Mehmet Oz

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Mehmet Oz

Born June 11, 1960 (1960-06-11) (age 47)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Dr. Mehmet Oz (born June 11, 1960) is a cardiothoracic surgeon and an award-winning author. He became famous for his frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. While his ability as a surgeon has not been called into question, there has been criticism of his media appearances and his interest in alternative medicine.[citation needed]

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[edit] Biography

Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Turkish parents[1]. His father is Professor Dr. Mustafa Oz. He is married to author and Reiki master Lisa Oz and they have four children.

He was educated at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1982 he 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[2].

Oz is Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Columbia University. He directs 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 350 original publications, book chapters, abstracts, and books and has received several patents.

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 served as a director of Siga Technologies since April 2001. Siga is a biotechnology company that designs and develops novel countermeasures to prevent and treat serious infectious diseases, with an emphasis on biological warfare defense. SIGA’s leading program is ST-246, an oral therapeutic agent active against orthopoxviruses including smallpox. Additional programs target arenaviruses such as Lassa fever, filoviruses such as Ebola and Marburg, flaviviruses such as Dengue fever, and other category A diseases.

He serves on the Trustees Advisory Council of the OneVoice Movement, a non-profit organization that strives to empower moderate Israelis and Palestinians to take a more assertive role in resolving the conflict.

Oz has been influenced by many people, including the ideas of the Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, and Christian mystic 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?". He is an investigator in Energy Medicine (ie. meditative medicine, not to be mistaken with metabolic sciences).

[edit] Author

Oz is the author of the award-winning book, Healing from the Heart and his third book, written with Dr. Michael Roizen, is YOU: The Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger was released in May 2005 and was listed on The New York Times Bestseller List. His most recent book is YOU: Staying Young, also written with Dr. Roizen.

[edit] Books and publications

  • YOU: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2007, ISBN 0743292561.
  • YOU: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz, 2006, ISBN 0743292545.
  • YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet 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 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 Oz, 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

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

Channel ET PT Show Day
XM Satellite Radio: Channel 156 7 AM 4 AM Dr. Mehmet Oz Every Broadcast Day

[edit] Honors

  • Named Time Magazine's 44th Most Influential Scientist and Thinker 2008
  • 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 World Economic Forum 1999
  • Named Turkish American of the Year 1996
  • Books, for a Better America Award (for Healing from the Heart) 1999
  • Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship AATS 1994-1996
  • Research Award, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery 1991
  • Blakemore Research Awards Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons 1988-1991

[edit] References

  1. ^ Turkish Times
  2. ^ Ratner, Lizzy. "The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz", New York Observer, 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-09-24. 

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