Stefanie N. Mooney, M.D.

Dr. Mooney earned her undergraduate degree summa cum laude in mathematics from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA. She went on to receive her medical doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, followed by an internship and residency in family medicine at Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Mooney continued her postgraduate training at Kaiser Los Angeles with a fellowship in palliative and hospice medicine.

Board certified in family medicine and hospice and palliative medicine, Dr. Mooney holds memberships with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, and the American Medical Informatics Association. She is a member of the core faculty for the City of Hope hospice and palliative medicine fellowship, and additionally acts as rotation director and educator for City of Hope pharmacy residents. She is also involved in optimization of the electronic medical record system EPIC as a ConnectHope Liaison for the department of supportive care medicine, and acts as Quality Chair for the department as well, ensuring effective workflows, communication, and productivity. And of course, safe and compassionate patient care is always a priority.

When she’s not working, Dr. Mooney enjoys reading, going for walks round the neighborhood, watching horror films and spending time with her family.

• Pon D, Lindstrom J, Kim H, Mooney S. Effect of a Standardized Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Order Form in Opioid-Naïve Patients with Oral Mucositis. International Pharmaceutical Federation, 80th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2022 September; Seville, Spain.
• Pon D, Taylor A, Kim H, Mooney S. Impact of a Standardized Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Order Form on Adverse Drug Events in Opioid-Naïve Post-Operative Patients. International Pharmaceutical Federation, 80th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; 2022 September; Seville, Spain.
• Mooney, S., Olivares, M. The Family Meeting: Communication across the continuum of cancer care, chapter 73 in: Psycho-oncology, Fourth Edition. 2021.
• Buga S, Mooney S, Patel P, Bitar H, Hillebrand L, Qamar S, Zachariah F, Banerjee C. Methadone- demystifying an old pain killer (Part 2). Oncolog-Hematolog.ro. 47(2):21-25. May 2019.
• Buga S, Mooney S, Patel P, Bitar H, Hillebrand L, Qamar S, Zachariah F, Banerjee C. Methadone- demystifying an old pain killer (Part 1). Oncolog-Hematolog.ro, 46(1):29-35. March 2019.
• Mooney, S., Patel, P., and Buga, S. (2019). Bowel Management: Constipation, Obstruction, Diarrhea, and Ascites, In: Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing, Fifth Edition. (pp. 186-205). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
• Book of the year award from American Journal of Nursing in categories of Advanced Practice Nursing and Palliative Care and Hospice
• “The Patient and Family Meeting Program: a pilot of earlier discussions in a genitourinary oncologic clinic.”
  • Poster and oral presentation at 2018 conference for Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, June 2018, Vienna, Austria.
  • Mooney, S., Ochoa, M., Burns, K., Pal, S., Zachariah, F. Sidhu, R., Prudhomme-Hunter, J., Garcia, N., Buga, S., Dale, W., Loscalzo, M.
• Buga S, Banerjee C, Bitar H, Mooney S, Patel P. Low-dose ketamine in analgesia- a novel approach? Oncolog-Hematolog.ro. 44(3):20-25. October 2018.
• Buga S, Banerjee C, Patel P, Zachariah F, Mooney S. Opioid-induced constipation. Oncolog-Hematolog.ro, 43(2):11-15, February 2018.
• Buga S, Banerjee C, Zachariah F, Mooney S, Patel P, Freeman B. Cross addiction- a case presentation. Oncolog-Hematolog.ro, 38(11):39-42, January 2017.