Walter Sweeney MD Board-Certified Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Memberships & Affiliations

• American Board of Plastic Surgery

Education

• US Air Force Academy
• University of Cincinnati – BS Biology
• Cleveland Clinic College of Medicine – MD, Certification in Clinical Research
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital Plastic Surgery – Plastic Surgery Training

Publications

• Riley J, Sweeney W, Boulis N.
  Shifting the balance: cell-based therapeutics as modifiers of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-specific neuronal microenvironment.
  Neurosurgical Focus. 2008; 23(3-4):10.
  
  
• Afifi A, Gordon C, Pryor L, Sweeney W, Papay F, Zins J.
  Calcium phosphate cements in calvarial skull reconstruction: A meta-analysis.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 May; 126(4):1300–1309.
  
  
• Sweeney W, Cash A, Gliniak C, Zochowski C, Serret M, Varhai D, Cooper G, Gosain A.
  Harnessing the osteogenic capability of neonatal dura to heal critical sized defects.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Jan; 126(4).
  
  
• Sweeney W, Gosain S, Santoro T, Song L, Amarante M, Gosain A.
  What makes the calvaria a privileged site for bone graft survival?
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2010 Sep; 211(3).
  
  
• Djohan R, Afifi A, Sweeney W, Brooks S, Connolly J, Gordon C, Papay F, Zins J.
  Long-term follow-up of a Tessier number 5 facial cleft.
  Cranial Maxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2011 Mar; 4(1):35–42.
  
  
• Sweeney W, Afifi A, Zor F, Acikel C, Bozkurt M, Grykien C, Krockowicz L, Siemionow M, Zins J, Papay F.
  Anatomical survey of arachnoid foveolae and clinical correlation to cranial bone grafting.
  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2011 Jan; 22(1):118–121.
  
  
• Gosain A, Gosain S, Sweeney W, Song LS, Amarante M.
  Regulation of osteogenesis and survival within bone grafts to the calvarium: The effect of the dura versus the pericranium.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Jul; 128(1):85–94.
  
  
• Tonchi A, Sweeney W, Gosain A.
  Distinguishing anatomic features of pediatric facial trauma.
  Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2012 Oct; 23(3):793–798.
  
  
• Afifi AM, Kempton SJ, Gordon CR, Pryor L, Khalil AA, Sweeney WM, Kusuma S, Langevin CJ, Zins JE.
  Evaluating current rhinoplasty practice in regards to the functional airway: A survey of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
  Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2015 Apr; 39(2):181–190.
  
  
• Sweeney W, Gosain A, Cederna P, Losee J, Rubin P.
  The Academic Scholar Award of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons: The first twenty years.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015 Feb; 135(2):438e–444e.
  
  
• Sweeney WM, Lanier ST, Purnell CA, Gosain AK.
  Genetics of cleft palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency.
  Journal of Pediatric Genetics. 2015; 00:1–8.

Abstracts

• Afifi A, Zins J, Grykien C, Krokowicz L, Bozkurt M, Nasir A, Siemionow M, Sweeney W, Papay F.
  Identification of arachnoid granulation danger zones in bone harvesting from human skulls.
  Presented at CCLCM, American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (2009).
  
  
• Ahmed A, Kusuma S, Sweeney W, Papay F, Zins J.
  Survey: Functional rhinoplasty.
  Presented at Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons (2009).
  
  
• Gliniak C, Sweeney W, Gupta A, Gosain A.
  Regulation of osteogenic expression of PGE2 by TGF-β1 in mouse calvarial cells.
  Presented at Ohio Valley Society of Plastic Surgeons (May 2010); Plastic Surgery Research Council (2010).
  
  
• Sweeney W, Zochowski C, Soltanian H.
  The feasibility of postoperative monitoring of free flap breast reconstruction in non-intensive care.
  Presented at Plastic Surgery Research Council (2010).
  
  
• Sweeney W, Cash A, Gliniak C, Cooper G, Gosain A.
  Harnessing the osteogenic capability of neonatal dura to heal critical sized defects.
  Presented at Plastic Surgery Research Council (2010).
  
  
• Gosain A, Gosain S, Sweeney W, Song LS, Amarante M.
  Regulation of osteogenesis and survival within bone grafts to the calvarium: The effect of the dura versus the pericranium.
  Presented at American College of Surgeons (Aug 2010); American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2010).
  
  
• Sweeney W, Gosain A, Cederna P, Losee J, Rubin P.
  The Academic Scholar Award of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons: The first twenty years.
  Presented at American Association of Plastic Surgeons 92nd Annual Meeting (2014).