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Mehmet Oz | |
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 Oz in 2016 | |
| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Presumptive nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Succeeding | Chiquita Brooks-LaSure |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mehmet Cengiz Öz June 11, 1960 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Daphne |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MD, MBA) |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Organization(s) | HealthCorps, Sharecare |
| Television | The Dr. Oz Show |
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| Awards | Full list |
| Website | doctoroz |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Turkey |
| Service | Turkish Land Forces[1] |
| Years of service | Early 1980s for 60 days |
Mehmet Cengiz Öz[a] (/məˈmɛt ˈdʒɛŋɡɪz ɒz/ meh-MET JENG-gihz oz; Turkish: [mehˈmet dʒeɲˈɟiz øz]; born June 11, 1960), also known as Dr. Oz (/ɒz/), is an American politician, television presenter, physician, author, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University, and former political candidate.
The son of Turkish immigrants, Oz was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and graduated from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Turkey, Oz completed 60 days of mandatory military training in the Turkish Army during the 1980s. This requirement applied specifically to Turkish citizens living abroad who sought to retain their citizenship. He subsequently began his residency in surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 1986. In 2001, Oz became a professor of surgery at Columbia University, and later retired to professor emeritus in 2018. In May 2022, Columbia University cut ties with Oz and removed his presence from their website.
In 2003, Oprah Winfrey was the first guest on the Discovery Channel series Second Opinion with Dr. Oz, and he was a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, making more than sixty appearances. In 2009, The Dr. Oz Show, a daily television program about medical matters and health, was launched by Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television, running for 13 seasons. Oz's promotion of pseudoscience, including on the topics of alternative medicine, faith healing, and various paranormal beliefs, has earned him criticism from several medical publications and physicians.[b]
Oz ran in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania as a conservative Republican, the first Muslim candidate for Senate to be nominated by either major party. Oz lost the election to the Democratic nominee John Fetterman. In November 2024, he was announced as the intended nominee by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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- ^ Gabriel, Trip (December 26, 2021). "'Magic' Weight-Loss Pills and Covid Cures: Dr. Oz Under the Microscope". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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