Mehmet Cengiz Oz

Mehmet Cengiz Oz, commonly known as Dr. Oz, is an American television personality, cardiothoracic surgeon, and author. He gained national fame as a health expert through his appearances on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' and by hosting 'The Dr. Oz Show,' which ran for 13 seasons and won multiple Emmy Awards. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, Oz has a distinguished medical background, having served as a professor of surgery at Columbia University. In 2022, he ventured into politics as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, making history as the first Muslim candidate nominated by a major party. Dr. Oz was in the news as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he expressed a vision to improve healthcare accessibility and address rising costs.