PMID: 25970029.
Morone PJ, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Neimat JS, Weaver KD, Abou-Khalil BW, Arain AM, Singh P, Wanna GB. " Temporal lobe encephaloceles: a potentially curable cause of seizures " Otology and Neurotology. 2015 ; 36 (8) : 1439-42.
Pubmed PMID: 26164447.
Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Haynes DS, Wanna GB. " The limitations of computed tomography in adult cochlear implant evaluation " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2014 ; 35 (3) : 396-9.
Pubmed PMID: 24667058.
Bhayani MK, Yilmaz T, Sweeney A, Calzada G, Roberts DB, Levine NB, Demonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. " Sinonasal adenocarcinoma: a 16-year experience at a single institution " Head and Neck. 2014 ; 36 (10) : 1490-6.
Pubmed PMID: 23996784.
Wanna GB, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Latuska RF, Rivas A, Bennett ML, Netterville JL, Haynes DS. " Subtotal resection for management of large jugular paragangliomas with functional lower cranial nerves " Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2014 ; 151 (6) : 991-5.
Pubmed PMID: 25261283.
Kahue CN, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Haynes DS. " Vaccination recommendations and the risk of meningitis following cochlear implantation " Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 ; 22 (5) : 359-66.
Pubmed PMID: 25101934.
Holsinger FC, Sweeney AD, Jantharapattana K, Salem A, Weber RS, Chung WY, Lewis CM, Grant DG. " The emergence of endoscopic head and neck surgery " Curr Oncol Rep. 2010 ; 12 (3) : 216-22.
Pubmed PMID: 20425082.
Sweeney AD, Fisher WE, Wu MF, Hillsenbeck SG, Brunicardi FC. " Value of pancreatic resection for cancer metastatic to the pancreas " Journal of Surgical Research. 2010 ; 160 (2) : 268-76.
Pubmed PMID: 20422750.
Koch DD, Maloney R, Hardten DR, Dell S, Sweeney AD, Wang L. " Wavefront-guided photorefractive keratectomy in eyes with prior radial keratotomy: a multicenter study " Ophthalmology. 2009 ; 116 (9) : 1688-1696.
Pubmed PMID: 19643486.
Vivas EX, Carlson ML, Neff BA, Shepard NT, McCracken DJ, Sweeney AD, Olson JJ.. " Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on Intraoperative Cranial Nerve Monitoring in Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery. " Neurosurgery. 2018 Feb ; 82 (2) : E44-E46.
Pubmed PMID: 29309641.
Pile J, Sweeney AD, Kumar S, Simaan N, Wanna GB.. " Detection of modiolar proximity through bipolar impedance measurements. " Laryngoscope. 2017 Jun ; 127 (6) : 1413-1419.
Pubmed PMID: 27557458.
Pattisapu P, Gresham M, McElwee T, Vrabec JT, Carlson ML, Sweeney AD.. " Facial Nerve Trauma: A Call for Minimum Reporting Guidelines. " Otol Neurotol. 2018 Apr ; 39 (4) : 494-498.
Pubmed PMID: 29533339.
Sweeney AD, Hunter JB, Haynes DS, Driscoll CL, Rivas A, Vrabec JT, Carlson ML.. " Iatrogenic cholesteatoma arising from the vascular strip. " Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar ; 127 (3) : 698-701.
Pubmed PMID: 27311645.
O'Connell BP, Hunter JB, Sweeney AD, Thompson RC, Chambless LB, Wanna GB, Rivas A.. " Outcomes of the Suture "Pull-Through" Technique for Repair of Lateral Skull Base CSF Fistula and Encephaloceles. " Otol Neurotol. 2017 Mar ; 38 (3) : 416-422.
Pubmed PMID: 28121968.
Sweeney AD, Hunter JB, Rajkumar SV, Lane JI, Jevremovic D, Carlson ML.. " Plasmacytoma of the Temporal Bone, a Great Imitator: Report of Seven Cases and Comprehensive Review of the Literature. " Otol Neurotol. 2017 Mar ; 38 (3) : 400-407.
Pubmed PMID: 28192381.
Yawn RJ, Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Wanna GB.. " Spontaneous resolution of a petrous apex cholesterol granuloma. " Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Sep ; 37 (5) : 452-4.
Pubmed PMID: 26732999.
Schuster D, Sweeney AD, Eisenberg R, Wanna GB. " A case of sensorineural hearing loss involving a fibroepithelial polyp of the middle ear " American Journal of Otolaryngology. 2015 ; 36 (3) : 475-8.
Pubmed PMID: 25701460.
Hunter JB, Carlson ML, Sweeney AD, Tombers NM, Wanna GB, Driscoll CLW, Haynes DS. " Cochlear Implantation in the setting of perioperative anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy " Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 ;
Pubmed PMID: 26671902.
Carlson ML, Vivas EX, McCracken DJ, Sweeney AD, Neff BA, Shepard NT, Olson JJ.. " Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on Hearing Preservation Outcomes in Patients With Sporadic Vestibular Schwannomas. " Neurosurgery. 2018 Feb ; 82 (2) : E35-E39.
Pubmed PMID: 29309683.
Carlson ML, Marston AP, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Sweeney AD, Link MJ, Wanna GB. " Racial differences in vestibular schwannoma " Laryngoscope. 2016 ;
Pubmed PMID: 26917495.
Sweeney AD, Carlson ML, Ehtesham M, Thompson RC, Haynes DS. " Surgical approaches for vestibular schwannoma " Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports. 2014 ; 2 : 256-64.
i. Pattisapu P, Lindquist NR, Appelbaum EN, Silva RC, Vrabec JT, Sweeney AD. " A systematic review of cochlear implant outcomes in prelingually-deafened, late-implanted patients " Otology & Neurotology. 2020 ; 41 (4) : 444-451.
Pubmed PMID: 32176122.
vii. Placke L, Appelbaum EN, Patel AJ, Sweeney AD. " Bone conduction devices for rehabilitation of hearing in patients with skull base tumors " Journal of Neurosurgery Part B: Skull Base. 2019 ; 80 (2) : 139-148.
Pubmed PMID: 30931221.
x. Carlson ML, O’Connell BP, Tombers NM, Lohse CM, Driscoll CL, Sweeney AD. " Survey of the American Neurotology Society on Cochlear Implantation: Part 2, Surgical and Device-Related Practice Patterns " Otology & Neurotology. 2018 ; 39 (1) : e20-e27.
Pubmed PMID: 29210943.

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