Dr. Oz is a vice-chair of surgery and professor of cardiac surgery at
Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and is
a founder and director of the Complementary Medicine Program at New
York Presbyterian Columbia. Dr. Oz's research interests include
heart replacement surgery, minimally-invasive cardiac surgery, complementary
medicine and health care policy. Dr. Oz appears on Second Opinion with
Dr. Oz on the Discovery Channel Mondays at 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays
at 2:00 p.m. EST. He is the author of over 350 original publications,
book chapters, abstracts, and books. He has received several patents.
Degrees:
B.A., Harvard University
M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
M.B.A., Wharton Business School
Associations:
Director, Cardiovascular Institute, Columbia University
A Vice-Chairman of the Department of Surgery, New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Health Center
Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Founder/Director, Complementary Medicine Program, New York Presbyterian Health Center
Dr. Oz is a member of numerous health organizations
Memberships include: American Heart Association, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Surgery, International Society for Heart and Lung
Transplantation, American College of Cardiology, and American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
Awards:
The Best and Brightest, Esquire Magazine, 2002
Doctor(s) of the Year, New York Magazine, 2000
Healer(s) of the Millenimum, Healthy Living Magazine
Global Leaders of Tomorrow, World Economic Forum, 1999
Blakemore Research Awards, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Turkish-American of the Year, Association of Turkish-Americans, 1996
Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1994-1996
Doctor(s) of the Year, Hippocrates Magazine
Received numerous other awards
Appearances:
"Second Opinion" with Dr. Oz series on The Discovery Channel
