Armand Dorian

Armand Dorian
Dr. Armand Dorian
Born	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American

Armand Dorian is an Armenian-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 currently lives in Los Angeles, California and works as a physician at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.

Armand 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 has performed research and published in human genomics and tropical biology. He received his MD from the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, which is renowned for its progressive medical curriculum as it integrates alternative and holistic medicine. He continued residency training at the UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program. 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. Most recently he was appointed Vice Chair of the Emergency Department.