Dr. Younan Nowzaradan

Dr. Younan Nowzaradan

Personal information

Known for
Acting
Known credits
3
Gender
Male
Born
October 11, 1944
Place of birth
Tehran, Iran
Also known as
Younan NowzaradanDr. Now

Biography

Younan Nowzaradan (born October 11, 1944), also known as Dr. Now, is an Iranian-born Assyrian-American doctor, TV personality, and author. He specializes in vascular surgery and bariatric surgery. He is regarded ​as one of the most experienced and ​knowledgeable weight loss ​physicians. He works with obese, ​morbidly obese, and often super-​obese individuals, bringing innovative ​solutions to weight loss and surgical ​interventions.

He has ​pioneered surgical ​techniques to accommodate ​super-morbidly obese ​patients, significantly ​advancing the field of ​bariatric surgery. He is a leader in laparoscopic surgical techniques, including pioneering laparoscopic appendectomies and cholecystectomies.

He is known for helping morbidly obese people lose weight on My 600-lb Life (2012–present) and The 6000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now (2025).

Popular

My 600-lb Life
Show
2012

My 600-lb Life

Show · 2012

My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?
Show
2015

My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?

Show · 2015

The 6000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now
Show
2025

The 6000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now

Show · 2025