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| name = Mehmet Oz |
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| image = Mehmet Oz - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg |
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| caption = Oz at the [[World Economic Forum]] Annual Meeting in 2012 |
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| birth_name = Mehmet Cengiz Öz |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|6|11}} |
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| birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], [[United States]] |
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| residence = [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey]], United States |
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| occupation = Surgeon, talk show host, author |
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| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Lisa Oz|Lisa Lemole]]|1985}} |
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| years_active = 2002–present |
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]<small> ([[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]])</small> <br/>[[University of Pennsylvania]]<small> ([[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]], [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]])</small> |
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| website ={{URL|http://www.doctoroz.com}} |
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}} |
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'''Mehmet Cengiz Öz''' ({{IPA-tr|mehˈmet dʒenˈɟiz øz|lang}}; born June 11, 1960), better known as '''Dr. Oz''', is a [[Turkish Americans|Turkish-American]]<ref name="nytimes"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1688472/Mehmet-Oz |title=Mehmet Oz biography – Turkish American surgeon, educator, and author |first=Amy |last=Tikkanen |work=Encyclopedia Britannica |year=2015 |accessdate=February 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1185906/bio |title=Mehmet Oz – Biography |work=IMDb |year=2015 |accessdate=February 24, 2015}}</ref> [[cardiothoracic surgeon]], [[author]] and [[television personality]]. He is supportive of [[alternative medicine]] and has been criticized by physicians, government officials and publications, including ''[[Popular Science]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]'', for giving non-scientific advice. |
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Oz first appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in 2004, and later on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' and other TV programs. In 2009, ''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'', a daily television program focusing on medical issues and personal health, was launched by Winfrey's [[Harpo Productions]] and [[Sony Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/article/pressroom/pressrelease/20080613_orig_drozsony|title=Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television To Launch Dr. Oz|work=Oprah.com|date=June 13, 2008}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Oz was born in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], to Suna and Mustafa Öz, who had emigrated from [[Konya Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref name=gma20090831>{{cite news|first=Lana|last=Zak|title=Dr. Oz on Complementary Medicine: 'Challenge the Status Quo'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=8450292|work=Good Morning America|date=2009-08-31|accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref><ref name="Faces">{{cite web |url=[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/profiles/dr-mehmet-oz/4/ |title=Faces of America: Dr. Mehmet Oz |work=[[Faces of America (PBS series)|Faces of America]]'' series, with Professor [[Henry Louis Gates|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.]] |year=2010}}</ref> Mustafa, born in [[Bozkır]], a small town in central Turkey, earned scholarships that allowed him to emigrate to the United States as a [[Residency (medicine)|medical resident]] in 1955. Suna (née Atabay), who comes from a wealthy [[İstanbul]] family, is the daughter of a [[pharmacist]] with [[Shapsug]] descent on her mother's side. Mehmet Cengiz Oz has two sisters, Seval Oz and Nazlim Oz.<ref name="Faces"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Mehmet Öz’ün Düzce’ye uzanan soyağacı |url=http://jinepsgazetesi.com/index.php?module=news&news_id=11655&cat_id=106 |work=Jineps |date=2011-01-01 |accessdate=2011-09-17 |language=Turkish}}</ref> |
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Oz was educated at [[Tower Hill School]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]].<ref name="PhillyInterview">{{cite web | url=http://www.phillymag.com/articles/exit-interview-dr-oz/ | title=Exit Interview: Dr. Oz | publisher=[[Metrocorp]] | work=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]] | date=October 30, 2009 | accessdate=March 11, 2014 | last=Rys |first=Richard}}</ref> In 1982 he received his undergraduate degree at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7641721&privcapId=79086309&previousCapId=29249600&previousTitle=The%20Cue%20Ball%20Group,%20LLC|work=Business Week |title=EXECUTIVE PROFILE: Mehmet C. Oz M.D |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> In 1986 he obtained [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] and [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] degrees respectively at the [[University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine]]<ref name="PhillyInterview"/> and Penn's [[Wharton School]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Lizzy |last=Ratner |title=The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz |url=http://www.nyobserver.com/2007/great-and-powerful-dr-oz |work=[[New York Observer]] |date=2007-08-14 |accessdate=2007-09-24}}{{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref> He was awarded the Captain's Athletic Award for leadership in college<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.abc.daytonsnewssource.com/sections/entertainment/droz |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100704070306/http://abc.daytonsnewssource.com/sections/entertainment/droz/ | year=2010| publisher= WKEF-TV |archivedate= 2010-07-04 | title= MEHMET C. OZ, M.D.}}</ref> and was class president and then student body president during medical school.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.talkshows.about.com/od/thedrozshow/p/DrOzBio.htm |title=Dr Oz – The Dr Oz Show |publisher=about.com |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Oz has been a professor at the Department of Surgery at [[Columbia University]] since 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=mco2&DepAffil=Surgery |title=Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACS – Department of Surgery |publisher=Columbia University |date= |accessdate=2011-09-16}}</ref> He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at [[New York-Presbyterian Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigthink.com/mehmetoz |title=Mehmet Oz | Professor, Columbia University |publisher=Big Think |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and health care policy. |
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In 2009, Oz joined [[Jeffrey T. Arnold]] as co-founder of [[Sharecare|Sharecare, Inc.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=79086309 |title=Sharecare, Inc. |publisher=Businessweek.com |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> providing an interactive question and answer platform that allows industry experts to answer health-related questions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.forbes.com/zinamoukheiber/2010/11/16/names-you-need-to-know-in-2011-sharecare/ |title=Names You Need To Know In 2011: Sharecare |publisher=Forbes.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-04-01 |first=Zina |last=Moukheiber}}</ref> |
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Oz described his philosophy to ''The New Yorker'': "I want no more barriers between patient and medicine. I would take us all back a thousand years, when our ancestors lived in small villages and there was always a healer in that village."<ref name="NewYorker">{{cite web | url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter | title=The Operator | work=[[The New Yorker]] | date=February 4, 2013 | accessdate=March 11, 2014 | author=[[Michael Specter]]}}</ref> |
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===Television, radio and films=== |
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Oz appeared as a health expert on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' for five seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/contributor/dr-mehmet-oz |title=Live your best Life |publisher=Oprah.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> On the show, he addressed issues like Type 2 [[diabetes]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-02-04-Oprahdiabetes04_ST_N.htm|work=USA Today|title=Oprah Winfrey takes on a killer: type 2 diabetes|date=4 February 2010|accessdate=12 January 2011}}</ref> and promoted [[resveratrol]] supplements, which he stated were anti-aging.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/15/mehmet-oz-oprah-business-media-resveratrol.html|first=Dirk|last=Smillie|work=Forbes|title=A Headache For Dr. Oz|date=16 June 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619083439/http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/15/mehmet-oz-oprah-business-media-resveratrol.html|archivedate=23 January 2013}}</ref> His ''Transplant!'' television series won both a Freddie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreddies.com/Awards/Results.aspx?CategoryId=17&Year=2006 |title=The FREDDIE Awards |publisher=Thefreddies.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> and a Silver Telly award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/?l=L&event=7&category=1&award=S |title=The 31st Annual TELLY Awards | Winners |publisher= TellyAwards.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> He served as medical director for [[Denzel Washington]]'s ''[[John Q]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251160/fullcredits#cast |title=John Q (2002) – Full Cast & Crew |work=IMDb |year=2015 |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> He currently hosts ''The Dr. Oz Show'' on television and a talk show on Sirius XM Radio.<ref name="Faces"/> Oz was featured in season 1 of the ABC reality show "NY Med".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/dr-oz-reunites-doctors-nurses-and-patients-ny-med |title=The Real-Life Dr. McDreamy – Dr. Oz Reunites the Doctors, Nurses, and Patients of NY Med |publisher=The Dr. Oz Show |date=2012-09-20 |accessdate=2015-02-24}}</ref> In January 2011, Oz premiered as part of a weekly show on the Oprah Winfrey Network called "Oprah's Allstars". In each episode, he, [[Suze Orman]] and [[Dr. Phil]] answer various questions about life, health and finance. He also currently does a health segment on [[1010 WINS]] titled "Your Daily Dose". |
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===Author=== |
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Oz co-authored, with Michael F. Roizen, 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 ''Healing from the Heart''. His book ''You: Having a Baby'' was published by Free Press in 2009. He has a regular column in ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine and ''[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]'' and his article "Retool, Reboot, and Rebuild" was awarded the 2009 National Magazine Award for Personal Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine_awards/nma_winners |title=American Society of Magazine Editors – 2010 National Magazine Awards Winners Announced! |publisher=Magazine.org |date=2010-04-22 |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> |
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Oz and the [[Hearst Corporation]] launched the bi-monthly magazine ''Dr. Oz THE GOOD LIFE'' on February 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nypost.com/2014/01/26/dr-oz-magazine-launch-set-for-feb-4/ |title=Dr. Oz magazine launch set for Feb. 4 |publisher=[[New York Post]] |date=2014-01-26 |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> |
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===Awards and honors=== |
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[[File:Dr. Oz at ServiceNation 2008.jpg|thumb|Mehmet Oz at [[ServiceNation]] in 2008]] |
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''Time'' magazine ranked Oz at 44th on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in 2008"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733754_1735329,00.html | work=Time | title=The 2008 Time 100 | date=2009-04-30 | accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref> and ''Esquire'' magazine placed him on its list of the "75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century".<ref>{{cite web|last=Five |first=Column |url=http://www.esquire.com/features/most-influential-21st-century-1008 |title=Influential People – 21st Century |publisher=Esquire |date=2008-09-16 |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> He was called a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum<ref name="Faces" /> and one of "The Harvard 100 Most Influential Alumni" by ''02138'' magazine.<ref name="neco.org">{{cite web|url=http://neco.org/profileList.php?list=o |title=Listing |publisher=Neco.org |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> He won the Gross Surgical Research Scholarship.<ref name="neco.org"/> He was listed in "Doctors of the Year" by ''Hippocrates'' magazine and in "Healers of the Millennium" by ''Healthy Living'' magazine.<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mehmet-oz/bio/215510 |title=Mehmet Oz Biography |publisher=tvguide.com |accessdate=2010-05-01}}</ref> |
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Other awards and honors include: |
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*Listed in Best Doctors of the Year, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]''<ref name=tvguide/> |
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*''Turkish American of the Year'', 1996<ref name=tvguide/> |
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*''Books for a Better America'' award for ''Healing from the Heart'', 1999<ref name=tvguide/> |
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*''Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship'', American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1994–1996<ref name="AATS">{{cite web | url=http://aats.org/research/Grants/ResearchScholarship_Recipients.cgi | title=AATS: Research Scholar Recipients | publisher=[[American Association for Thoracic Surgery]] | accessdate=March 11, 2014}}</ref> |
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*Research Award, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1991<ref name="ColumbiaProfile">{{cite web | url=http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=mco2&DepAffil=Surgery | title=Staff Profile Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACS | publisher=[[Columbia University Medical Center]] | accessdate=March 11, 2014}}</ref> |
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*Blakemore Research Awards, [[Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons]], 1988–1991<ref name="ColumbiaProfile"/> |
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*One of the 500 most influential Muslims 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rissc.jo/ |title=Welcome to The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre |publisher=Rissc.jo |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> |
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*2010 [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] |
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*2011 ''Most Trusted Voice in Daytime Television'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.epollresearch.com/2010/09/23/which-celebrities-can-you-trust/ |title=Which Celebrities Can You Trust? |publisher=E-Score Celebrity: Ranked by Attribute "Trustworthy" |date=2010-09-10 |accessdate=2011-11-12}}</ref> |
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*2011 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host |
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*2011 [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative]] |
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*2012 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative |
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*2013 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative |
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==Lack of scientific validity== |
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''[[Popular Science]]''<ref name="PopSci">{{cite web | url=http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/dr-oz-bad-science | title=Is Dr. Oz Bad For Science? | work=[[Popular Science]] | date=January 30, 2013 | accessdate=March 11, 2014 | author=Lecher, Colin}}</ref> and ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref name="NewYorker" /> have published critical articles on Oz for giving "non-scientific" advice. These criticisms include questioning if he is "doing more harm than good".<ref name="NewYorker"/> |
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The [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] has awarded Oz with their [[Pigasus Award]], an award intended "to expose parapsychological, paranormal or psychic frauds that Randi has noted over the previous year."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/component/content/article/37-static/256-pigasus-awards.html |title=Pigasus Awards |first=Jeff |last=Wagg |work=James Randi Educational Foundation |date=October 31, 2008 |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> The award consists of a silver flying pig and refers to claiming something so doubtful that it will only happen "[[when pigs fly]]". Oz has been given this award on three separate occasions, more than any other recipient: |
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*In 2009 for the promotion of energy therapies such as [[Reiki]].<ref name=Pigasus>{{cite web|last1=Randi|first1=James|title=Pigasus Awards|url=http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/928-the-2009-pigasus-awards.html |accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref> |
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*In 2010 for support of [[faith healing]] and [[mediumship|psychic communication with the dead]], among other controversial practices. Oz became the first person to receive a Pigasus Award two years in a row.<ref name="pigasus">{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-dr-oz-andrew-wakefield-james-randi-awards-20110401,0,3573991.story | title=Dr. Oz, Andrew Wakefield and others, um, 'honored' by James Randi | accessdate=April 2, 2011 | author=Mestel, Rosie | date=April 1, 2011 | work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> |
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*In 2012, Oz won "The Pigasus Award for Refusal to Face Reality" for his continued promotion of "quack medical practices, paranormal belief, and pseudoscience".<ref name=Pigasus>{{cite web|last1=Randi|first1=James|title=Pigasus Awards|url=http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/jref-news/2074-jrefs-pigasus-awards-honors-dubious-peddlers-of-woo.html|website=James Randi Education Foundation|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref> |
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Oz has also been supportive of [[homeopathy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/homeopathy-starter-kit-pt-1 | title=Homeopathy Starter Kit, Pt 1 |work=[[The Dr. Oz Show]] | date=January 28, 2013 | accessdate=May 22, 2014 }}</ref> |
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As well, Oz's image and quotes have been used in many weight loss product [[scam]]s. While he himself has not been found to be involved in these scams, critics claim that he frequently makes statements that can be exploited by scammers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/06/17/dr-oz-gets-scolded-by-senators-over-weight-loss-scams/ |title=Dr. Oz gets scolded by senators over weight loss scams |work=Fox News |date=June 17, 2014 |accessdate=February 24, 2015}}</ref> |
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Oz has countered that he is a proponent of [[alternative medicine]] and has stated that he makes great efforts to inform viewers that he neither sells nor endorses any supplements.<ref name="ScamHearing" /> He also created the organization "OzWatch" as a way for viewers to report scams.<ref name="ScamHearing" /> Ozwatch has received more than 35,000 complaints and has issued 600 [[cease and desist]] letters.<ref name="ScamHearing" /> |
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A study published in the British Medical Journal on the effectiveness of Oz's medical advice found that 51 percent of his recommendations had no scientific backing and rationale, or in some cases contradicted scientific evidence.<ref name="mehmetpost">{{cite news|last1=McCoy|first1=Terrence|title=Half of Dr. Oz’s medical advice is baseless or wrong, study says|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/19/half-of-dr-ozs-medical-advice-is-baseless-or-wrong-study-says/|agency=Washington Post|date=19 December 2014}}</ref> The study showed that 36 points of the 51 percent consisted of no supporting scientific evidence, while the remaining 15 percentage points went directly against scientific evidence.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Apstein|first1=Adam|title=Research confirms it: Dr. Oz dispenses a lot of medical advice with no scientific grounding|url=http://qz.com/315813/research-confirms-it-dr-oz-dispenses-a-lot-of-medical-advice-with-no-scientific-grounding/|agency=Quartz|date=20 December 2014}}</ref> |
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In April 2015, a group of 10 physicians from across the United States, including Henry Miller, a fellow in scientific philosophy and public policy at Stanford University's Hoover Institute, sent a letter to Columbia University calling Oz's faculty position unacceptable. They accused Oz of "an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain." A spokesman for Oz questioned the integrity and qualifications of the accusing physicians.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/17/health/dr-oz-columbia-letter/ Physicians to Columbia University: 'Dismayed' that Dr. Oz is on faculty]. [[CNN]], April 18, 2015</ref> |
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==June 2014 Senate hearing== |
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During a Senate hearing on consumer protection, Senator [[Claire McCaskill]] stated that by airing segments on weight loss products that are later cited in advertisements, Oz plays a role, intentional or not, in perpetuating these scams, and that she is "concerned that you are melding medical advice, news, and entertainment in a way that harms consumers."<ref name=ScamHearing>{{cite web |title=Senate Sub-Committee for Commerce, Science, and Transportation Hearing on Protecting Consumers from False and Deceptive Advertising of Weight-Loss Products |url=http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=c1698871-3625-4f67-b0e5-a06d3bab6ca1&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=02096e14-bdcc-424b-842c-d6809f3f69c9 |date=June 17, 2014}}</ref> Mary Engle of the [[U.S. Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC) criticized Oz for calling [[green coffee extract]] "magic" and a "miracle", stating that it is difficult for consumers to listen to their inner voices when products are praised by hosts they trust.<ref name="ScamHearing" /> |
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One of the products Oz was promoting, Green Coffee Bean Extract, was found to have no weight loss benefits. Two of the researchers who were paid to write the study admitted that they could not back their data so they retracted their paper. The FTC filed a complaint that the Texas-based company Applied Food Sciences (the promoters of the study) had falsely advertised. The FTC alleged that the study was "so hopelessly flawed that no reliable conclusions could be drawn from it" so Applied Food Sciences agreed to pay a $3.5 million settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dr-oz-endorsed-green-coffee-bean-diet-study-retracted/ |title=Dr.Oz-endorsed diet pill study was bogus, researchers admit |publisher=CBS News |date=2014-10-20 |accessdate=2015-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders |first=Russell |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/10/20/green-coffee-bean-dr-oz-study-retracted.html |title=Dr. Oz Green Coffee Bean Study Retracted |publisher=The Daily Beast |date= |accessdate=2015-02-24}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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[[File:Lisa Oz Mehmet Oz David Shankbone 2010.jpg|thumb|Oz and his wife Lisa]] |
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Oz lives in [[Cliffside Park, New Jersey|Cliffside Park]], [[New Jersey]], with his wife [[Lisa Oz|Lisa]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bruni |first=Frank |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/magazine/18Oz-t.html |title=Dr. Does-It-All |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 16, 2010 |accessdate=March 22, 2011 |quote=That is his base line, to which he adds more yoga, short runs and basketball games with friends near his home in Cliffside Park, N.J., when he can.}}</ref> They have been married since 1985<ref>Married on July 29, 1985 in Bryn Athyn, PA – ''New Church Life'', 1985, p. 430.</ref> and have four children. His eldest daughter is author and television host [[Daphne Oz]]. |
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Oz is fluent in [[English Language|English]] and [[Turkish Language|Turkish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talkturkey.us/2009/07/the-wizard-of-dr-oz.html |title=The Wizard of Dr Oz – talkturkey |publisher=Talkturkey.us |date=2009-07-19 |accessdate=2010-05-22}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He is a holder of [[Turkish nationality law|Turkish]] and [[USA|American]] citizenship, having served in the [[Turkish Army]] to retain his Turkish citizenship.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/30/magazine/the-experiments-of-dr-oz.html?pagewanted=3 | work=The New York Times | title=The Experiments of Dr. Oz | first=Chip | last=Brown | date=1995-07-30 | accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref> |
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Oz grew up in a mixed [[Muslim]] environment where his father's family practiced more traditional [[Islam]], while his mother's family were more [[secular]] Muslims.<ref>{{cite video |people=Dr. Oz |year= 2010|title=Islam and Identity |url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/video/islam-and-identity/140/ |format=Flash Video |medium= |trans_title= |publisher=PBS |location= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=2010-04-22}}</ref> Oz identifies himself as a Muslim<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/these-9-famous-americans-are-all-muslim-2014-10|title=9 Famous Americans You Probably Didn't Know Were Muslim |publisher=businessinsider.com |date=2014-10-27 |accessdate=2015-04-20}}</ref><ref name="wfaa8">{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/08/10/13618098/|title=Dr. Oz: The inside story |publisher=http://www.wfaa.com |date=2014-08-10 |accessdate=2015-04-20}}</ref> and says that he has been influenced by the mysticism of [[Sufi]] Muslims from Central Turkey,<ref name="theroot1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/meet-faces-america-dr-mehmet-oz |title=Henry Louis Gates Jr. Faces of America: Dr. Mehmet Oz |publisher=Theroot.com |date=2010-08-19 |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref> as well as the ideas of [[Emanuel Swedenborg]], the Swedish scientist, philosopher, and Christian theologian.<ref>{{cite journal |authorlink=Martin Gardner |last=Gardner |first=Martin |year=2010 |title=Swedenborg and Dr. Oz. |journal=[[Skeptical Inquirer]] |volume=34 |number=5 |url=http://www.csicop.org/si/show/swedenborg_and_dr._oz/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spirituality-health.com/NMagazine/articles.php?id=1768 |title=Spirituality & Health: Mehmet Oz Finds His Teacher |publisher=Spirituality-health.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> |
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Oz is a practitioner of [[Transcendental Meditation technique|transcendental meditation]]. "When I meditate, I go to that place where truth lives", he said. "I can see what reality really is, and it is so much easier to form good relationships then."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-skube-multitasking,0,5213589.column | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Become a wizard of multitasking! | first=Daneen | last=Skube}}</ref> |
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In August 2010, Oz was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous [[Polyp (medicine)|polyp]] in the colon during a routine [[colonoscopy]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/09/dr-oz-high-risk-after-cancer-scare/1 | work=USAToday.com | title=Dr. Oz 'high risk' after cancer scare | date=2010-09-01 | accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref> which was performed as part of his show. Oz said that the procedure likely saved his life.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20417551,00.html |work=People |title=Dr. Oz Has Colon Cancer Scare |first=Charlotte |last=Triggs |date=2010-09-01| accessdate=2010-11-30}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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*''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 0-452-27955-0. |
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*''Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine: Clinical Handbook'', by Richard A. Stein (Editor), Mehmet, M.D. Oz (Editor), 2004, ISBN 1-58829-186-3. |
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*''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 0-06-076531-3. |
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*''YOU: On a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2006, ISBN 0-7432-9254-5. |
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*''YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2006, ISBN 0-7432-9301-0. |
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*''YOU: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2007, ISBN 0-7432-9256-1. |
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*''YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2008, ISBN 1-4165-7234-1. |
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*''YOU: Breathing Easy: Meditation and Breathing Techniques to Help You Relax, Refresh, and Revitalize'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2008. |
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*''YOU: Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual from Conception to Delivery and More'', by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, 2009. |
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*''Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery'', by Mehmet C. Oz, 2010, ISBN 1-61737-400-8. |
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*Numerous editorials in ''[[TIME]]'', ''[[Newsweek]]'', [[O, The Oprah Magazine|''O'' Magazine]], ''Esquire'' Magazine, and ''[[The New England Journal of Medicine]]'' |
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==Television shows== |
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*''Second Opinion with Dr Oz'' on [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] during the 2003–04 season <ref name=tvguide/> |
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*''Life Line'' on Discovery Health |
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*''Daily Rounds'' on Discovery Health |
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*''The Truth About Food'' on Discovery Health |
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*''Live Transplant'' on Discovery Health |
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*''National Body Challenge'' on Discovery Health |
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*''You: On a Diet'' on Discovery Health |
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*''Ask Dr. Oz'' on [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]] |
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*''[[AccentHealth]]'' on Turner Private Networks—a health-themed [[newsmagazine]] program designed for viewing in doctor's offices. |
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*''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'', Syndicated |
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*''Your Life A to Z with Dr. Oz<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azfamily.com/on-tv/your-life/Dr-Oz-Cooking-for-your-health-142214275.html |title=Dr. Oz: Cooking for your health}}</ref> |
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*''[[NY Med]]'' on ABC |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite journal |last=Brown |first=Heidi |url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/04/oprah-health-doctor-forbeslife-cx_hb_0804oz.html |title=Oprah Loves This Doctor |journal=[[Forbes|Forbes magazine]] |date=August 4, 2008 |access-date=June 1, 2015}} |
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* {{cite journal |last=Specter |first=Michael |authorlink=Michael Specter |date=February 4, 2013 |title=The operator : is the most trusted doctor in America doing more harm than good? |department=Profiles |journal=[[The New Yorker]] |volume=88 |issue=46 |pages=40–49 |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/04/the-operator |accessdate=January 9, 2015}} |
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** {{Cite news |last=Gladstone |first=Brooke |author-link=Brooke Gladstone |title=Dr. Oz Fights for Credibility |url=http://www.onthemedia.org/story/dr-oz-fights-credibility/ |work=[[On the Media]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=April 24, 2015 |access-date=June 1, 2015}} Discussion with Michael Specter about his profile of Oz. |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Mehmet Oz}} |
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* {{official website|http://www.DoctorOz.com/|name=Official website of ''The Dr. Oz Show''}} |
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* [http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=mco2&DepAffil=Surgery Columbia University Department of Surgery profile] |
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* {{IMDb name|1185906}} |
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