Armand Dorian


Armand Dorian is an American emergency physician, medical consultant and business executive. Dorian is best known for his role as a Host/Medical Consultant on the popular Spike TV show Deadliest Warrior. He also appears on Untold Stories of the ER and Diagnosis X. He lives in Los Angeles, California and works as a physician at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.

Early life and education

Dorian was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He was the valedictorian of his class, graduating cum laude in biology with an emphasis in philosophy from UCLA. He received his MD from the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, which integrates alternative and holistic medicine. He continued residency training at the UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program. He then graduated from the USC Marshall School of Business with a Masters in Medical Management.

Career

He has performed research and published in human genomics and tropical biology. Upon graduation and receipt of his Board Certification, he joined the staff at both UCLA/Westwood and UCLA/Olive View hospitals and became a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He became the Director of the Emergency Department at Verdugo Hills Hospital and then climbed the hospital hierarchy and was appointed to the position of Chief of Development and Treasurer. Subsequent to the merger between USC and Verdugo Hills Hospital, he became an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at USC and was appointed Chairman of the Caduceus Society, USC-VHH Foundation. He was later appointed Vice Chair of the Emergency Department. He has been appointed the Chief Medical Officer of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital with a medical staff of over 500 physicians.

Media

Dorian was a co-host and medical consultant for the Spike network’s number one-rated show Deadliest Warrior for the show's three seasons, where he analyzed the hypothetical trauma of the weapons' damage.
Dorian has acted in a television series where he played himself on The Learning Channel on the show Untold Stories of the ER for 3 seasons. He has also guest-starred on the medical drama Three Rivers. He was an actor/expert for the show The Seven Signs of the Apocalypse on the History Channel. He also acted and consulted on Diagnosis X.
Dorian is a recurring guest host on NBC's Extra.
Dorian worked as the medical consultant for Grey’s Anatomy, Days of Our Lives, ER, Hawthorne as well as Heartbreaker.
Dorian has appeared as a medical expert for many news-stations like CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS.
Dorian has had a regular health column and has been featured in magazines, newspapers, and websites, including LA Times, Huffington Post, Esquire, and TMZ.