Michael Sweeney, MD
Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesia
Background/Education
- Undergraduate: United States Military Academy 1968-70
- MIT 1970-72 - BS 1972 (Physics)
- Medical School: University of Wisconsin, 1972-76, MD 1976
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Missouri Medical Center
1976-8
- Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology - University of Iowa 1978-80
- Anesthesia Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia 1980-82
- Fellowsip/Residency: Anesthesia and Pediatric Critical Care
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 982-83
Positions Held
- Instructor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, U
of M 1983-89
- Assistant Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
U of M 1989-98
- Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics,
U of M 1998-
- Associate Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University-Variety
hospital for Children, 1992-present
Clinical Interests
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Orthopedic Anesthesia
- Vascular Access
- Post-operative Cardiac Care
- Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Pharmacology
Research Interests
- Invasive and non-invasive patient monitoring techniques
- Intratracheal pressure in CPR
- LMA in pediatric bronchoscopy
- ECMO for prolonged cardiac support
- Propofol in the PICU
- NO for acute cardiorespiratory support in critically ill children
Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Anesthesiologists
- Pediatric Critical Care sub Board of American Board of Pediatrics
- Licensure: Minnesota
Publications
Invited Lectures
You can contact Dr. Michael Sweeney through the Anesthesiology
office at (612) 624-9990 or by e-mailing his kids at:
sween001@maroon.tc.umn.edu