Mehmet Oz

Biography

Dr. Oz is host of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show, and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Informative Talk Show host two years in a row in 2010 and 2011. He is also one of the most well-known cardiac surgeons currently practicing in the United States, and is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health-care policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters and medical books, has received several patents, and performs more than 100 heart surgeries per year.

Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Delaware, and received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University (1982) and obtained a joint MD and MBA (1986) from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School. He was awarded the Captain`s Athletic Award for leadership in college and was Class President followed by President of the Student Body during medical school. He lives in northern New Jersey with his wife Lisa of 26 years and their four children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe and Oliver.

Previously, Dr. Oz was a featured health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show over five seasons, spanning 55 episodes. He has also served as chief medical consultant to Discovery Communications, where his Transplant! series won both a Freddie and a Silver Telly Award. In addition to numerous appearances on Good Morning America, he has also appeared on the Today show, Larry King Live, The View, guest-hosted the Charlie Rose show and appeared on all the evening news broadcasts. He also served as medical director of Denzel Washington`s John Q and participated in several other feature films.

Dr. Oz authored seven 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: Stress Less, was published by Free Press in 2011. He has a regular column in TIME Magazine, AARP, Esquire magazine and O, The Oprah Magazine and his article "Retool, Reboot and Rebuild" was awarded the 2009 National Magazine Award for Personal Service.

Dr. Oz is also the host of a daily talk show on Sirius XM Radio`s "Oprah Radio" on XM Channel 156 and Sirius Channel 195 (as part of its "Best of XM" package).

In addition to belonging to every major professional society for heart surgeons, Dr. Oz was named Forbes` #3 most influential celebrity two years in a row (2010 and 2011), was honored as one of Time magazine`s 100 Most Influential People (2008), Esquire magazine`s 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century, a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum (1999-2004), and "The Harvard 100 Most Influential Alumni" in the 02138 magazine, as well as receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2008). He won the prestigious Gross Surgical Research Scholarship, and has received an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University. He was voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine, a "Doctor of the Year" by Hippocrates magazine and "Healer of the Millennium" by Healthy Living magazine. Dr. Oz is annually elected as a highest quality physician by the Castle Connolly Guide, as well as other major ranking groups.

Publications

YOU: Losing Weight: The Owner`s Manual to Simple and Healthy Weight Loss

There are no shortcuts when it comes to weight, and waist, loss -- no 20-pounds-in-3-days formulas, no way to get from size XXXL to size S by the end of the weekend. But you can diet smart, not hard. In YOU: Losing Weight, the doctors behind the bestselling YOU: On a Diet offer their best 99 tips and strategies for getting your body into the shape and with the waist size that you`ve always wanted. Dieting can`t be hard if you are to succeed for a lifetime, and it should never feel like a sacrifice. With the right strategy, you can make the lifestyle changes that you need to lose weight and get healthy for good.

In this handy waist-loss guide, Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz use their signature wit and wisdom to boil down the science and strategies for you. They keep their usual no-nonsense approach to explaining the human body to outline why crash dieting can`t work for the long term. More important, America`s Doctors share their favorite weight-loss super-foods recipes and provide exercise suggestions for how to get the most from any kind of workout. With food plans, shopping lists, and comprehensive advice on the science of waist loss, this pocket-size paperback is packed with everything dieters need to know about how to develop better habits that will keep pounds off for good.

Titles

A Healthier YOU
Based on his best-selling books, including YOU: The Owner`s Manual, Dr. Oz shares with audiences his philosophies on living better and ways to achieve optimum health. His commonsense, inspiring presentation includes quizzes, trivia, and facts that are informative and amusing. Audiences leave feeling empowered to take charge of their health in small, everyday ways, but also to make life decisions toward healthier lifestyles.

Is Alternative Medicine Ready for Prime Time?

High to Low Tech Medicine: Finding the Edge of Innovation

You: The Owner`s Manual

You: The Smart Patient

You: On a Diet