OUR TEAM
FORTE - WELL BEINGWe dedicate ourselves to enhancing the quality of life of our customers, clinical team, our staff, and the larger medical community through all of our activities.
Doug Maready, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Hilary Hellman
Chief Executive Officer
Laurie Fiorica, MS
Chief Operating Officer
Audra Taylor, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Abby Brinkman, MS, OTR/L
Director, Lifestyle Programs
Jasmyn Buchanan, PA-C
Physician Assistant (PA)
Lexi Fraino, MS, RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Anita Gregory, PT
Director, Movement Programs
Wanda Ichiriu, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Jodi Marcello, E-RYT, DMA
Yoga Instructor/Health Coach
Bret Lopez, PA-C
Physician Assistant (PA)
Doug was born and raised in Mesa. He graduated from Mountain View High School in 1993, then spent one year studying at the University of Utah before leaving to serve a church mission in Finland. After returning, he studied philosophy at Brigham Young University in preparation for medical school. During that time he met and married Tiffany. He graduated from BYU in 2002 and they moved to New Orleans to attend medical school at Tulane University. They had their first child there and also experienced Hurricane Katrina. They evacuated the hurricane and went to Salt Lake City where they had their second child and finished medical school. After graduation, they moved to Portland, Oregon, where Doug did his Internal Medicine residency training at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). He was in the Primary Care Track, obtaining special training in the team-based care model.
Abby is an occupational therapist and certified functional medicine health coach with a passion for whole-person, mind-body medicine. Throughout her experiences working in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, home health, private practice and within a fully remote diabetes clinic- she has supported individuals with a variety of complex physical and psychiatric needs. Abby feels inspired by the level of resilience she has witnessed within those living with chronic health conditions, and seeks to highlight those strengths when helping individuals move toward their vision of wellbeing.
Jasmyn grew up in Las Vegas and attended UNLV where she earned numerous academic awards and a degree in Nutritional Studies. She worked for a few years as a nursing assistant, then attended A.T. Still University in Mesa and received her Physician Assistant degree in 2020. She worked with a COVID mobile unit before joining Maready Medical. She enjoys exercising, baking, water sports, hiking, among many other things.
Lexi is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) who is focused on helping people accomplish their nutrition goals. She is passionate about supporting people in achieving optimal health by using evidence-based medical nutrition therapies to prevent and treat disease. Her mission is to inspire people to form a healthy relationship with food to improve their daily life and last them a lifetime.
Anita is a physical therapist with over 30 years of clinical, education and healthcare management experience. She has provided traditional and specialized patient care. She is recognized for professionalism, patience, positive mental attitude, and commitment to excellence. She enjoys working with physicians, staff, patients, and families to improve the physical well-being of her patients. In addition to treating, she has held multiple senior-level positions overseeing clinical operations and therapy practices across the country.
Wanda Ichiriu PA-C is a board-certified physician assistant with over 26 years’ experience in internal medicine/primary care, urgent care/emergency department, and nephrology. She has had 21 years’ experience in nephrology to include management of both out-patient and in-patient/hospitalized end-stage renal disease/hemodialysis and chronic kidney disease patients. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy at California state University, Long Beach and earned her postgraduate certificate from the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she worked as a physical therapist for 7 years prior to enrolling in the Yale PA program. As a physical therapist, Wanda has worked in a variety of settings/subspecialties to include outpatient/inpatient orthopedics musculoskeletal injuries, wound care clinic, burn intensive care unit, cardiac rehabilitation, acute rehabilitation to include stroke rehabilitation and status post amputations, general medical/surgical unit, post cardiothoracic surgery patients to include critical care cardiothoracic surgical unit, and skilled nursing/long term care facility patients.
Jodi is a registered yoga teacher, licensed yoga instructor, professional dancer, choreographer, fitness instructor, nutrition and cooking guru, and credentialed as a Dance Master, America.
Bret moved from Provo, Utah and has been with us since the opening of the clinic. He grew up in Orem, Utah, served a church mission in Puerto Rico, then went on to Brigham Young University to study Exercise Science. While there, he played baseball for the Cougars for four years. Instead of pursuing a baseball career, he decided to pursue a career in the health professions. He attended the Physician Assistant program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, graduating in 2017 and developed a desire to become a primary care provider who helps patients find true health. He met Dr. Maready while on rotation in Roosevelt, Utah and after learning of the design of Maready Medical, decided to join the team and move his family to Arizona.