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MEHMET OZ

Turkish American surgeon, educator, and author
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Mehmet Oz (born June 11, 1960, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is a Turkish American
surgeon, educator, author, and television personality who cowrote the popular
YOU series of health books and hosted The Dr. Oz Show (2009–22). In 2022, Oz ran
as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, but he was defeated.



Oz, whose parents were Turkish immigrants, was raised in Wilmington, Delaware,
where his father was a thoracic surgeon. After graduating from Harvard
University (1982), he earned an M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business in 1986.
During this time, Oz, who was a dual citizen of the United States and Turkey,
served in the Turkish army in order to maintain his citizenship in that country.
He subsequently conducted his residency in general surgery (1986–90) and
cardiothoracic surgery (1991–93) at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New
York. In 1993 he became an attending surgeon at New York–Presbyterian
Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. An advocate of alternative
medicine, Oz began incorporating hypnosis, meditation, acupuncture, and other
non-Western treatments into his practice. In 2001 he became director of the
hospital’s complementary medicine program. That year he also became professor of
surgery at Columbia University.

In 2005 Oz wrote (with Michael F. Roizen) YOU: The Owner’s Manual. The
book—which was noted for its engaging text and humour—led to a television
appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oz subsequently became a regular guest on
that program as well as many others, earning him the nickname “America’s
Doctor.” His rapport with audiences was in part due to his easygoing manner and
holistic approach to health. With Roizen he continued the best-selling YOU
series with YOU: On a Diet (2006), YOU: The Smart Patient (2006), YOU: Staying
Young (2007), YOU: Being Beautiful (2008), and YOU: Having a Baby (2009).

The popularity of the books and television appearances led to a daily radio talk
show. The program, which debuted in 2008, featured Oz and Roizen providing
health advice. The following year Oz also began hosting the daytime television
series The Dr. Oz Show, an hour-long program that included information on
various health topics and on preventive medicine. It was an immediate success
with viewers, but Oz’s recommendations on the program drew scrutiny, and in 2014
he appeared before a U.S. Senate panel that was critical of his promotion of
weight-loss products. Later that year, a study in the British Medical Journal
found that 54 percent of his recommendations either contradicted or lacked
scientific evidence. Oz responded by defending his right to free speech.



Oz authored numerous papers and was a regular contributor to various
periodicals, including Esquire and O, the Oprah Magazine. In 2003 he founded and
became chairman of HealthCorps, a nonprofit organization that focused on obesity
and other health problems, especially those affecting American youths.



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Mehmet Oz during a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 2022.(more)

In 2021 Oz announced that he was running as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat
in Pennsylvania. As he launched his candidacy, he criticized the government’s
handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and vowed “to help fix the problems and to
help us heal.” In order to focus on the election, Oz ended his daytime TV show
in 2022. Later that year he received the highly sought-after endorsement of
former president Donald Trump. After narrowly winning the Republican primary, Oz
faced the Democratic candidate—John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor of
Pennsylvania—in the general election. The race was highly acrimonious. In one
notable exchange, Fetterman mocked Oz’s use of the word crudité in a video, and
Oz’s campaign stated that if Fetterman had eaten vegetables, he might not have
suffered a stroke in May 2022. Oz ultimately lost the election in November.

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