Dr. Mehmet Oz directs the Cardiovascular Institute and is a Founder and Director of the Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Medical Center. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and health care policy. He has authored over 350 original publications, books, book chapters, abstracts and holds several patents.

Dr. Oz 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 President of the Student Body during medical school. Memberships include the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Surgery, American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, American College of Cardiology, and American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Awards include election as a Global Leaders of Tomorrow (1999) by the World Economic Forum, the prestigious American Association for Thoracic Surgery Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship (1994-6), an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University, the Blakemore Research Awards (1988, 89, 90, 91) from the College of Physician & Surgeon, Columbia University, the research award from the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (1991), the clinical research award and grant from the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (1993). He was voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine (2002), Turkish-American of the Year (1996) and was elected one of the Doctors of the Year by Hippocrates Magazine and Healers of the Millenium by Healthy Living. His books, "Healing from the Heart", won the prestigious "Books for a Better America" award (1999) and "Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery" was elected as a Best Health Science Book by Doody's Review Journal (2000).

The Castle Connolly Guide annually elects him as one of the best physicians in the USA. Dr. Oz has appeared numerous times on the NBC evening news with Tom Brokaw, ABC evening news with Peter Jennings, CBS evening news with Dan Rather, 60 minutes, Oprah, McNeil-Lehrer, 48 Hours, Turning Point, Dateline, Good Morning America, the Today Show, CNN, Discovery, PBS documentaries, and two dozen other shows. He was also the subject of a CNN "Movers" series documentary and has hosted the Charlie Rose show. He has been featured in lead stories in The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Life, Self, Good Housekeeping, Elle, "W", Interview, New York Magazine, Men's Journal, Heart & Soul, and Reader's Digest. He has also appeared in Sport Illustrated, People, Psychology Today, Stern, El Mundo, and numerous other international publications.