Dr. Ryan Lee joined Alsana’s St. Louis PHP Team in 2022. He is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with 11 years of professional experience in healthcare across the entire continuum of care including outpatient clinics, intensive-outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, residential treatment programs, inpatient psychiatric units, inpatient detoxification centers, and psychiatric emergency departments.

In his role as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Lee is responsible for formulating accurate diagnoses and treatment of complex psychiatric conditions, including prescribing, evaluating, and monitoring response to medications. In addition, Dr. Lee closely collaborates with the entire clinical team to help guide treatment planning to ensure positive clinical outcomes.

Before Alsana, he worked for a nationally recognized residential treatment facility that specializes in treating patients with eating disorders, trauma-related disorders, and co-occurring substance use disorders. From 2018 to 2019, Dr. Lee served as the Director of Psychiatry for a PHP/IOP program located in Scottsdale, Arizona

Dr. Lee earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Fairfield University in 2011, and received his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Fairfield University in 2016, graduating summa cum laude.

In his spare time, Dr. Lee enjoys traveling, hiking, producing music, cooking, and hanging out with his dog, Harper (yes, like Harper Lee: the author).

Fun fact: In another lifetime, Dr. Lee was a professional DJ and graffiti artist.