Jennifer C. Keene

Dr. Sweney is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist who focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant pediatric epilepsy. He is Medical Director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Primary Children’s Hospital and Program Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship at the University of Utah. He is board certified in General Pediatrics, Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology. He participates in all aspects of pediatric epilepsy care, including medication management, non-medication alternatives such as ketogenic diet and neuromodulation, as well as palliative and curative epilepsy surgery. He remains active in ongoing studies into new potential anti-seizure medications and is committed to providing advanced epilepsy care to children of the intermountain region.

Dr. Candee completed her medical degree at Albany Medical College after completing a Master's program in the Biochemical Bases of Nutrition at the Institute for Human Nutrition of Columbia University. She then completed her pediatric residency and subspecialty training in pediatric neurology at the University of Utah, where she was a chief resident. She is board certified in neurology with special qualification in pediatric neurology, and is board eligible in pediatrics. Dr. Candee is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Neurology. She is the director of the University of Utah Pediatric Neurology Residency Program and co-founder/director of the University of Utah Comprehensive Pediatric Headache Clinic. She is also the associate medical director for pediatric ambulatory operations. She is a UCNS certified Headache specialist and fellow of the American Headache Society. Dr. Candee's clinical and research interests are in the areas of childhood headache, pediatric multiple sclerosis, and genetic epilepsy syndromes. She is dedicated to resident education and the collaborative care of children with pediatric neurological disorders.