Younan Nowzaradan

Background

Younan Nowzaradan is a world-renowned medical practitioner. His patient demeanor, firmness, and devotion to helping others have earned millions of fans worldwide. He has also had some setbacks but overcame them and remained committed to his work. Dr. Nowzaradan was born on October 11, 1944, in Iran, and his zodiac sign is Libra. His ethnicity is Persian, and he speaks Persian and English.

Dr. Nowzaradan grew up in Iran, and he relocated to the United States at the age of 26 in 1970. He achieved his Medical Orientation Program in 1971 at St. Louis University, Missouri. Next, he completed his Rotating Surgical Internship Residency at St. John’s Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his training with a four-year Surgical Residency at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, and a Cardiovascular Fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nowzaradan was the first doctor to propose, research, and adopt the benefits of laparoscopic surgery for procedures for weight loss.

Colleen Shepherd, a former patient’s mother, sued Dr. Nowzaradan for negligence in 2007, alleging that he caused her daughter’s death. Nowzaradan explained that he repeatedly asked the patient to return for treatment — but the patient refused. As a result, the patient was ultimately responsible for her death. The patient’s mother withdrew her case from the law court. He began his career on television in 2012 with T.L.C.’s My 600-Lb Life, a television program where Dr. Nowzaradan works with patients who have extreme obesity and helps them lose weight.