Michael Donahue, M.D.

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Michael Donahue
Pediatric Hospitalist
Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Other Languages Spoken
French
Spanish
“At City of Hope, I am gratified to participate in offering first class cancer treatment while working with the patient's entire family to restore health and a sense of wellness.”
 
Keeping children healthy has been Dr. Michael P. Donahue's focus and passion for more than 30 years. He is a top-rated, board-certified pediatrician specializing in hospital medicine... caring for kids in intensive care units, emergency rooms, trauma centers and walk-in clinics... helping them and their families during their most challenging times.
 
An honors student from the start, Dr. Donahue received his medical degree from the University of Rochester and continued his training with an internship at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA and residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He held a number of Emergency Medicine positions in Denver, CO before joining City of Hope.
Dr. Donahue develops long relationships with his young patients and their parents. He emphasizes health maintenance, prevention, and helping kids as they develop through different life stages.
 
Location
Education & Experience
Board Certifications

  • Board certified in Pediatrics, 1989, recertified 1996, 2003, 2013

  • PALS provider

Degrees

  • 1979, B.S., Chemistry, Allegheny College, with Magna Cum Laude honors and election to Phi Beta Kappa.

  • 1979-1981 and 1983-1985, M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine, 1985.

  • 1981-1983, Study of Computer Science at the University of Paris VI and the University of Pittsburgh.

Residency

  • 1986-1988: Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Internship

  • 1985-1986, Pediatrics, The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Professional Experience

  • 1992-present, Hospitalist, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA.

  • 1995-2001, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Carepoint, PC, Denver CO.

  • 1990-1992 and 1994-1995, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital Community Hospital Based Pediatric Program, Denver CO.

  • 1993-1994, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Aurora Regional Medical Center, Denver, CO.

  • 1989-1990, Director of Pediatrics, H. Claude Hudson Urgent Care Center, Los Angeles, CA.

  • 1988-1989, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.

Publications
  • Donahue, M.P. A Nine month Old with Altered Level of Consciousness Due to Inguinal Hernia. Emergency Pediatrics 5(2)33-35, April 1992. Case report and review of the literature.
  • Reliability of Physical Sign of Meningitis. Donahue M.P., Schonfeld, NA. Paper presented to the 29th annual meeting of the APA, May 3, 1989.