Thomas A. Pilcher

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. Franz-O’Neal received her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed her pediatric residency at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Inpatient Medicine for the Department of Pediatrics at Primary Children´s Hospital. Dr. Franz-O’Neal was born in Mexico City, Mexico and one of her primary interests is to improve the care of non-English speaking families. Other academic emphases include research in urinary tract infections in small infants and quality improvement in management of Somatic Symptoms Disorders.