Peter Phung, MD, MBA

Business Title Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator)

Director of Palliative Medicine at Keck Medical Center of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Program Director for the Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

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Publications

  • Integrating Goals-of-Care Documentation Into the Electronic Health Record: Three-Year Results and Insights of the Improving Goal Concordant Care (IGCC) Initiative Across 10 Cancer Centers. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Jul 28; 24(9).. View in PubMed
  • Implementation of Structured Oncologist Communication Skills Training within the Improving Goal Concordant Care Initiative: Lessons Learned and Future Progress. J Palliat Med. 2026 Sep; 29(9):1214-1221.. View in PubMed
  • Palliative care utilization among head and neck cancer patients: A population-based analysis. Oral Oncol. 2025 Mar; 162:107205.. View in PubMed
  • Trends and comparisons of palliative care utilization for patients with metastatic gynecologic malignancy. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2025 04; 35(4):101631.. View in PubMed
  • Surgeon Perspectives on Palliative Care: Are We the Barrier to Better Care? J Clin Ethics. 2025; 36(3):279-285. Donohue SJ, Shakhsheer BA, Phung P , Kim AW , Zell M, Wightman SC . View in PubMed
  • Healthcare Professionals’ Views of Supportive Care Needs for Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans with Metastatic Cancer. Asian Am J Psychol. 2024 Sep; 15(3):233-245.. View in PubMed
  • Serious Illness Communication Tool for Palliative Care Fellows: Development, Implementation, and Lessons Learned. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 May; 42(5):438-444.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner in an Oncology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Effort. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 04; 18(4):e484-e494.. View in PubMed
  • End-of-life transitions for family member on the solid tumour oncology ward: the 3 Wishes Project. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Sep 01.. View in PubMed
  • Keepsakes at the End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 11; 60(5):941-947.. View in PubMed