Mehmet Oz Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named Turkish American of the Year in 1996, and speaks Turkish fluently
• Took time off from medical school to serve in the Turkish army in order to retain his dual citizenship
• Has coauthored a number of medical advice books, including Healing from the Heart (1999), which won a Books for a Better America Award, and the bestselling YOU: The Owners Manual (2005)
• Served as a consultant on heart transplantation for the Denzel Washington medical thriller John Q (2002)
• Has appeared frequently on daytime talk show Oprah Winfrey; the host returned the favor with an appearance on Oz's limited-run Discovery Health series Second Opinion with Doctor Oz
• Named to numerous "best doctor" lists, including New York Magazine's "Best Doctors of the Year," Healthy Living Magazine's "Healers of the Millennium" and Hippocrates Magazine's "Doctors of the Year
• " Launched his own syndicated talk show, The Dr
• Oz Show, in 2009