Shanna Swartwood, MD
Bio: Dr. Shanna Swartwood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Pediatric Neurology. She specializes in the care of children with seizures and epilepsy. She received her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma after completing undergraduate training at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She subsequently completed a combined Pediatric Neurology residency followed by a Pediatric Epilepsy fellowship at the University of Utah. She is board-certified in Neurology (with special qualification in Child Neurology). She cares for patients with a wide range of complex neurologic conditions but has a particular interest in caring for those with epilepsy. She participates in all aspects of pediatric epilepsy care, including medication management and non-medication alternatives for drug-resistant epilepsy, including diet therapy, neurostimulation devices, as well as palliative and curative epilepsy surgery. Her research interests include epilepsy genetics, neuromodulation, and quality of life outcomes for individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy. She has an additional interest in caring for individuals with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and is the co-director of the Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic at the University of Utah, which is recognized by the TSC alliance as a dedicated TSC center of care.No conflicts of interest to report
