Houston Obesity Surgery
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Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, M.D., F.A.C.S. , has been serving patients with compassionate care for 28 years. As a general and vascular surgeon he was the first doctor in Houston to adopt the benefits of laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Nowzaradan practices at Twelve Oaks Medical Center, Doctors Hospital at Tidwell, Doctors Hospital at Parkway, Renaissance Hospital, and Vista Medical Center. He currently is the Medical Director of the Best Care Clinic.

Education

• Doctor of Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran (1970)
• Medical Orientation Program, St. Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri 1971)
• Rotating Surgical Internship, St. Johns Hospital (Detroit, Michigan)

Residency

• 4 year Surgical Residency, St. Thomas Hospital (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Cardiovascular Fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute (Houston, Texas)

Extended Medical Experience

• 28 years surgical experience after residency
• 18 years surgical experience in Laparoscopic surgery
• 6 years surgical experience in Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery

Certification

• American Board of Surgery
• Fellow of the American College of Surgery

Specialized Obesity and Bariatric Techniques:

• laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• laparoscopic surgery on super morbidly obese patients weighing in excess of 600 lbs.
• redo and revision of previously unsuccessful weight loss surgery
• post-bypass corrective surgery to remove excess skin in abdomen (tummy tuck),arms, thighs, and breast (reduction mamoplasty)

Medical Memberships

• Fellow of the American College of Surgery
• American Medical Association
• Texas Medical Association
• Harris County (Texas) Medical Association
• Denton Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
• American Society for Bariatric Surgery (A.S.B.S.)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (S.A.G.E.S.)