Our Mission
The mission of Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS) is to promote excellence in the quality of care and the health of the community, and to represent and serve its members by acting as a strong, collective physician voice.
MCMS is focused on supporting physicians throughout their careers. We exist to ensure physicians' voices are heard and that they are working to advance patient care and the profession of medicine for generations to come. To those ends, we also support medical students, residents, retired physicians, and the wide variety of organizations that employ physicians in today's healthcare system.
Meet the 2024 Board of Directors
I would like to welcome you to 2024 as your new Board President. I have a passion for organized medicine, which began in my first year of medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Robert Hertzka's Politics of Medicine elective at UCSD encouraged me to become more involved beyond my medical studies. I would go on to join the board of the San Diego County Medical Society. I strongly believe in the power of physicians coming together and becoming a strong collective unit. I also believe its important to strengthen our community and our patients by continuing to fight for our profession.
In 2024, my goals for MCMS are:
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Increasing our physician community by recruiting a new generation of physicians and residents.
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Increasing our educational and social opportunities.
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Broadening our community outreach and impact.
Jane Lyons, MD
Board President
Board Executive Committee
Vishal Verma, MD, MBA
Treasurer
Karyne Vinales, MD
Secretary
Zaid Fadul, MD, FS, FAAFP
Past President
Board Directors
Kishlay Anand, MD, MS
Board Director
Ann Cheri Foxx-Leach, MD, D.ABA
Board Director
Linda Eller, DO
Board Director
Ajay Bhatnagar, MD, MBA
Board Director
Jay Arora, MD
Board Director
Rahul Rishi, DO, FAAAAI, FACAAI
Board Director
Shana Johnson, MD
Board Director
Issa Ismail, DO
Resident Board Director
Gregory Aran, DO
Board Director
Adnan Saithna, MD, FAANA
Board Director
Mona Amini, MD, MBA
Board Director
Samantha Matta, OMS-IV
Medical Student Board Director
Become Involved -Join A Committee
Become involved in MCMS, join a committee. MCMS is making it easier for physicians to participate in important committees yet require only a reasonable level of participation to make a difference.
Meet the MCMS Staff
Desire'e Hardge, MBA
CEO &
Executive Director
Desire'e M. Hardge, MBA, serves as the CEO and Executive Director of MCMS. Desire’e joins MCMS with over 19 years of combined experience in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. She has strategically led organizations through business development and community relations to help acquire capital, operational scaling for growth and expansion, sustaining and improving client retention, fundraising, market and brand recognition, and campaign management.
Desire'e holds a Master of Business Management (MBA) from the University of Phoenix and has numerous certificates, including Executive Leadership from Social Venture Partners (SVP-AZ). Desire'e is a member of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations (PCFR). She is also a development business board advisor, Co-Author "Upward: Leadership Lessons for Women on The Rise" (March 2021), and an alumnus of Collaborative 2019.
In 2024, Desire'e has six areas of focus for MCMS:
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Helping physicians and their medical practices succeed
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Physician advocacy at the state and federal level
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Physician and community networking
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Membership growth and retention
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Building partnership allies in business and the community
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Operational and financial excellence
Looking ahead, Desire'e is determined to continue making a meaningful impact at MCMS. Her vision includes making MCMS become a more prominent and recognizable organization throughout Arizona, to contribute to the advancement of physicians and their medical practices, and the overall well-being of the physician community. Additionally, she hopes to help close gaps in the healthcare community and foster better relations among physicians, other healthcare professionals, and community stakeholders.