Sara McDonough, MSN, RN, CRNP-AC
Areas of expertise: Pediatric oncology, Hematologic malignancies, Lymphoma, Leukemia
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Sara McDonough, MSN, RN, CRNP-AC
Titles
Hematologic Malignancies Outpatient Nurse Practitioner
Certifications
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CRNP-AC)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
NCI-CTEP Non-Physician Investigator (NPIVR)
Human Subjects Research (HSR) Protections Biomedical Research – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Awards and Honors
2025, Preceptor of the Year for the Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania
2023, Fellow Appreciation Award: Oncology Team Member
2023, APP Clinician Award Nominee
2023, Extra Mile Award Nominee
2022, APP Advancement Program Clinical Leader Expert Achievement Award
2022, Alexandra Scott Pitcher of Hope Award Nominee
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BSN - University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
BS in Human Science with a Minor in Psychology - Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington DC
Graduate Degree
MSN, Pediatric Acute/Chronic-Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program - University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
Pollock, C.B., McDonough, S., Wang, V.S., Lee, H., Ringer, L., Li, X., Prandi, C., Lee, R.J., Feldman, A.S., Koltai, H., Kapulnik, Y., Rodriguez, O.C., Schlegel, R., Albanese, C., & Yarden, R.I. (2014). Strigolactone analogues induce apoptosis through activation of p38 and the stress response pathway in cancer cell lines and in conditionally reprogramed primary prostate cancer cells. Oncotarget, 5(6), 1683-1698.
2023
Spear, T.S., Oranges, K., McDonough, S., Ma, Y., Gerace,C., Phillips, C.A., Rheingold, S.R. (2023). A Real-World, Single Institution, Post-Market Comparison of Pegaspargase and Calasparagase Pegol-Mknl Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicity. Blood, 142(1 Suppl.), 128.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
Burns-Lynch, P., Weaver, A., McDonough, S., Oranges, K., Gillespie, M., Kocent, L. Decreasing CLABSIs with Standardized Blinatumomab Education; Poster session accepted for presentation at: Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses National Conference; 2025 September 25-57; Providence, Rhode Island.