Dr. Lee Spencer, MD
Chosen as one of Dallas's top three doctors in Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Lee Spencer is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in addiction psychiatry at a private practice on Douglas Avenue in Dallas. Dr. Spencer earned a medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and finished psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, serving as chief resident. Next came a one-year addiction psychiatry fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Spencer was medical director of chemical dependency treatment at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. The practice treats substance use disorders along with the mental health problems that come with them. Psychiatric nurse practitioner Shane Tipton also sees patients there.
(972) 689-8859
8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 805, Dallas, TX, 75225
Awards & Certifications:
- Board Certified in Psychiatry
- Board Certified in Addiction Psychiatry
- Former Medical Director, Chemical Dependency Treatment, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (2014 to 2016)
Education & Training:
- MD, Tulane University School of Medicine (2009)
- Internship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Psychiatry Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Chief Resident)
- Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Why did we choose Dr. Lee Spencer, MD as one of our Top Doctors?
Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Lee Spencer as a top addiction medicine doctor in Dallas because of elite training, double board certification, and real experience leading addiction programs. Dr. Spencer earned a medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine, then completed psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and served as chief resident. A one-year addiction psychiatry fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center came next. Board certification in both psychiatry and addiction psychiatry completes that path. Training like this prepares a doctor for hard cases.
What we like most about Dr. Spencer is the hands-on leadership behind the care. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Spencer served as medical director of chemical dependency treatment at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. The practice website also lists roles as an assistant professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern and as medical director of an addiction intensive outpatient program. Patients are seen at a private office on Douglas Avenue in Dallas, where psychiatric nurse practitioner Shane Tipton is also part of the team. Care centers on addiction psychiatry, so substance use and mental health are treated together. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Lee Spencer among the top three addiction medicine doctors in Dallas.
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