Hector R. Payares is an American Nurse Credential Center (ANCC) licensed Board-Certified Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) licensed Board-Certified Adult and Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, with training and experience treating patients with psychiatric disorders across the lifespan and across practice settings, from Dade Correctional Institution, Krome Detention Center (Department of Homeland Security-ICE) and several outpatient clinics in South Florida.

Also, Master of Science in Nursing – Education with teaching experience in different nursing schools, including Fortis College, Miami Regional University, and Florida Career College.

Also, he is a foreign physician with a few years practicing medicine in Havana, Cuba.