(From left to right) Dr. Gloria Gerstner, Dr. David Gonzales (Secretary/Treasurer), Dr. Santiago Macias (Vice-President), Dr. Valerie Romero-Leggott, Kim Benavidez, MS I, and Dr. Leonora Lopez (President).

About Us

The New Mexico Hispanic Medical Association (NMHMA) is a private not-for-profit organization that has been in existence since 1989. Our mission is to make healthcare accessible and affordable to all New Mexicans. We do this by:

  • Offering affordable healthcare to the medically uninsured with the New Mexico Medical Card,

  • Encouraging and assisting citizens interested in pursuing a career in New Mexico healthcare,

  • Providing scholarships to students that have made a commitment to provide healthcare in New Mexico,

  • Advocating for healthcare policy that increases access and affordability, and,

  • Providing charitable healthcare at community health fairs and other events,

  • Providing continuing medical education to healthcare professionals with an emphasis on conditions facing the medically uninsured and underserved



Current Board Members:


Leonora Lopez, MD
President


Santiago Macias, MD
Vice-President


David Gonzales, MD
Secretary/Treasurer


Mario Pacheco, MD
Past President


Michael Montoya, MD



Concha Paz, MD



Pablo Vigil, MD



Charles Maestas, MD


Anthony Vigil, MD



Roland Sanchez, MD



Dayana
George-Lucero, MD



Martin Guerrero, MD


Valerie
Romero-Leggott, MD



Gloria Gerstner, DPM



Martin Ruiz, MD



Kim Benavidez, MS I


Matt Mehne, MS I