Victoria Hayes, MD

University of Southern Maine Health Services

Victoria Hayes, MD, attended the University of Arkansas and the Ohio State University College of Medicine.  Dr. Hayes developed an interest in adolescent medicine and college health while participating in a teen clinic during medical school.  She pursued this interest while in residency in Vermont by concentrating elective study in this area.  Dr. Hayes characterizes her experience in college health as, "challenging, fulfilling, and incredibly rewarding.  I particularly enjoy the opportunities for wellness and preventive health education and the potential to really make a difference in a student's life.”

Dr. Hayes serves as a consultant for both the Gorham and the Portland Health and Counseling Centers and maintains an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Family Medicine at Maine Medical Center. Her responsibilities include medical student and resident education, supervising the teen clinic, developing and supporting the adolescent curriculum and serving as the faculty advisor for the Family Medicine Interest Group.  She also supports a program called SMILEDOC, which involves students of medicine teaching health topics at local elementary schools and has been involved in a National Institute of Health grant to explore Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Victoria Hayes, MD, is board certified in Family Practice and the subspecialty of adolescent medicine, and has a special interest in women's health and alternative medicine.