Dr. Oz 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 and has received several patents. He performs over 300 heart
operations annually.
Dr. Oz was born June 11, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio 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 Cliffside Park, NJ with his wife Lisa of 20 years
and their 4 children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe, and Oliver.
Dr. Oz is the Health Expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He is Chief Medical
Consultant to Discovery Communications and has hosted several shows including
"Second Opinion with Dr Oz" and "Life Line". His "Transplant!" series on
Discovery Health Channel won both a FREDDIE and a Silver TELLY award in
September 2006. In addition to numerous appearances on network morning and
evening news programs,
He has guest hosted the Charlie Rose show. He also served as medical director
of Denzel Washington's "John Q".
Dr Oz authored three NY Times Best Sellers "You: The Owner's Manual", "You: The
Smart Patient" and "YOU: On a Diet" as well as the award winning "Healing from
the Heart". He has a regular column in Esquire and Reader's Digest magazines.
His most recent work was released on October 31, 2006.
In addition to belonging to every major professional society for heart
surgeons, Dr Oz was elected as a Global Leaders of Tomorrow by the World
Economic Forum, won the prestigious American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Gross Research Scholarship, and has received an honorary doctorate from
Istanbul University, He was voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine
and was elected one of the Doctors of the Year by Hippocrates magazine and
Healers of the Millennium by Healthy Living magazine. He is annually elected as
one of the best physicians in the USA by the Castle Connolly Guide as well as
other major ranking groups. In 2006 he was honored as one of "The Harvard 100
Most influential Alumni" in the 02138 Magazine.
