Doree Ann Espiritu, MD
Medical Director of Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Services and Service Chief of Psychiatry, Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Dr. Espiritu is the Medical Director of the Behavioral Health Services Adult Outpatient Division and the Service Chief of Psychiatry of the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. She co-led the spread of the Behavioral Health Integration with Primary Care (BHI) initiative which is now in 32 sites. She is board-certified in both Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry. In addition to her administrative role, she maintains an active practice seeing adult and geriatric patients in the outpatient setting and Consultation Liaison. Dr. Espiritu finished her psychiatry residency in Adult Psychiatry at the Henry Ford Health System and then went on to do a fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at Wayne State University. She was trained by the founders of Perfect Depression Care/Zero Suicide (Blues-Busters team) and has been a staunch advocate for suicide prevention. She has received numerous awards including the Henry Ford Health System Shadow of the Leader, the Dr. Joseph Ponka Caring Physician of the Year and has been a consistent Hour Detroit “Top Doc” in Psychiatry from 2009-2020. Dr. Espiritu’s special interests are issues in Geriatric Psychiatry, Dementia, Successful Aging, Behavioral Health Integration In Primary Care, Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s, and Spirituality in Psychiatry. Dr. Espiritu has also been the champion for virtual care and digital mental health.
