LSU Department
of Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Surgery

Larissa Sweeny, MD

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Director of Clinical Research

Larissa Sweeny, MD

Biography

A native of Florida, Dr. Sweeny received her medical education at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC and her Otolaryngology residency training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL. In addition, she completed an NIH Research Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She recently completed a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Sweeny has authored publications on basic science and translational projects related to head and neck oncology and imaging as well as a variety of clinical projects including complications and surgical management following laryngectomy, salvage surgery for oropharyngeal malignancies, metastatic cutaneous malignancies to the parotid, and microvascular reconstruction.

Dr. Sweeny is available to see patients with head and neck cancer, thyroid and parathyroid disease, and salivary gland pathology. She has a special interest in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and microvascular reconstruction.

 

Dr. Sweeny sees patients at the following location:

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Head and Neck Center
4950 Essen Lane 4th Floor Ste. A
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
For Appointments
Call (225) 765-1765Fax (225) 765-1768