Professional profile
Dr. Ard is a triple board-certified psychiatrist and Qualified Medical Evaluator (Q.M.E.) with subspecialty expertise in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and a Master's degree in Bioethics from Loma Linda University School of Religion. He completed his Psychiatry Residency at Loma Linda University, where he served as Chief Resident, followed by fellowship training in Psychosomatics and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the University of Southern California.
Dr. Ard serves as Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry and Vice Chair of Clinical Ethics at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and as Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Sciences at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. His clinical and forensic expertise focuses on the intersection of psychiatry and medicine, with particular interests in PTSD, substance use disorders, somatic symptom disorders, and complex psychiatric-medical cases.