Our expert team complements Dr. Art Quintanilla's vision of Desert Medical Rejuvenation, sharing in his passion to provide exceptional patient care and enhance their natural beauty inside and out. Our licensed aestheticians and office management team are qualified, bilingual professionals who believe in giving each patient personal attention and spending extra time with them to map out a treatment plan that addresses their concerns and needs. You can rest assured our specialist team really cares about helping you to feel good in your own skin.
A Coachella Valley local, born and raised in Palm Springs, Missy Thompson holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Southern California. In 2015, she opted for a career change and ventured into the world of aesthetics working in Rancho Mirage, CA. In 2017, she brought her experience, engaging personality, and amazing interpersonal skills as our office manager at Desert Medical Rejuvenation. She provides first-rate personalized service to all of our med spa patients. The friendly face of our office, Missy is highly esteemed by all our patients. She is a proud mother of two hardworking teenagers with bright futures, plus two beautiful Goldendoodles — Oliver and Winston. Missy is a competitive runner who loves her daily three-mile jog with her dogs, she also loves hiking and all sports; however she mostly loves spending time with her family.
Sabrina Cazares is also from the Coachella Valley, born and raised in La Quinta. She has been licensed for 11 years in the study of Cosmetology. Her main focus is Esthetics and she is in charge of all PCA Skin and Skinbetter Science® facials, VI Peels®, Dermaplaning, PLEXR showers, and HydraFacial®.
A competent professional who is passionate about skin care, Sabrina addresses her clients' concerns with personalized assessments, advising them on the best solutions available in our office to resolve them. Separately, she owns her own Lash business that is incorporated within our office. Sabrina is fluent in Spanish, friendly and easygoing as well as a proud dog mom of Marty. She enjoys outdoor hobbies such as hiking and snowboarding and enjoys traveling.
A native of Orange County, CA, Tina Kim relocated to Palm Springs in 1998 at the tender age of 16. She has ample experience in customer service, bookkeeping, and real estate. Finding her true calling, Tina entered the field of healthcare in 2008. Tina is a natural in our medical office. She is a versatile employee who can perform many different duties at Desert Medical Rejuvenation. Whether she fills in at the front office, back office, billing, managerial duties, or even assisting the medical doctor when required. Tina’s family immigrated from South Korea. She is fluent in Korean and translates for our Korean patients. Tina is passionate about her ten- and eight-year-old boys. She is laser-focused on raising them as strong, smart, responsible, and respectful adults. Her favorite activity is planning and enjoying family vacations.
Maricela Fausto is our newest team member at Desert Medical Rejuvenation. She is also a Coachella Valley local, born and raised in Indio where she has lived her entire life. Since obtaining medical assistant status, Maricela has gained ample experience in the past five years in Medical spas. She is well-versed in aesthetic procedures, such as BOTOX®, Dysport®, dermal fillers, platelet-rich plasma, and laser treatments. In our office, Maricela assists Dr. Quintanilla in all aesthetic procedures. She is bilingual, fluent in Spanish, and has become a huge asset to our office in her short time here. A millennial who is endowed with a pleasant and patient personality with outstanding interpersonal skills, Maricela is devoted to her five-year-old son. Her preferred pastime is playing soccer with her son and reading a wide variety of books.
