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title: Yashar Fard, MD
date: 2025-09-30T23:09:50Z
modified: 2026-10-16T01:31:59Z
permalink: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/team/yashar-fard-md/"
type: team
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 4976
specialty:
  - Psychiatry
office:
  - Columbia Psychiatry
  - Reston, VA
modality_areas:
  - Brief Therapy
  - Child Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  - Individual Counseling
  - Psychopharmacology
  - Psychotherapy
conditions:
  - ADHD
  - Adoption
  - Affective Disorders
  - Agoraphobia
  - Anger Management & Impulse Disorders
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Asperger’s Syndrome
  - Autism Spectrum Disorders
  - Behavioral Issues
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Body Dysmorphia
  - Borderline Personality Disorder
  - Career Issues
  - Child Abuse
  - Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain
  - Cultural (racial, ethnic) Identity Issues
  - Death, Dying, & Terminal Illness
  - Delusional Disorders
  - "Dementia & Alzheimer's"
  - Depression
  - Developmental Disorders
  - Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  - Domestic Violence
  - Eating Disorders
  - Eating/Food Insecurities
  - Family Conflict
  - Gambling Addiction
  - Gangs/Cults
  - Gender Dysphoria
  - Grief and Bereavement
  - Hoarding
  - Homelessness
  - Infertility or Pregnancy Loss
  - Intellectual Disabilities
  - Learning Disabilities
  - LGBTQI+ Issues
  - Marital/Separation/Divorce
  - "Men's Issues"
  - Military Lifestyle Issues
  - Mood Disorders
  - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  - Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  - Panic/Phobias
  - Parenting Issues
  - Personality Disorders
  - Physical Abuse Victims
  - Post-Partum/Pre-Partum
  - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  - Psychotic Disorders
  - Relationship Issues
  - Schizophrenic Disorders
  - School Related Problems
  - Self-Harming Behaviors
  - Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
  - Sex Abuse Victims
  - Sexual Addictions
  - Sexual Disorders
  - Sexual Dysfunction
  - Sleep Disorders
  - Social Anxiety
  - Stress Management
  - Suicidality
  - Transition to Adulthood
  - Trauma
  - Traumatic Brain Injury
  - Trichotillomania
  - Veteran’s Issues
special_populations:
  - Co-Occurring Disorders
  - Disabilities – Developmental
  - Disabilities – Hearing Impaired
  - Disabilities – Learning
  - Disabilities – Physical
  - Disabilities – Visually Impaired
  - Geriatric
  - HIV/AIDS
  - Immigrant Populations
  - LGBTQI+
  - Medical Co-Morbidity
  - Refugees
language:
  - Persian
featured_image: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/photo_5147680933648903604_x.jpg"
timestamp: 2026-10-16T01:31:59Z
tags:
  - Psychiatry
  - Columbia Psychiatry
  - Reston, VA
  - Brief Therapy
  - Child Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
  - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  - Individual Counseling
  - Psychopharmacology
  - Psychotherapy
  - ADHD
  - Adoption
  - Affective Disorders
  - Agoraphobia
  - Anger Management & Impulse Disorders
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Asperger’s Syndrome
  - Autism Spectrum Disorders
  - Behavioral Issues
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Body Dysmorphia
  - Borderline Personality Disorder
  - Career Issues
  - Child Abuse
  - Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain
  - Cultural (racial, ethnic) Identity Issues
  - Death, Dying, & Terminal Illness
  - Delusional Disorders
  - "Dementia & Alzheimer's"
  - Depression
  - Developmental Disorders
  - Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  - Domestic Violence
  - Eating Disorders
  - Eating/Food Insecurities
  - Family Conflict
  - Gambling Addiction
  - Gangs/Cults
  - Gender Dysphoria
  - Grief and Bereavement
  - Hoarding
  - Homelessness
  - Infertility or Pregnancy Loss
  - Intellectual Disabilities
  - Learning Disabilities
  - LGBTQI+ Issues
  - Marital/Separation/Divorce
  - "Men's Issues"
  - Military Lifestyle Issues
  - Mood Disorders
  - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  - Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  - Panic/Phobias
  - Parenting Issues
  - Personality Disorders
  - Physical Abuse Victims
  - Post-Partum/Pre-Partum
  - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  - Psychotic Disorders
  - Relationship Issues
  - Schizophrenic Disorders
  - School Related Problems
  - Self-Harming Behaviors
  - Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
  - Sex Abuse Victims
  - Sexual Addictions
  - Sexual Disorders
  - Sexual Dysfunction
  - Sleep Disorders
  - Social Anxiety
  - Stress Management
  - Suicidality
  - Transition to Adulthood
  - Trauma
  - Traumatic Brain Injury
  - Trichotillomania
  - Veteran’s Issues
  - Co-Occurring Disorders
  - Disabilities – Developmental
  - Disabilities – Hearing Impaired
  - Disabilities – Learning
  - Disabilities – Physical
  - Disabilities – Visually Impaired
  - Geriatric
  - HIV/AIDS
  - Immigrant Populations
  - LGBTQI+
  - Medical Co-Morbidity
  - Refugees
  - Persian
---

### Medical Doctor

![](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/photo_5147680933648903604_x.jpg)

Dr. Yashar Yousef Fard, MD, MPH is a provider at our [Reston, VA](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/location/reston-va.md) clinic who offers [psychiatry](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/psychiatric-care/psychiatry-and-medication/) services!

Dr. Yashar Yousef Fard, MD, MPH, is a compassionate Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist who believes in healing from the inside out—using just the right amount of intervention to restore balance in conditions such as ADHD, depression, and anxiety.



He completed his Adult Psychiatry residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. With a strong foundation in psychopharmacology research, neuroimaging, and interventional psychiatry, Dr. Fard integrates scientific insight with empathy to help each patient build resilience and achieve lasting wellness.



Drawing on his academic background, Dr. Fard maintains a deep interest in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and other emerging treatments for complex and treatment-resistant conditions. Before joining Columbia Associates, he contributed to pioneering research at Columbia University and Stony Brook University, focusing on the biological foundations of mood disorders and treatment response.



Fluent in English, Persian, and Azerbaijani/Turkish, and shaped by a diverse cultural background, Dr. Fard values cultural understanding and meaningful human connection as cornerstones of effective mental health care. He is dedicated to helping individuals of all ages find balance, healing, and connection on their mental health journeys.