Danielle Sweeney

Danielle Sweeney is a affiliate faculty for the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care. She is a board-certified urologist with a subspecialty certification in pediatric urology. She received her undergraduate degree at Tulane University in New Orleans, graduating with honors. Sweeney also obtained her medical degree in New Orleans at the Tulane University School of Medicine. Sweeney completed two years of general surgery training and a urologic surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

She completed an advanced training fellowship in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her fellowship had a special emphasis on minimally invasive pediatric surgery and advanced kidney stone disease management. Sweeney was the first pediatric surgeon in Central Texas to use the da Vinci Surgical Robot in the pediatric population. She is active in advancing this technology at Dell Children’s Medical Center and is excited to bring this surgical technique to the children of Central Texas.