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Our Team of Health Experts —
Dr. Mehmet C. Oz & Bob Greene
Dr. Mehmet C. Oz
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University, NY
Dr. Oz is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health care policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and has received several patents. He performs over 300 heart operations annually.
Dr. Oz was born June 11, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio, and 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 Class President followed by President of the Student Body during medical school. He lives in Cliffside Park, NJ, with his wife Lisa of 20 years and their 4 children, Daphne, Arabella, Zoe, and Oliver.
Dr. Oz is the Health Expert on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” He is chief medical consultant to Discovery Communications and has hosted several shows including “Second Opinion with Dr Oz” and “Life Line.” His “Transplant!” series on Discovery Health Channel won both a FREDDIE and a Silver TELLY award in September 2006. In addition to numerous appearances on network morning and evening news programs, he has guest hosted the Charlie Rose show. He also served as medical director of Denzel Washington’s “John Q.”
Dr. Oz authored three NY Times Best Sellers “You: The Owner’s Manual,” “You: The Smart Patient” and “YOU: On a Diet” as well as the award winning “Healing from the Heart.” He has a regular column in Esquire and Reader’s Digest magazines. His most recent work was released on October 31, 2006.
In addition to belonging to every major professional society for heart surgeons, Dr. Oz was elected as a Global Leaders of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, won the prestigious American Association for Thoracic Surgery Gross Research Scholarship, and has received an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University. He was voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine and was elected one of the Doctors of the Year by Hippocrates magazine and Healers of the Millennium by Healthy Living magazine. He is annually elected as one of the best physicians in the USA by the Castle Connolly Guide as well as other major ranking groups. In 2006, he was honored as one of “The Harvard 100 Most Influential Alumni” in the 02138 Magazine.
Bob Greene
Exercise Physiologist
Bob Greene is an exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and weight loss. He is a regular contributor to “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” He is also a contributing writer and editor for O, The Oprah Magazine, and writes on health and fitness for Oprah.com. Greene is the bestselling author of Get With the Program!, The Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating, The Get With the Program! Daily Journal, and The Get With the Program! Guide to Fast Food and Family Restaurants. The Best Life Diet, Bob's latest book, was named Best diet book of 2007 by Consumer Reports.
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