Dr. Dan Azagury

Biography

Dan Azagury is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and serves as the Medical Director for the Stanford Lifestyle and Weight Management Center. He specializes in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He is the Section Chief of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery and has a wealth of experience in health technology innovation, holding multiple patents and publishing over 100 scientific articles and book chapters. He directs the Innovation Fellowship program at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and co-teaches various international medical innovation programs. Dr. Azagury completed his medical education at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, followed by a surgical residency at Geneva University Hospital. He gained board certification in general surgery and undertook a research fellowship focusing on novel minimally invasive techniques at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His clinical and research focus is centered on improving bariatric surgery outcomes and innovating medical devices to better serve surgical patients. He is fluent in French, Spanish, and English and enjoys living in the Bay Area with his wife and four children.

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