Mehmet Oz

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Mehmet Oz

Mehmet Oz, 2008
Born Mehmet Cengiz Oz
June 11, 1960 (1960-06-11) (age 49)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation Cardiac Surgeon

Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Mehmet 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, CNN, and other networks.

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

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[edit] Biography

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

Oz is Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Columbia University. He previously directed the Heart Assist Device Program and is a founder of the Complementary Medicine Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and healthcare policy. He has authored more than 400 original publications, book chapters, abstracts, and books and has received several patents [5]. Oz serves as a scientific advisor to MDLinx, a leading physician portal.

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.

Oz has been influenced by many people, including the ideas of the Swedish scientist, philosopher, and Christian theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. 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?".[6]

He is an investigator in Energy Medicine (ie. meditative medicine, not to be mistaken with metabolic sciences)[citation needed].

[edit] RealAge drug marketing

As The New York Times has explained, Oz is a "spokesman and adviser" 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." [7]

[edit] Alternative medicine

Oz and his wife, a reiki practitioner, are believers in alternative medicine. Conventional medical practitioners allege that Oz may be promoting unproven and potentially harmful alternative medicine practices on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Appearing in surgical scrubs on the show's set in Chicago, Oz has promoted self-described energy based practices and acupuncture on the show. [8]

[edit] Author

Oz is the author of the award-winning book, Healing from the Heart. His third book, YOU: The Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger, written with Dr. Michael Roizen, was released in May 2005 and was listed on The New York Times Bestseller List. He has coauthored additional YOU Books with Dr Michael Roizen, YOU:The Smart Patient, YOU:On A Diet, YOU:Staying Healthy, YOU:Being Beautiful, and the latest release, YOU:Having A Baby.

[edit] Personal Life

Oz's father is Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öz. He is married to author and Reiki master Lisa Oz. He has four children, Defne Nur (Daphne), Arabella Sezen, Zoe Yasemin, and Oliver Mustafa. He has two younger sisters, Seval Öz Özveren and Nazlım Öz. He now lives in New Jersey. He is 6 ft. 1 in. tall (185 cm).

Oz is fluent in both English and Turkish.[9] He is a holder of both Turkish and American citizenship, having served time in the Turkish Army to retain his Turkish citizenship.[10]

[edit] 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

[edit] Television shows

[edit] Radio

Oz joined Oprah Winfrey as a regular contributor to the 24/7 XM Satellite Radio: Oprah & Friends channel on September 25, 2006.

[edit] Honors

  • Named Time Magazine's 44th Most Influential Scientist and Thinker 2008
  • Honored by the New York Open Center [1]for his "outstanding research in writing and communication [and for] bridging Western and alternative/complementary medicine." 2007
  • Listed in Doctors of the Year Hippocrates Magazine
  • Listed in Healers of the Millennium Healthy Living Magazine
  • Listed in Best Doctors of the Year New York Magazine
  • Listed in Castle Connolly Guide
  • Named Global Leader of Tomorrow at the 1999 World Economic Forum meeting
  • Named Turkish American of the Year 1996
  • Books for a Better America Award for Healing from the Heart, 1999
  • 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. [11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television To Launch Dr. Oz, Oprah.com, June 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Turkish Times
  3. ^ Zak, Lana (2009-08-31). "Dr. Oz on Complementary Medicine: 'Challenge the Status Quo'". Good Morning America. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=8450292. Retrieved 2009-10-12. 
  4. ^ Ratner, Lizzy (2007-08-14). "The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz". New York Observer. http://www.nyobserver.com/2007/great-and-powerful-dr-oz. Retrieved 2007-09-24. 
  5. ^ http://www.doctoroz.com/bios/mehmet-oz-md
  6. ^ http://www.spirituality-health.com/NMagazine/articles.php?id=1768
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ http://skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia5.html
  9. ^ http://www.talkturkey.us/2009/07/the-wizard-of-dr-oz.html
  10. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/magazine/the-experiments-of-dr-oz.html?pagewanted=3
  11. ^ http://www.rissc.jo/

[edit] External links

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