Dayna J. Leplatte

Dayna J. Le Platte, MD joined the faculty at the University Of Michigan School Of Medicine July 2014. Throughout her life she has had a constant burning, an insatiable thirsting, and a passion to truly make a difference and now her drive continues as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry. Since the beginning of residency she has been working in various areas clinical areas of Psychiatry and has been a part of the rich history of the University of Michigan’s academic and clinical excellence. Dr. LePlatte has been providing care in various clinical areas including inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, the community mental health system, and the emergency department. Lately, she has been mostly focused on providing outpatient care to children, adolescents, and adults. She joined the department’s Collaborative Care Learning Community and has been providing psychiatric consultation to the family medicine doctors and pediatricians in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She is a member of the Michigan Child Collaborative Care Program. She is the Assistant Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of Psychiatry and she spends a lot of time in clinic seeing patients and supervising the psychiatry residents and fellows. Dr. LePlatte, has many interests but her main goal has been to bring the knowledge that we know about mental health from the textbooks to the community. Also, to further develop and apply the science that we know to the civilization that is outside of our office doors. Hence, Dayna has also engaged in a few research projects related to early intervention at the family level. She is a member of multiple professional organizations and enjoys mentoring.