Aaron D. Kheriaty, MD

• Adult Psychiatry Services
• Psychiatry Services

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry

• English

• Associate Professor — Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, UCI School of Medicine
• Director — Medical Ethics Program at UCI Health

• Spirituality and Medicine Award for Curriculum Development, George Washington Institute for Spirituality & Health.
• County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors: Commendation. For contributions made in the work of integrating spirituality and mental health.
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Office of Medical Education, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty is a UCI Health psychiatrist who specializes in adult psychiatry services. His clinical interests include general adult psychiatry, medical ethics and psychiatry and spirituality.

He earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., followed by an internship in psychiatry at UCI Medical Center, where he also completed a residency in psychiatry.

Kheriaty is the author of several books and articles for professional and lay audiences, and lectures regularly on topics related to psychiatry, social science, bioethics, and spirituality. His work has been featured in publications, such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, National Review, Huffington Post and First Things. He also has appeared on CNN, NPR, NBC, CBS and Univision's Fusion network.

He sees patients in Orange. 

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