101 Things you didn’t probably know about Dr. Mehmet
Cengiz Oz
Everyone has heard of the incredible,
engaging, informational Dr. Mehmet Oz. But how much do you really know about
this incredible man? 101 facts you need to know about Dr. Oz from his birth to
his present career…
1. Dr. Oz may look young for his age, but as
of May 2013, he’s currently 53 years old!
2. His full name is Mehmet Cengiz Oz, which
is pronounced meh-met jhengis oz.
3. Dr. Oz is not fully American, he is
actually part Turkish.
4. He is a real doctor- specifically, a
cardiothoracic surgeon.
5. Dr. Oz is a well-regarded author in
addition to being a TV show host.
6. The Dr. Oz show is not
his first show; he actually appeared on the Oprah
Winfrey Show for many seasons before getting his own show.
7. He has appeared on a number of other TV shows as well, like Larry King Live and Good Morning America.
7. He has appeared on a number of other TV shows as well, like Larry King Live and Good Morning America.
8. His current television show was actually
launched by Oprah’s own television station, Harpo Productions in cooperation
with Sony.
9. The Dr. Oz show is still a fairly new
television show, appearing first in 2009.
10. Dr. Oz was born in America from parents
who emigrated from Turkey to Cleveland, Ohio.
11. His parents, Suna and Mustafa Oz, were
from Konya Province, Turkey.
12. Mustafa Oz received a scholarship in
Turkey which let him travel to the US as a medical student in the 1950’s.
13. His mother also came from a medical
background as her father was a pharmacist, and she herself became a surgeon and
ran a pharmaceutical company.
14. Dr. Oz went to college in Delaware at the
Tower Hill School.
15. He got his first degree from Harvard, and
then got his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the
well regarded Wharton School.
16. He was the class President of the
students at medical school.
17. He became a professor at the esteemed
Columbia University in 2001.
18. Besides his television show, he is the
Director of the cardiovascular division at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
19. He is a well-known researcher in the
areas of cardiovascular medicine like heart replacements and other heart
related surgeries.
20. He is at least a partial author on over
four hundred medical papers, books and chapters of medical books.
21. He has several patents on heart related
research.
22. Dr. Oz has a non-profit organization that
helps college graduates mentor kids about health and fitness.
23. He is a co-founder of Sharecare, which is
a question forum where people can ask and answer health questions.
24. Dr. Oz was a consultant to the Oprah show
for five seasons before getting his own show.
25. He was called to Oprah’s show as an
expert on issues like diabetes and supplements.
26. He has won awards include a “Freddie” and
a “Telly” award.
27. He was the medical consultant for Denzel
Washington’s film John Q.
28. He not only hosts his daily talk show,
but he also has a show on Sirius XM Radio.
29. Dr. Oz has a column regularly in Esquire
and O Magazines.
30. In 2009 an article in Oprah’s magazine
won him a National Magazine Award called “Retool, Reboot, and Rebuild”.
31. Time Magazine listed Dr. Oz as the 44th Most
Influential People in the World in 2008.
32. Esquire magazine put him on their list of
the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century.
33. He has been named one of Harvard’s 100
Most Influential Alumni.
34. He won a scholarship in college called
the Gross Surgical Research Scholarship.
35. He was named one of the Doctors of the
Year by Hippocrates magazine, and one of the “Healers of the Millennium” by
Healthy Living magazine.
36. Dr. Oz was listed in the Best Doctors of
the Year list in New York Magazine.
37. He was named the Turkish American of the
Year in 2009.
38. He has been honored for bridging the gap
between western and alternative medicine in 2007 by the New York Open Center.
39. In 2010 he received a 2010 Daytime Emmy
Award for the Outstanding Talk Show Host.
40. Dr. Oz was named one of the most
influential Muslims in 2009.
41. In 2011 he was named one of the Most Trusted
Voices in Daytime Television.
42. In 2011 he also was given a Daytime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host.
43. In 2011 additionally he won a Pigasus
Award for his support of faith healing, energy, psychics, and other
controversial beliefs. He was actually the first individual ever to win the
award two consecutive years in a row.
44. Dr. Oz now lives in New Jersey.
45. He is married to his wife Lisa, who he
wed in 1985.
46. Dr. Oz has four children, and his oldest
child is also an author and TV host named Daphne Oz.
47. He speaks both English and Turkish
fluently.
48. He is a dual citizen in both Turkey and
the United States.
49. Dr. Oz served in the Turkish Army so that
he could retain his Turkish citizenship status.
50. Dr. Oz was raised in a family where he
was taught both Islam by his father’s side, while his mother’s side were
Muslim.
51. He takes inspiration from Sufi Muslims as
well as Swedish Emanuel Swedenborg.
52. Dr. Oz practices the art of
Transcendental Meditation.
53. In 2010, Dr. Oz himself had a
precancerous colon polyp in a colonoscopy which he had performed live on his
own show. He attributes that colonoscopy to saving his life.
54. He has not always been well regarded, and
has faced a bit of controversy and criticism to being open to all kinds of
medicines and subjects that most well regarded doctors avoid.
55. He got in some trouble in 2011 by
publicizing his research showing there were trace amounts of arsenic in apple
juice, which caused some school systems to pull apple juice from schools. The
FDA claimed that there was nothing to fear, but an independent test performed
later by Consumer Reports showed that Dr. Oz’s original study was in fact,
correct.
56. Dr. Oz came in conflict with the American
Psychological Association and other health organizations when he aired a show
on Reparative Therapy of homosexuals. This point of view states that being gay
is a mental health issue and can be cured. While Dr. Oz said that he just
wanted all points of view represented, he was condemned for allowing this to
appear on his show.
57. He has also appeared on comedy shows like
the Colbert Report and the Daily Show as a guest.
58. His books are varied and focus on keeping
your body healthy, losing weight, heart issues, beauty, having a baby, and
more.
59. Dr. Oz’s website has a full page of
recipes to help his viewers lose weight and eat healthy.
60. Dr. Oz has a page dedicated to “Dr. Oz’s
Kitchen” where you can pick up cooking tips and tricks.
61. You can follow Dr. Oz on Facebook,
Twitter, Pinterist, and MySpace.
62. If you want to be on the Dr. Oz show, you
can apply online to receive free tickets to be a guest in the audience for a
taping in New York!
63. If you have a special health issue or
match the criteria that Dr. Oz is looking for with regards to an upcoming show,
you may even be able to be a guest on his show!
64. The Dr. Oz show appears daily during the
week, but is taped three days a week with one show in the morning, and one show
in the afternoon.
65. If you belong to a group, you can get a
set of tickets up to 30 in total, so that you can take a bus trip with your
friends or colleagues to New York to attend the taping of a show.
66. Dr. Oz offers a daily informational
newsletter primarily regarding health issues that can be sent to your email box
on a daily basis.
67. If you don’t have cable television or do
not have access to a television, you can actually watch the Dr. Oz show right
from your computer by clicking the episode you are looking to watch.
68. Dr. Oz does not support any one product
or back any supplement. He often talks about the valuable aspects of certain
vitamins or supplements, but leaves it to the viewer to determine which product
to buy.
69. Dr. Oz has a partnership with weight loss
guru Chris Powell, who has been seen on a number of television shows over the
past several years. Chris consults on the show as well as provides information
on his website to help viewers maintain their proper weight.
70. Dr. Oz has a blog that he updates
regularly with important health information that viewers can read and follow.
71. Businesses and non-profits can purchase
ad space on the Dr. Oz website if they are interested in marketing to viewers
of Dr. Oz.
72. There is a search function on Dr. Oz’s
website so that viewers that need help can search for answers to their personal
questions.
73. While studying at Harvard, Dr. Oz played
both football and water polo!
74. He currently loves staying active and
plays basketball, rides bicycles, plays tennis, and he runs about four miles
every day.
75. Dr. Oz has religiously practiced yoga for
the past 15 years.
76. Dr. Oz’s four children with Lisa Oz are
named Daphne, Arabella, Oliver, and Zoe.
77. In Turkish, Dr. Oz’s name means PURE.
78. Even currently with all of his fame, he
still regularly performs heart surgeries for patients because he thinks it is
his true calling.
79. His favorite musician is Bruce
Springsteen
80. His favorite veggie is okra.
81. He got engaged at the young age of 23 and
married Lisa oz (Lemole) in 1985.
82. He got to take part in batting practice at Yankee Stadium and hit a home run!
83. His current dressing room was once the
dressing room for Conan O’Brien and David Letterman.
84. He absolutely must live near water of
some kind.
85. His cats often sleep on his chest while
he is sleeping.
86. When he was little and was asked what he
wanted to be when he grew up- his answer was “Captain Kirk.”
87. He can touch his nose with his tongue.
88. His college job was selling fire wood.
89. Dr. Oz was introduced to his wife Lisa by
being set up by their fathers!
90. Some of his favorite foods are Greek
yogurt, fruit, fish, nuts, and bananas.
92. Dr. Oz is deathly afraid of heights.
93. He makes sure that he always gets at
least 7.5 hours of sleep by going to bed by 10pm at the latest and is up early
at 5:30 am.
94. He hates when people chew gum in his
audience. If audience members forget to spit out their gum before going into
the audience, his crew members walk around with plastic bags so you can get rid
of it.
95. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
96. Before taking prescription medication,
this doctor always recommends trying natural therapies, alternative medicines,
and supplements. For his own health troubles he does the same.
97. Dr. Oz broke his leg playing football in
high school.
98. There is an interactive page on Dr. Oz’s
website that allows people to post how they are feeling. The “I Feel” page
allows viewers and fans to vent and post on photos and comments.
99. In most markets, the Dr. Oz show appears
at approximately 3 pm, on NBC networks.
100. Dr. Oz often contributes to Oprah’s
network with other famous doctor all-stars, like famous psychologist Dr. Phil.
101. You can sign up and log in to the Dr. Oz website like a
free membership to see your favorite articles, recipes, and videos.
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