Younan Nowzaradan Explained
Younan Nowzaradan (Persian: یونان نوذرادان; born October 11, 1944),[1] also known as Dr. Now, is an Iranian-born American doctor, TV personality, and author. He specializes in vascular surgery and bariatric surgery. He is known for helping morbidly obese people lose weight on My 600-lb Life (2012–present).[2] [3]
Education and medical career
Nowzaradan was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. In 1970, he graduated from the University of Tehran with a Doctor of Medicine degree.[4] He then moved to the United States. He participated in the Medical Orientation Program at Saint Louis University in 1971 and completed a Rotating Surgical Internship at St. John Hospital (operated by St. John Providence Health System) in Detroit, Michigan. Nowzaradan is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Nowzaradan is currently affiliated with Houston Obesity Surgery in Houston, TX, and practices at several local hospitals. He is the author of several scholarly publications on obesity and laparoscopy.
Media appearances
He has been on My 600-lb Life since 2012. He has also appeared on installments of Body Shock, including the episodes "Half Ton Dad", "Half Ton Teen", and "Half Ton Mum". He also published two books titled Last Chance to Live (2017) and The Scale Does Not Lie, People Do (2019).[5] Dr. Now made several appearances at Texas theme parks such as Six Flags AstroWorld to promote health awareness in the early 2000s, reaching out to youth and encouraging them to make good dietary choices.
Personal life
He was married to Delores McRedmond for 31 years; they divorced in 2004. The couple had three children together.[6] His son, Jonathan Nowzaradan (b. 1978), works as a director and producer for My 600-lb Life.[7] [8]
Publications
Books
- Book: Nowzaradan . Younan . Last Chance to Live . Younan Nowzaradan . 978-0-9972252-0-4 .
- Book: Nowzaradan . Younan . The Scale Does Not Lie, People Do: Reversing Obesity Now : Dr. Nowzaradan Takes a Closer Look at Obesity and the Essential Solutions for the 21st Century . 2019 . Younan Nowzaradan M.D. . 978-0-9972252-1-1 .
Articles
- Castillo Silva . Ana Karen . Nowzaradan . Younan . Varon . Joseph . Editorial: The Malignant Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (MOHS): An Unrecognized Critical Care Syndrome? . Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews . 27 March 2018 . 13 . 3 . 124–125 . 10.2174/1573398X1303180327163522 .
- Muñoz . Sebastian . Nowzaradan . Younan . Varon . Joseph . Extreme Obesity in the Intensive Care Unit: The Malignant Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome . Journal of Intensive Care Medicine . March 2013 . 28 . 2 . 134–135 . 10.1177/1559827612445707 . 22781965 . 44438360 .
- Nowzaradan . Younan . Barnes . J. Peyton Jr . Current Techniques in Laparoscopic Appendectomy . Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques . December 1993 . 3 . 6 . 470–476 . 8269267 .
- Nowzaradan . Younan . Barnes . J. Peyton Jr . Westmoreland . Jack . Hojabri . Mohsen . Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Treatment of Choice for Suspected Appendicitis . Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques . October 1993 . 3 . 5 . 411–416 . 8261273 .
- Meador . John H. . Nowzaradan . Younan . Matzelle . Wayne . Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Report of 82 Cases . Southern Medical Journal . February 1991 . 84 . 2 . 186–189 . 10.1097/00007611-199102000-00008 . 1824963 .
Notes and References
- News: King . Brittany . My 600-Lb. Life Dr. Nowzaradan on Why It's Difficult for Patients to Keep the Weight Off . August 30, 2018 . . May 30, 2017.
- Web site: Dr. Now . . August 30, 2018.
- News: Levitt . Alice . Dr. Younan Nowzaradan of My 600-lb Life, a Weight-Loss Doctor Who's No Quack . August 30, 2018 . . October 2, 2017.
- Web site: Meet Doctor Nowzaradan . Houston Obesity Surgery . January 21, 2019.
- News: Iracheta . Michelle . 'My 600-lb Life' Houston doctor reveals 22 weight loss tips in exclusive interview . December 25, 2019 . Houston Chronicle . October 3, 2019.
- News: Dr Nowzaradan wife and children, has he moved on after divorce from ex-wife? . Thecelebsinfo . 16 October 2023 .
- News: Burton . Toddy . For TLC, With a Little TLC . April 8, 2019 . . August 3, 2007.
- News: Hahn . Patrick D. . Cutting edge: bariatric surgery may do more harm than good . April 8, 2019 . . April 12, 2017.
