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Profile of Doctor Mehmet Oz

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Date of Birth:

June 11, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio

Family:

Wife - Lisa

Children - Daphne, Arabella, Zoe, and Oliver

Education:

Dr. Oz received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University. He holds an MD and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Wharton School.

Profession:

Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Columbia University

Director of the Heart Assistance Device Program and founder of the Complementary Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Published Books:

  • YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger
  • YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment
  • YOU: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
  • YOU: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty
  • Healing from the Heart: A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future

Television Shows:

(Other than The Oprah Winfrey Show)

The Discovery Health Channel

  • Daily Rounds
  • Life Line
  • Live Transplant
  • National Body Challenge
  • Second Opinion with Dr. Oz
  • The Truth About Food
  • YOU: On A Diet

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