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Office
SSMHealth SLUCare Physician Group Sleep Disorders Center
3545 Lafayette Avenue, Salus Center, Suite 1216
Saint Louis, MO 63104Phone+1 314-617-3464Fax+1 314-977-5330
Education & Training
- Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social JusticeMSPH, Epidemiology, Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award, 2008 - 2014
- SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
- University of the Philippines College of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 2001 - 2002
- IL State Medical License 1995 - 1999
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Professionalism Award Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2023-2024
- Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013, 2024
- Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, 2019-2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsAssociation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010.Aditya Uppalapati, Sindhura Gogineni, Joseph R. Espiritu
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 2016-11-01 - 135 citationsAging-related sleep changes.Joseph Espiritu
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2008-02-01 - 17 citationsExercise-Induced Oxygen Desaturation during the 6-Minute Walk Test.Raghav Gupta, Gregg L Ruppel, Joseph Espiritu
Medical Sciences. 2020-01-31
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of a desensitization program for continuous positive airway pressure–intolerant patientsEspiritu J, Ordaz E, Dettenmeier P, Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 5/23/2020
- No-show rates to a sleep clinic: drivers and determinantsCheung D, Sahrmann J, Nzewuihe A, Espiritu J, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 5/15/2020
- Factors associated with an emergency department or urgent care visit for asthma, United States in 2010Espiritu JD, Allemyar A, Helwani M, Elliot M, Xaverius P, Journal of Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 1/20/2020
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Health Watch: Should You Get a Sleep Study?May 24th, 2019
- Health Watch: Why Sleep Disorders Can Be ProblematicMay 2nd, 2019
- Having Sleep Issues During The Pandemic? You’re Not AloneMay 1st, 2020
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Committees
- Steering Committee Member, American College of Chest Physicians, Sleep Institute 2009 - 2010
- Founding Member, Missouri Sleep Society 2008 - 2019
- Steering Committee Member, American College of Chest Physicians, Sleep Medicine Network 2008 - 2009
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Missouri Sleep SocietyMember
- Alpha Sigma Nu Honor SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Filipino, Spanish
External Links
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine Profilehttp://internalmed.slu.edu/pulmcc/index.php?page=joseph-espiritu-m-d-f-c-c-p
- SLUCare Physician Profilehttp://physicians.slu.edu/Results?index=1&lastName=espiritu
- SLUCare Sleep Disorders Centerhttp://www.slu.edu/internal-medicine-home/pulmonary-critical-care-and-sleep-medicine/sleep-disorders-center
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