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==Television shows==
==Television shows==


*''Second Opinion with Dr Oz'' on [[Discovery Health]] during the 2003-4 season <ref name=tvguide/>
*''Second Opinion with Dr Oz'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]] during the 2003-4 season <ref name=tvguide/>
*''Life Line'' on [[Discovery Health]]
*''Life Line'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]]
*''Daily Rounds'' on [[Discovery Health]]
*''Daily Rounds'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]]
*''The Truth About Food'' on [[Discovery Health]]
*''The Truth About Food'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]]
*''Live Transplant'' on [[Discovery Health]]
*''Live Transplant'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]]
*''National Body Challenge'' on [[Discovery Health]]
*''National Body Challenge'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]]
*''You: On a Diet'' on [[Discovery Health]]
*''You: On a Diet'' on [[Discovery Health Channel|Discovery Health]]
*''Ask Dr. Oz'' on [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]
*''Ask Dr. Oz'' on [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]
*''[[AccentHealth]]'' on Turner Private Networks—a health-themed [[newsmagazine]] program designed for viewing in doctor's offices.
*''[[AccentHealth]]'' on Turner Private Networks—a health-themed [[newsmagazine]] program designed for viewing in doctor's offices.
*''[[The Colbert Report]]'' on [[Comedy Central]].
*''[[The Colbert Report]]'' on [[Comedy Central]].
*''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'' Syndicated
*''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'', Syndicated


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:45, 15 May 2010

Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz, 2008
Born
Mehmet Cengiz Öz

(1960-06-11) June 11, 1960 (age 64)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation(s)Cardiac Surgeon, Talk Show Host
SpouseLisa Oz
Websitehttp://www.doctoroz.com

Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Mehmet Cengiz Öz; born June 11, 1960) is a Turkish-American cardiothoracic surgeon and author. He has made frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as appearances on Larry King Live, CNN, and other networks.

In 2009, Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures launched a syndicated daily talk show featuring Oz, called The Dr. Oz Show.[1]

Life and career

Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Turkish parents[2] Suna and Mustafa, who had immigrated from Konya, Turkey.[3][4]

Oz's father, Mustafa, was born in Bozkır, a small town in central Turkey. Mustafa did very well in school and earned scholarships that allowed him to emigrate to the United States as a medical resident in 1955. His mother, Suna, came from a wealthy family that had included writers, civil engineers, and businessmen. Several of her great-grandparents came from the Caucasus mountains, leaving the region after the Russian Empire took it over in the 1860s.[4]

Oz was educated at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware and in 1982 received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University. In 1986, he obtained a joint MD and MBA degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Wharton School.[5] He was awarded the Captain’s Athletic Award for leadership in college[6] and was Class President followed by President of the Student Body during medical school.[7]

Oz is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.[8] His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and healthcare policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and has received several patents. He performs around 250 heart operations annually.[9]

Oz is the founder and chairman of HealthCorps, a non-profit organization that pays a small stipend to recent college graduates to spend two years in high schools mentoring students about health, nutrition, and fitness.

Television, radio and movies

Oz appeared as a health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show for five seasons.[10] His Transplant! television series won both a Freddie[11] and a Silver Telly award.[12] He has appeared on Good Morning America, the Today show, Larry King Live and The View, as well as guest-hosting the Charlie Rose show. In addition, he served as medical director of Denzel Washington’s John Q and participated in several other feature films.[13] He currently hosts The Dr. Oz Show on television and a talk show on Sirius XM Radio.[4]

Author

Oz authored six New York Times best sellers including You: The Owner’s Manual, You: The Smart Patient, YOU: On a Diet, YOU: Staying Young, YOU: Being Beautiful as well as the award winning Healing from the Heart. His new book, YOU: Having a Baby, was published by Free Press on December 1, 2009. He has a regular column in Esquire magazine and O, The Oprah Magazine and his article “Retool, Reboot, and Rebuild” was awarded the 2009 National Magazine Award for Personal Service.[14]

Awards and honors

Time magazine placed Oz on its list of the 100 Most Influential People[15] and Esquire magazine placed him on its list of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century,[16]. He was called a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum [4] and one of “The Harvard 100 Most Influential Alumni” by 02138 magazine.[17] He won the prestigious Gross Surgical Research Scholarship.[17] He was listed in “Doctors of the Year” by Hippocrates magazine and in “Healers of the Millennium” by Healthy Living magazine.[18] Oz is annually listed in the Castle Connolly Guide of the top U.S. doctors,[19] as well as other major ranking groups.[citation needed]

Other awards and honors include:

  • Named Time Magazine's 44th Most Influential Scientist and Thinker 2008
  • Honored by the New York Open Center [13] for his "outstanding research in writing and communication [and for] bridging Western and alternative/complementary medicine." 2007
  • Listed in Best Doctors of the Year New York Magazine[18]
  • Named Turkish American of the Year 1996[18]
  • Books for a Better America Award for Healing from the Heart, 1999[18]
  • Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1994–1996
  • Research Award, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1991
  • Blakemore Research Awards, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1988-1991
  • Named one of the 500 most influential Muslims 2009.[20]

Personal life

Oz lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife Lisa. They have been married for 23 years and have four children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe, and Oliver.

Oz is fluent in both English and Turkish.[21] He is a holder of both Turkish and American citizenship, having served time in the Turkish Army to retain his Turkish citizenship.[22]

Oz has been influenced by the ideas of Emanuel Swedenborg, the Swedish scientist, philosopher, and Christian theologian. He recently wrote in Spirituality and Health Magazine that "As I came into contact with Swedenborg's many writings, I began to understand Swedenborg's profound insights and how they applied directly to my life". He mentions Swedenborg's ideas that marriage lasts to eternity, everyone has a purpose in this world, God is love, and Swedenborg's answers to "Why do bad things happen?".[23]

Controversy

RealAge drug marketing

As The New York Times has explained, Oz is a "spokesman and advisor" for the website, RealAge.com, which the paper has heavily criticized for its pharmaceutical marketing practices. The site solicits medical information from visitors, ostensibly to determine a visitor’s "biological age" and then uses the visitor's medical profile for pharmaceutical marketing purposes. As The Times reporter explained the significance of this fact: "While few people would fill out a detailed questionnaire about their health and hand it over to a drug company looking for suggestions for new medications, that is essentially what RealAge is doing."[24]

Alternative medicine

Oz is a supporter of alternative medicine.[3] Some conventional medical practitioners[who?] allege that Oz may be promoting unproven and potentially harmful alternative medicine practices on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[citation needed] Appearing in surgical scrubs on the show's set in Chicago, Oz has promoted self-described energy based practices and acupuncture on the show.[25]

Books and publications

  • YOU: Having A Baby, The Owner's Manual from Conception to Delivery and More, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2009,
  • YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2008, ISBN 1416572341.
  • YOU: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2007, ISBN 0743292561.
  • YOU: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2006, ISBN 0743292545.
  • YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2006, ISBN 0743293010.
  • YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2005, ISBN 0060765313.
  • Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine: Clinical Handbook, by Richard A. Stein (Editor), Mehmet, M.D. Oz (Editor), 2004, ISBN 1588291863.
  • Healing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future, by Mehmet Öz, Ron Arias, Dean Ornish, 1999, ISBN 0452279550.
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery ., 2003
  • Numerous editorials in Newsweek, O Magazine, Esquire Magazine, and The New England Journal of Medicine

Television shows

References

  1. ^ Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television To Launch Dr. Oz, Oprah.com, June 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Turkish Times
  3. ^ a b Zak, Lana (2009-08-31). "Dr. Oz on Complementary Medicine: 'Challenge the Status Quo'". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "Faces of America: Dr. Mehmet Oz", PBS, Faces of America series, with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2010.
  5. ^ Ratner, Lizzy (2007-08-14). "The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz". New York Observer. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
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  15. ^ "The 2008 Time 100". Time. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
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  17. ^ a b [11]
  18. ^ a b c d e "Mehmet Oz Biography". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
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  20. ^ http://www.rissc.jo/
  21. ^ http://www.talkturkey.us/2009/07/the-wizard-of-dr-oz.html
  22. ^ Brown, Chip (1995-07-30). "The Experiments of Dr. Oz". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  23. ^ http://www.spirituality-health.com/NMagazine/articles.php?id=1768
  24. ^ Stephanie Clifford, "Online Age Quiz Is a Window for Drug Makers", The New York Times. March 25, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/technology/internet/26privacy.html
  25. ^ Dr. Oz, however has stated that these cures are merely to be considered, and are not to be used as replacements for conventional medicine, which he says is sometimes the best option. http://skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia5.html
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