Ali Aminian, MD

Ali Aminian, M.D. is Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and a Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio. His clinical interests include gastrointestinal surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery, and specifically surgery for severe obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disease.

As an academic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Dr. Aminian has been involved in clinical and experimental research on the role of minimally invasive gastrointestinal procedures in management of obesity, diabetes, metabolic disease, and fatty liver disease. He has an outstanding record of peer-reviewed publications (>250) in high impact journals including New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Diabetes Care, and Annals of Surgery. His studies have been widely covered by the media such as New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, TIME, CNN, Reuters, Newsweek, and Forbes, indicating their importance from public health perspective. Prior to joining the Clinic in 2012, he served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran for 6 years.

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2014

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Clinical Fellowship: Advanced Metabolic and Diabetes Surgery
Cleveland, OH
2015

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Advanced Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgery
Cleveland, OH
2014

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Research Fellowship: Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery
Cleveland, OH
2013

Residency - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
General Surgery
Tehran, Iran
2006

Medical Education - Shiraz University
Shiraz, Iran
2002

Certifications

Focused Practice in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery
Surgery - General Surgery
Surgery - General Surgery

Specialty Interests

Gastrointestinal surgery, foregut surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery, bariatric surgery, and diabetes surgery.

Research & Publications

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As of 3/22/2024, Dr. Aminian has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Aminian receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

Eli Lilly and Company

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Patient Satisfaction Reviews

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Overall		Star Ratings 4.9 out of 5
Explains	4.9
Listens	4.8
Courtesy, Respect & Concern	4.9
Patient Rating of Doctor	4.8

3 Patient Comments

Reviewed on Mar 11, 2024

Dr. Aminian is at the top of my list! Professional and courteous and prepared me well for surgery.

Reviewed on Oct 23, 2023

I loved my appointment and I love Dr ammimion

Reviewed on Jul 24, 2023

The doctor and the staff were very nice and explained things so we understood awesome visit

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