About Samantha Mooney
Sam is a highly skilled obstetrician, gynaecologist & fertility doctor, with specialist training in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Sam provides specialised care at Mercy Hospital for Women, Epworth Healthcare, Warringal Hospital and Genea Fertility.
Training & Accreditation
Sam is a consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist in Melbourne. Sam works publicly as a gynaecologist in the Endosurgery Department at Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg. Sam provides fertility care at Genea, Heidelberg. She also consults privately for obstetric and gynaecology patients in the Private Consulting Suites at Mercy Hospital for Women. Sam’s private obstetric patients book to give birth at Mercy Hospital for Women, and receive care alongside the other specialised obstetricians at North Eastern Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Sam completed training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in metropolitan and regional Victoria, including rotations in the maternal-fetal medicine units at Mercy Hospital and Western Health. She then completed a two-year AGES fellowship from 2018 to 2019, resulting in accreditation as an advanced laparoscopic gynaecological surgeon. She was awarded the AGES/Hologic® Travelling Fellowship for Hysteroscopic Surgery in 2020, and recently travelled to the Netherlands to observe their work in hysteroscopic treatment of intrauterine adhesions, a condition related to infertility and obstetric complications.
Research & Publications
Sam is an early career researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne with interests in endometriosis, persistent pelvic pain, and infertility.
She has assisted with establishing new prospective databases for multidisciplinary management of deep infiltrating endometriosis, and outpatient hysteroscopic procedures. Sam is the principal investigator leading several exciting and innovative multi-centre research studies in benign gynaecology. She recently presented some of her work at the 2023 World Congress for Endometriosis in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Supporting Medical Students
& Junior Doctors
Sam is the current supervisor of junior doctors undertaking the Diploma of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (DRANZCOG) and the Certificate of Womens’ Health (CWH) awards at Mercy Hospital for Women.
She is the acting Director of Clinical Training at Mercy Hospital for Women, and mentor to several university students undertaking the research component of their medical degree.
Life beyond work
Sam is mum to two young and spirited kids, and fancies herself as a talented Brio train set engineer and Paw Patrol aficionado.
When not at work, she and her husband enjoy weekend adventures in the outdoors, and are often seen exploring Melbourne’s surrounds, with the kids in a Dutch cargo bike. The family dog, Pinot (Noir), also deserves a mention, providing infinite furry cuddles after the workday is done.
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