Marina Kurian, M.D.

Marina Kurian, M.D., currently serves as the Medical Director of the Department of Surgery, Bariatric Division, a designated Bariatric Center of Excellence, at the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center. She has applied her medical expertise in this position since June of 2008, practicing in conjunction with the New York University Langone Weight Management Program. She also works as an Assistant Professor at the University. Prior to her time at NYU, Dr. Marina Kurian served as an Attending Physician at Lenox Hill Hospital from 2000 through 2007, and as the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence at Lenox Hill Hospital from 2005 through 2007. Marina Kurian, M.D., earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Modern Language, graduating in 1988 from Union College, located in Schenectady, New York. Subsequently, she enrolled in Albany Medical College, where she obtained her M.D. in 1990. Following the completion of her education, Dr. Marina Kurian undertook various fellowships and residencies, which allowed her to hone her medical expertise further. Most recently, she served as a Laparoscopic Surgery Fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York from July 1998 through June 2000. Before that, Dr. Kurian served in various capacities at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Albany Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital. As a medical researcher, Dr. Kurian has participated in a range of developments essential to the study of surgical weight loss, including Lap Band technology and laparoscopic surgery. Research projects undertaken by Marina Kurian, M.D., include “Femoral Popliteal Arterial Bypass Using the Robot in a Porcine Model” at the Mount Sinai Medical Center from 1999 to 2000, and “Vagal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obesity” at Lenox Hill Hospital, beginning in 2000.