Jennifer Sweet, MD
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Specialty: Neurological Surgery
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Primary Location: 1000 Auburn Dr (7 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English
Office Locations
UH Cleveland Medical Center Bolwell (0 mi.)
11100 Euclid Ave
Bolwell 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-3192
Biography: Jennifer Sweet, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Director, Movement Disorder Surgery, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Co-Director, Pain Surgery and Neuromodulation, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, CWRU School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, CWRU School of Medicine
- Sheila and Sandy Fox Master Clinician in Neurosurgery, University Hospitals
Certifications & Memberships
- Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Stereotactic Neurosurgery - Uh Case Medical Center (2012 - 2013)
Residency | Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery - George Washington University Medical Center (2006 - 2012)
Internship | General Surgery
General Surgery - George Washington University Medical Center (2005 - 2006)
Medical Education
Georgetown University School Of Medicine (2005)
Undergraduate
University Of Michigan (2001)
About
Jennifer Sweet, MD, FAANS, FACS, is a neurosurgeon and the Director of Movement Disorder Surgery and Psychiatric Surgery, as well as Co-Director of Pain Surgery and Neuromodulation at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She is the Sheila and Sandy Fox Master Clinician in Neurosurgery and Professor of Neurological Surgery and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Dr. Sweet’s interests include neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation (DBS), movement disorders, cognitive disorders, psychiatric and mood disorders, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neuropathic pain, cancer pain, drug delivery, and general neurosurgery.
Dr. Sweet earned a bachelor’s degree in premedical studies and French at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She earned her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sweet completed an internship in General Surgery and residency training in Neurosurgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. In addition, she completed fellowship training in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
An NIH-funded physician-scientist, Dr. Sweet examines brain circuitry in patients with bipolar disorder for possible surgical targeting. She is also the clinical principal investigator of the ReHAB study (REstoring Hand and Arm to Brain), involving the placement of brain and peripheral nerve electrodes to allow patients with spinal cord injury to move their own paralyzed limb. In addition, she is a co-investigator in several other clinical trials, aiming to meaningfully impact scientific discovery for the treatment of diverse diseases using cutting-edge technologies. Dr. Sweet is also highly involved in organized neurosurgery and has held many leadership positions in this area, including Vice President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, President of the Neurosurgery Pain Section, President of Women in Neurosurgery, Board of Directors of the Association of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Board of Directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Chair of the Neurosurgery Guidelines, and Chair of the Joint Guidelines Review Committee for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Furthermore, Dr. Sweet serves as an editor of Neurosurgery and a reviewer for several other scientific journals. Finally, along with helping to educate medical students, residents and fellows, Dr. Sweet has been invited to present at over 120 national and international conferences, has contributed to over 65 peer-reviewed publications, and has written over 10 medical textbook chapters.
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Patient Experience Reviews
Jennifer Sweet went beyond for us she is an outstanding dr I would recommend her. She was very knowledgeable and compassion!
Overall a good experience
Very impressed with the provider and staff, would highly recommend
Dr. Sweet had to tell me bad news as a result text results and refer me to other practitioners. Dr. Sweet is an amazing practitioner and I greatly respect her expertise and understanding when to refer patients to others. She also made me very comfortable and had me laughing. Her CNP is simply phenomenal.
Great
She listened carefully and didn't blow me off and hurry me out the door. I appreciated her attention!
Thank you doesn't seem enough when you are so blessed to be treated by Dr. Jennifer Sweet! Her staff is also amazing!! Thank you
This provider and the entire staff actually are quite amazing. It is rare to find a provider that has such an exceptional knowledge base, truly takes the issue of getting you to your best possible health as a continuous goal ?we are all getting older & other medical factors can change quickly that as a patient we don't know another provider may know it could relate to their area of specialty). Also, it is beyond rare to find where the entire staff takes the hypocritical oath of the medical practitioner as serious as they do regardless of what their job is at the practice). Everyone does their best (and then some) to make each visit as smooth as possible or if a problem arises to assist with an appointment if reqd, etc. EVERYONE ALWAYS (I don't believe in absolutes, but they do apply here) exhausts all options when necessary. They also make sure that as a patient you know you can come to them with whatever may come up over time. I grateful to have found this medical practitioner & their practice & hope you know how rare this kind of cohesiveness and attitude at a practice is & it has made me more confident in the hospital as a whole that if a specialist is ever needed I can find a exceptional one in your system. I have NEVSR had a negative experience with the physicians that I needed & may even if it took a couple visits to find the right fit ultimately that practice had the same high standards as this one. As a patient I thank you & this practice & hope you recognize what an exceptional practice you have in them (as a physicians daughter & complicated medical history that has led to a number of specialists I have seen a lot over the years). Thank you to the practicethank you for continuing to help me regain my best health possible no matter how complicated the situation & also providing the same level of care for the friends & loved ones I have suggested you to if your specialty was needed & it could potentially be a good fit. By word of mouth I know this has spread so I will apologize if you have days where thing are just crazy busy. Even someone in your specialty at the other main hospital in the area recommended you & explained how many positive things colleagues, parents, and others they knew had said about you & your practice.
All members of the team where courteous and professional
Was a very informative visit about my issue.
Every thing good
Dr Sweet and the entire office staff were excellent in all aspects! I am extremely pleased!
Industry Relationships
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As of December 31, 2016, Jennifer Sweet did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.