Dr. David Mays
Dr. David Mays, M.D., Ph.D., is a licensed physician in Wisconsin. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has additional qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin (Madison), with a dual appointment as faculty in the Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies. He is a member of the American Psycyhiatric Association, the Wisconsin Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
Over the last 23 years, Dr. Mays has practiced psychiatry in a variety of settings, with an HMO, an assertive community treatment program, private clinical and forensic practice and as the Clinical Director of the Forensic Program at Mendota Mental Health Institute. This Forensic Program is a 180-bed program and houses the only maximum security forensic unit in Wisconsin.
Dr. Mays has recieved numerous awards for his teaching and clinical work, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Dane County, the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill, the Exceptional Performance Award from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, the 2006 Outstanding Professional Award from the Wisconsin Association on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and the 2010 Outstanding Mental Health Professional Award from the Wisconsin National Alliance on Mental Illness.
He is a highly regarded and sought-after presenter on numerous topics in mental health including: psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, personality disorders, suicide and agression risk management, mainstream and alternative methods in psychiatry and the biology of ethics.