Mrinal Dhar, MD

With a focus on the connection between body and mind, Dr. Motamarri approaches her role as a sports medicine physician with great enthusiasm and dedication. She enjoys treating both kids and adults and getting them back on track to what they enjoy doing. Dr. Motamarri appreciates meeting new patients and respects that each patent is unique. She embraces this as she gets to know each individual and understand their health goals and how she can help them. She focuses on creating personalized treatment plans that take into account each patient’s background and what fits them best. As a sport medicine physician, Dr. Motamarri focuses on the musculoskeletal system and works with patients to provide non-operative care. In her practice, she treats sprains, fractures, joint pain and much more. Additionally, she is able to offer her patients the benefit of ultrasound-guided injections. As Dr. Motamarri states, “I truly enjoy combining my love of people with my love of physical fitness to achieve great results. My goal for each patient interaction is to be adaptable and positive.” Knowledgeable in Telugu and Spanish, Dr. Motamarri received her medical degree from A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, continued on at the Loyola Medicine MacNeal Family Medicine Program and completed her sports medicine fellowship at Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. When she is away from the office, Dr. Motamarri enjoys playing basketball, listening to music, golfing, meditating, traveling and cooking.

Dr. Salazar, a native of Mexico City, earned her medical degree from Stanford University and has since served vulnerable populations in several health clinics, and public health departments. At the County Health Care Agency, one of her duties included serving as a spokesperson for public health issues for the Spanish-speaking media. Most recently, Dr. Salazar completed a fellowship with the California Health Care Foundation Healthcare Leadership Program. She describes herself as an avid life-learner who always challenges herself to provide cutting edge, evidence-based medicine. An interest in social justice and how medical ailments impact groups and society at large fostered what has become one of Dr. Salazar’s specialties: treating patients with HIV. Working with patients who are affected by the biggest epidemic of our lifetime has reinforced for her the importance of treating all patients with dignity and respect, never losing sight of them as individuals. One of her favorite quotes is, “to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.” Dr. Salazar and her husband feel blessed to have three healthy children and enjoy spending time with them and playing soccer.

A southern California native, Dr. Marquez knew medicine was her calling. As a child, she watched her grandmother, a Filipino immigrant, struggle with the health care system and noticed that she was not guided properly which made her illness more difficult to manage. This convinced Dr. Marquez-Maneja that she would pursue a career as a physician and help fill this gap to provide an exceptional patient experience for all of her patients. An internist with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Marquez-Maneja chose internal medicine as her specialty to master the management of multiple medical diagnoses. She views her role as a medical advisor and guide for her patients and helps her patients reach their goals. As she says, “I enjoy celebrating major milestones with my patients and guiding them along the way. It is a great honor to help my patients and provide support to both my patients and their families.” Dr. Marquez-Maneja also appreciates the opportunity to educate her patients and finds it especially rewarding to share complex information in a way that make sense to her patients. This in turn allows her patients to take charge of their health and achieve the results they seek. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Marquez-Maneja attended University of California, Irvine (UCI) for medical school and completed her residency at UCI Medical Center. A wife and mom, when she is away from the office, Dr. Marquez-Maneja enjoys creative projects including sewing, knitting, crocheting and making her own patterns and costumes.