In Memoriam: Laurie Donohue, M.D.

We are so sad to announce the death of our beloved colleague, Laurie Donohue, M.D., at the end of October. Laurie was a beloved family physician, beloved by colleagues, staff, and patients. Laurie completed her medical education at Dartmouth Medical School and joined the Highland Hospital/University of Rochester Family Medicine residency as a Brown Square resident. After completing her residency in 1994, she remained in practice at Westside Health Services at both the Woodward and Brown Square sites. She became medical director of Westside in April 2005 and served in that role until Westside Health Services merged with Anthony Jordan Health Center in 2011, when she became the Chief Medical Officer of Jordan Health.

She served as voluntary faculty until 1998, when she joined the DFM faculty as Assistant Residency Director, followed by Associate Residency director from 2002-2010. In 2010, as she was taking on a larger CMO role, she left the Associate Residency Director position to focus on her expanded role with Jordan.

Laurie was a formative presence in the training of many FM residents, based on her longstanding practice at Brown Square, serving as site director for the Brown Square FM residency practice, and as Associate Residency Director. Her influence shaped many learners who went on to serve patients in FQHC and other settings with the respect and compassion she modeled.

Dr. Donohue was a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, where she presented to national colleagues on residency curriculum development and related topics. Her direct teaching skills have won awards at regional meetings and received the highest praise from the residents and students.

Dr. Donohue served in leadership roles in the community as Board Chair for the Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center and as a Board member of St. Joseph’s Community Health Center, a health facility for uninsured or underinsured persons.

Dr. Donohue’s wife, Maureen Servas, and their son Samrin have requested that anyone who knew Laurie share stories in the form of photos, drawings, poem, or whatever form speaks to you, in honor of her memory, in any of the forms below that are easiest for you.

Maureen Servas

Samrin Servas-Donohue

email: mesljdsam@gmail.com

cell: 585-330-4975

address: 124 Roby Dr., Rochester, NY 14618

Please consider sharing your stories of Laurie. She will be greatly missed. 

4/3/2025