New Board Members Welcomed
Recently, NAVAPD welcomed two new board members to the team, Dr. Shane Taylor, D.M.D. and Dr. Alina Gonzalez-Mayo, M.D.
Dr. Shane Taylor is ACOS Chief of Dental Services at the Montana VA HCS. As a practicing dentist, his skills include; Implant placement, Oral Surgery, fixed and removable Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics and all aspects of Restorative dentistry. He also works closely with the medical team with coordinated care with those veterans suffering from Sleep related disorders.
As ACOS, he works closely with the Chief of Staff, and serves as interim COS when needed. His duties also include; voting member of the Medical Executive Board, voting member of the Credentialing and Privileging board and Peer Review committee, along with all other tasks assigned by the COS.
Dr. Taylor served as simultaneous Dental Chief at both the Montana VA HCS and the Sheridan VA HCS from 2015 to 2021, where he served all of northern Wyoming and all of Montana.
Prior to joining the VA, Dr. Taylor was in private practice for over 18 years with dental offices located in both Utah and Nevada. He earned his dental degree from the University of Oklahoma and did a one year GPR program at the Portland Oregon VA Medical Center.
Dr. Taylor is a combat veteran and has achieved the ranks of Sergeant(E-5) and LTC in the United Stated Army reserves and has served in locations such as Peru, Korea, Germany, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Dr. Alina Gonzalez-Mayo was born and raised in Miami, Fl. She did her psychiatry residency in St. Vincent’s in New York, and a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at NYU. Dr. Gonzalez-Mayo remained in New York for several years before moving back to Florida. She was in private practice in St. Pete until joining the VA in 2010.
Dr. Gonzalez-Mayo serves as the Section Chief for the Inpatient Unit and the Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Program at Bay Pines VA with Nova Southeastern University as the sponsor. She also chairs the Public Psychiatry for the Florida Psychiatric Society.