Gilbert doctors expand to new office in Maricopa

A new medical practice is opening in Maricopa.

American Medical Associates is owned by a married team of doctors, Ehreema Nadir and Hassan Khan, of Gilbert.

“We are a primary internal medicine practice,” Nadir said. “But we do incorporate a lot of natural, naturopathy medicine. And we are also offering med spa services.”

That means cosmetic fillers, Botox, facials and “things you would normally get at a salon/dermatologist or plastic surgeon’s office,” Nadir said.

AMA offers testosterone hormone therapy and weight loss treatment. Services also include low-cost sports physicals. AMA accepts patients age 14 and up.

Nadir is a hospitalist at Chandler Regional Medical Center, Mercy Gilbert and Banner facilities.

“So we do offer direct admissions for our patients,” Nadir said.

The office is an expansion for the doctors, who also own an AMA practice in Gilbert. That is where Maricopan Joann Vitiello is one of three nurse practitioners.

“Because I live here, I will be working here primarily,” Vitiello said. “As we get busy I will be adding hours to this location as well as Dr. Nadir.”

Several Maricopa patients followed Vitiello to Gilbert, where Khan and Nadir have owned the practice for eight years. They have also drawn patients from Casa Grande, and they felt it opening an office in Maricopa would be convenient for everyone.

“What’s great about it is that Dr. Nadir, being that she is a hospitalist, is able to admit [patients] knowing their history,” Vitiello said.

Under other circumstances, Nadir said, a patient trying to be admitted to a hospital may have to wait hours.

To start, Nadir will be in Maricopa part-time. When Khan finishes a fellowship in Tucson, he will head up the Maricopa practice.

The 1,350-square-foot space includes two exam rooms. Nadir considers it just a small start and expects to grow quickly.

Nadir said she has had to learn, sometimes the hard way, the importance of the business aspect of running a medical practice.

“It’s very hard to balance, but I have a very good staff and employees who help a lot,” Nadir said. “I wouldn’t be able to survive without them.”

Raheel Khawaja is the office manager for both AMA locations.

“Our long-term plan is that we will eventually incorporate nephrology into our plan, too, which is a kidney specialty,” Nadir said. “We realized there is no nephrologist in Maricopa.”

Nadir’s immediate goal for the practice in Maricopa is to make it a “full-fledged clinic in three months, a fully-operational clinic that will be seeing at least 40 patients a day between two providers.”

AMA accepts all major insurances, is Medicare approved and can see AHCCCS patients at the Maricopa office. It has pending contracts with several other plans.

Nadir is originally from Pakistan and has been living in Arizona for 15 years. She received her medical training in her homeland and completed her residency at Good Samaritan Medical Center and Maricopa Medical Center. She and Khan have four children.

The office is at 20928 N. John Wayne Parkway, Suite C-4, next to Bashas’.

480-306-5151
AmericanMedicalAssociatesAZ.com

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This story appears in the November issue of InMaricopa.