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The Doctor Oz Prescription

I am Dr. Mehmet Oz, the host of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show. Thanks to the efforts of my talented staff, I won a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Informative Talk Show Host two years in a row (2010 and 2011). I am also a practicing cardiac surgeon, and am Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. I direct the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. My research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health-care policy. I have authored over 400 original publications, book chapters and medical books, have received several patents, and perform more than 100 heart surgeries per year.

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Delaware. I received my 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. Currently, I live in Northern New Jersey with my beautiful wife Lisa of 26 years, and our four wonderful children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe and Oliver.

I've made it my mission to not only disseminate the most accurate and up-to-date medical information to the public, but to inspire you to take action and truly commit to a healthier lifestyle. My show and books aim to give you the medical knowledge and advice you need in an easily digestible form you can learn from, act on and share. My goal is to illustrate what I've always believed: that YOU are your biggest advocate and you have the responsibility to take control of your health.