Desert Care Network Governing Board
Meet our Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is responsible for financial and professional oversight of Desert Care Network. Its members guide Desert Care Network in the delivery of high-quality healthcare to the Coachella Valley.
Desert Regional Medical Center
Scott White (Chair)
Amir Lavaf, MD (Chair Emeritus)
Jacqueline Le, MD (Vice Chair)
Grace Garner (Secretary/Treasurer)
Lara Hasan, MD (Chief of Staff)
Michael Ditoro (CEO)
Ramy Awad, MD
Frederick Axelrod, MD
Kim Phan, MD
Narasimha Rao, MD
Les Zendle, MD
Carole Rogers
Greg Rodriguez
Ezekiel Bonillas
Laura James
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Hi Desert Medical Center
Jim Bagley (Chair)
Gary Talley (Vice Chair)
Matthew Campos (Secretary)
Sumit Mahajan, M.D. (Chief of Staff)
Jeffrey Seip, M.D. (Chief of Staff Elect)
Karen Faulis (CEO)
Christi Blauwkamp
Mohneke Broughton
Cathy Itnyre
Gholam “Gino” Zadeii, M.D.
Donna Munoz-Aldana
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JFK Memorial Hospital
M. Elizabeth Sassano (Chair)
Michael Stutz (Vice Chair)
Douglas Welmas (Secretary)
Emily Rekuc D.O. (Chief of Staff)
Jambur Chandrashekar, M.D. (Chief of Staff Elect)
Karen Faulis (CEO)
Gloria Romero Franz, CFP®
Craig Hiddleston
Jeffery Kirkpatrick
Jhan Schmitz
Gerald Sharon
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