Younan Nowzaradan

About

Younan Nowzaradan (Pronounced Navzaradan; Persian: یونان نوزرادان; born October 11, 1944), 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) and The 6000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now (2025).

Nowzaradan was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. In 1970, he graduated from the University of Tehran with a Doctor of Medicine degree. 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. Nowzaradan is currently affiliated with Houston Obesity Surgery in Houston, and practices at several local hospitals. He is the author of several scholarly publications on obesity and laparoscopy.

Nowzaradan has been on My 600-lb Life since 2012 and The 6000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now since 2025. He has also appeared on installments of Body Shock, including the episodes “Half Ton Dad”, “Half…