Assistant Professor
Mayo Mail Code 484
420 Delaware St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-2961
Fax: 612-626-2815
mulro006@umn.edu
Preferred method of contact: Phone
Dr. Mulrooney is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation in the Department of Pediatrics. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. After teaching for 2 years as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer, Dr. Mulrooney attended the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago, where he received his M.D. degree in 1997. Following medical school he completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology both at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Mulrooney also holds a Master's degree in Clinical Research from the University's School of Public Health.
In addition to the care of children, Dr. Mulrooney is particularly interested in adolescent and young adult oncology. His research has concentrated on the late effects experienced by survivors of childhood malignancies, and he is directing the University's Long-Term Follow-up Clinic for cancer survivors. Dr. Mulrooney has been involved with the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and investigated fatigue and sleep disorders in these cancer survivors. Dr. Mulrooney is also the co-chair of the Endocrine/Metabolic Task Force for the Long-Term Follow-up Guidelines of the Children's Oncology Group Late Effects Committee.
Research Interests
- Late effects of childhood cancer therapy
- Adolescent and young adult oncology
- Transition of care from pediatric to adult medicine
Selected Publications
Mulrooney DA, Carpenter B, Georgieff M, Angel C, Hunter D, Foker J, Steiner M. Hepatic Mesenchymal Hamartoma in a Neonate-A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 23:316-317, 2001.
Mulrooney DA, Davies SM, Walk D, Charnas L. Late Occurrence of Chronic Immune-Mediated Axonal Polyneuropathy Following Bone Marrow Transplant for Juvenile-Onset Alpha-Mannosidosis. Bone Marrow Transplantation 32:953-956, 2003.