Michael F. Mayo-Smith, MD, MPH

Network Director

Michael F. Mayo-Smith, M.D., M.P.H., was appointed as the Network Director for the VA New England Healthcare System (VISN 1) effective July 6, 2008.  The VA New England Network includes 8 VA Medical Centers and 37 community-based outpatient clinics throughout the six New England states serving a population of over 1.2 million veterans.  The Network employs over 10,000 staff.

Prior to this appointment, Dr. Mayo-Smith served as the national Chief Consultant, Primary Care, since 2006.  From 1999 to 2006, he served as Director, Primary Care Service Line, VA New England Healthcare System.  He began his VA career in 1987 at the Manchester VA Medical Center where he held several positions of increasing responsibility including Medical Director for the Hospital Based Home Care Program, Director of the Substance Abuse Treatment Program, and Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care.
 
Dr. Mayo-Smith received his Bachelor's degree in Science from Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., and received his medical degree from the Hahnemann University (now Drexel University School of Medicine), Philadelphia, PA, in 1980.  In 1986, he received his Masters in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.  He has received board certification in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Geriatrics and has been certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.  He has been on the faculty at Harvard and Dartmouth Medical Schools and has published numerous research articles in the areas of clinical epidemiology and primary care.