Monica Taylor-Desir, MD, MPH, is a psychiatrist with the department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota where she serves as a community psychiatrist for the Olmsted County Assertive Community Treatment Team, at the Southeast Regional Crisis Center and as the co-chair for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Mayo Midwest Department of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Taylor-Desir served as a community psychiatrist for tribal communities for 16 years. Dr. Taylor-Desir graduated from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine. After completing her psychiatry residency and a fellowship in community psychiatry at Emory University, Dr. Taylor-Desir began her career with the Winslow Indian Health Care Center in Winslow, Arizona, working with a predominantly Navajo population. This work was through her commitment to the National Health Service Corps as a Scholarship recipient.  

Dr. Taylor-Desir then moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to serve the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for eight years. Dr. Taylor-Desir then moved to New Town, North Dakota to serve the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation for three years as their Chief Medical Officer and psychiatrist for the Elbowoods Memorial Health Care Center. Dr. Taylor-Desir served as a member of the National Advisory Committee to the National Health Service Corps from 2020-2023 where she advocated for healthcare services to tribal and rural communities. 

Dr. Taylor-Desir currently has the pleasure of serving as the secretary for the American Psychiatric Association Foundation Board of Directors.