Jennifer Sweet, MD

About

Jennifer Sweet, MD, is a neurosurgeon in the Division of Functional & Stereotactic Neurosurgery at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She is also the Sheila and Sandy Fox Master Clinician in Neurosurgery and an Associate 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, neuropathic pain, cancer pain, drug delivery, peripheral nerve surgery, epilepsy surgery and general neurosurgery.

Dr. Sweet earned a bachelor’s degree in premedical studies and French, with honors, 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 UH 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 an investigator in several other clinical trials, aiming to meaningfully impact scientific discovery for the treatment of diverse diseases using cutting-edge technologies. Additionally, Dr. Sweet is highly involved in organized neurosurgery and holds many leadership positions in this area, including the Board of Directors of the Association of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Board of Directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Vice President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Chair of the Neurosurgery Guidelines, President of the Neurosurgery Pain Section and Past President of Women in Neurosurgery. 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 50 peer-reviewed publications and has written over 10 medical textbook chapters.