• Board Certified in Psychiatry by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Physician leadership roles including Inpatient Medical Director as well as Board Member of non-profit Nevada Health Alliance
• Patient’s Top Choice award from U.S. News and World Report and Patient’s Choice award, On-Time Doctor award, Compassionate Doctor Recognition from vitals.com

Dr. Mayes was originally born in Eureka, California but primarily grew up in Pocatello, Idaho. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Psychology from Idaho State University. He then completed his Master of Science in Medical Science as well as Medical Degree from the American University of the Caribbean (AUC). As part of clinical course work at AUC, Dr. Mayes spent his last 2 years training with a UCLA affiliated residency program in Bakersfield, California. After graduating, he finished his Psychiatry Internship with Maricopa Integrated Health Systems in Phoenix, Arizona. He then moved to Las Vegas and completed his Psychiatry residency training while serving as Chief Resident at University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Since completing residency, Dr. Mayes has extensive experience in multiple areas of Psychiatry. Clinical experiences include Forensic/Correctional Psychiatry, Consult-Liaison, Emergency Psychiatry, Alcohol and Drug detoxification, and Geriatric Psychiatry. Other clinical interests include non-traditional/alternative treatments, preventative health maintenance, hypnosis, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and non-traditional medication treatment including psychedelics research as potential for novel therapeutic treatments.