Dr. Mehmet Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Turkish American parents, and was educated at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware, received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1982 and obtained a joint MD and MBA degree in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School. Oz is the Irving Associate 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 Medical Center. 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. He 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: On A Diet, also written with Dr. Roizen.
Dr.Oz has been called “America’s Doctor” and is as one of the most respected surgeons in the world. He is host of Second Opinion on the Discovery Health Channel and has a feature on the Oprah Winfrey show called Inside the Human Body.
Dr.Oz carries his Turkish heritage with great pride and has promoted his Turkish roots whenever he can. Dr. Oz is married to Lisa Oz and is a doting father to their four children.
