Younan Nowzaradan

Younan Nowzaradan
Younan Nowzaradan
یونان نوزرادان
Born	October 11, 1944 (age 80); Tehran, Iran
Other names	Dr. Now
Alma mater	University of Tehran (MD)
Occupations	Surgeon; TV personality; author;
Known for	Appearances on My 600-lb Life
Spouse	Delores McRedmond (m. 1973; div. 2004)
Children	3

Younan Nowzaradan (Persian: یونان نوزرادان; born October 11, 1944),^[1] also known as Dr. Now, is an Iranian-born American doctor of Assyrian heritage, 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, and is of Assyrian heritage. 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.^[4] 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.^[4] He is the author of several scholarly publications on obesity and laparoscopy.^[5]

Media appearances

He has been on My 600-lb Life since 2012.^[6] He has also appeared on installments of Body Shock, including the episodes "Half Ton Dad", "Half Ton Teen", and "Half Ton Mum".^[6] He also published two books titled Last Chance to Live (2017) and The Scale Does Not Lie, People Do (2019).^[7] 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.^[8] His son, Jonathan Nowzaradan (b. 1978), works as a director and producer for My 600-lb Life.^[9]^[10]

Publications

Books

Nowzaradan, Younan. Last Chance to Live. Younan Nowzaradan. ISBN 978-0-9972252-0-4.
Nowzaradan, Younan (2019). 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. Younan Nowzaradan M.D. ISBN 978-0-9972252-1-1.

Articles

Castillo Silva, Ana Karen; Nowzaradan, Younan; Varon, Joseph (March 27, 2018). "Editorial: The Malignant Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (MOHS): An Unrecognized Critical Care Syndrome?". Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. 13 (3): 124–125. doi:10.2174/1573398X1303180327163522.
Muñoz, Sebastian; Nowzaradan, Younan; Varon, Joseph (March 2013). "Extreme Obesity in the Intensive Care Unit: The Malignant Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome". Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 28 (2): 134–135. doi:10.1177/1559827612445707. PMID 22781965. S2CID 44438360.
Nowzaradan, Younan; Barnes, J. Peyton Jr (December 1993). "Current Techniques in Laparoscopic Appendectomy". Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 3 (6): 470–476. PMID 8269267.
Nowzaradan, Younan; Barnes, J. Peyton Jr; Westmoreland, Jack; Hojabri, Mohsen (October 1993). "Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Treatment of Choice for Suspected Appendicitis". Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 3 (5): 411–416. PMID 8261273.
Meador, John H.; Nowzaradan, Younan; Matzelle, Wayne (February 1991). "Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Report of 82 Cases". Southern Medical Journal. 84 (2): 186–189. doi:10.1097/00007611-199102000-00008. PMID 1824963.

References

^ King, Brittany (May 30, 2017). "My 600-Lb. Life Dr. Nowzaradan on Why It's Difficult for Patients to Keep the Weight Off". People. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ "Dr. Now". TLC. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ Levitt, Alice (October 2, 2017). "Dr. Younan Nowzaradan of My 600-lb Life, a Weight-Loss Doctor Who's No Quack". Houstonia. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Meet Doctor Nowzaradan". Houston Obesity Surgery. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
^ Search Results for author Nowzaradan Y on PubMed.
^ ^a ^b My 600-lb Life, February 2012, retrieved March 30, 2019
^ Iracheta, Michelle (October 3, 2019). "'My 600-lb Life' Houston doctor reveals 22 weight loss tips in exclusive interview". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ "Dr Nowzaradan wife and children, has he moved on after divorce from ex-wife?". Thecelebsinfo. October 16, 2023.^{[user-generated source?]}
^ Burton, Toddy (August 3, 2007). "For TLC, With a Little TLC". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
^ Hahn, Patrick D. (April 12, 2017). "Cutting edge: bariatric surgery may do more harm than good". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[1] King, Brittany (May 30, 2017). "My 600-Lb. Life Dr. Nowzaradan on Why It's Difficult for Patients to Keep the Weight Off". People. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

[Houstonia-2] "Dr. Now". TLC. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

[:1-3] Levitt, Alice (October 2, 2017). "Dr. Younan Nowzaradan of My 600-lb Life, a Weight-Loss Doctor Who's No Quack". Houstonia. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

[DrNowMD-4] "Meet Doctor Nowzaradan". Houston Obesity Surgery. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[5] Search Results for author Nowzaradan Y on PubMed.

[:0-6] My 600-lb Life, February 2012, retrieved March 30, 2019

[7] Iracheta, Michelle (October 3, 2019). "'My 600-lb Life' Houston doctor reveals 22 weight loss tips in exclusive interview". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

[8] "Dr Nowzaradan wife and children, has he moved on after divorce from ex-wife?". Thecelebsinfo. October 16, 2023.^{[user-generated source?]}

[9] Burton, Toddy (August 3, 2007). "For TLC, With a Little TLC". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[10] Hahn, Patrick D. (April 12, 2017). "Cutting edge: bariatric surgery may do more harm than good". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

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