- Education
- BS, Morehouse School of Medicine, 1993
- MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1997
- Internship
- Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1999
- Residency
- Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 2002
- Fellowship
- Hypertension, Duke University School of Medicine, 2001
- Primary Care, VA Hospital - Durham, 2003
- Memberships
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Society for Nutrition
- Obesity Society
- Positions
- Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
- Professor, General Internal Medicine
- Departments and Affiliations
- Epidemiology and Prevention
- General Internal Medicine
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Hypertension and Vascular Research Center
Research
- Response to "Knowledge Gaps in Long-Term Phentermine Use". Lewis KH, Fischer H, Ard J, Bessesen D, Daley M, Desai J, Fitzpatrick S, Horberg M, Koebnick C, Oshiro C, Young DR, Arterburn DE. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Aug; 27(8):1220.
- Dietary Quality Assessed by the HEI-2010 and Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Disease: An Exploratory Analysis. Crowe-White KM, Ellis AC, Mehta T, Locher JL, Ard JD. J Am Coll Nutr. ; 38(7):640-647.
- Use of phentermine-topiramate extended release in combination with sleeve gastrectomy in patients with BMI 50 kg/m2 or more. Ard JD, Beavers DP, Hale E, Miller G, McNatt S, Fernandez A. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Jul; 15(7):1039-1043.
- Safety and Effectiveness of Longer-Term Phentermine Use: Clinical Outcomes from an Electronic Health Record Cohort. Lewis KH, Fischer H, Ard J, Barton L, Bessesen DH, Daley MF, Desai J, Fitzpatrick SL, Horberg M, Koebnick C, Oshiro C, Yamamoto A, Young DR, Arterburn DE. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Apr; 27(4):591-602.
- Effectiveness of a Total Meal Replacement Program (OPTIFAST Program) on Weight Loss: Results from the OPTIWIN Study. Ard JD, Lewis KH, Rothberg A, Auriemma A, Coburn SL, Cohen SS, Loper J, Matarese L, Pories WJ, Periman S. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 01; 27(1):22-29.