Dr. Mehmet Oz, born in Cleveland, OH to Turkish parents, has garnered a reputation as one of America’s most informed and insightful medical doctors. He is known through his regular appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show and network news programs and as chief medical consultant to Discovery Communications. He has authored over 400 original publications and received several patents. He performs over 350 heart operations annually as Director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Oz obtained a joint MD and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He was elected as a "Global Leader 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.