Meet Our Board-Certified Nurse Practitioners

Laura Warkwick DNP, SMP-C, FAANP

Dr. Laura Markwick has been an RN since 1985 and a Family Nurse Practitioner since 2006. In 2010, she earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from St. John Fisher College. She specializes in Family Medicine and is Board Certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in June 2017. As an advocate for the profession, she is a member of many professional organizations, including the Genesee Valley Nurses Association, The NPA of NY, the American Nurses Association, ANA-NY, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. She has been the AANP State Representative for NY-North for several years. She also was in the first cohort to complete the Future Leaders Training Program sponsored by the AANP. She is also a Certified Health Coach and has a special interest in helping people achieve optimal levels of health through the use of Functional Medicine. She also helps people achieve weight loss through the use of light therapy, supplements, and lifestyle modifications.

Rosie Ruckert DNP, FNP-C

Dr Rosie Ruckert graduated from St. John fisher with her FNP in 2016 and her doctorate in 2021. While in her masters program, she worked as a nurse on a progressive care unit at Highland Hospital. She joined NP Family Care in 2020 and also practices in hospital medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital. Rosie has taken various leadership opportunities including teaching at Fisher, serving as the wellness champion of hospital medicine, and helping to create the first procedure team at Strong. She is passionate about delivering personalized, high quality care and utilizing mindfulness and meditation for health promotion and prevention. Outside of work, Rosie enjoys riding her two horses, spending time with family and friends, and working on renovating her home.

Belinda Miller BHS, LPN

Retired USA/USN (21 yrs)

Belinda comes to NPFC with a great deal of experience, including her service in both the US Army and US Navy, and work in the areas of Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Pediatrics, Dialysis, and ICU. She is an experience phlebotomist as well. She has worked at various locations including URMC, RGH, Highland Hospital, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. She received her training through Rochester Regional Health College of Health Careers (LPN) and through the State University College at Brockport (Bachelors in Health Science). She is returning to RRHCHC for her RN.

Mary Patient Care Coordinator

Mary is our Patient Care Coordinator and is a master at running the front desk! Along with raising 2 boys, she has 29 years of medical office experience. She lives in Pittsford with her husband of 37 years. Mary enjoys gardening, boating, and spending time with family.