Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACS |
Positions and Appointments |
| 2001-present | |
Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 2001-present | |
Director, Cardiovascular Institute |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 2001-present | |
Vice Chairman, Cardiovascular Services,
Department of Surgery |
| Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1993-present | |
Attending Surgeon |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY |
Clinical Specialties
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery
Mitral and aortic valve surgery
Adult cardiac transplantation
Mechanical heart assistance
Coronary bypass and aneurysm surgery
Research Interests
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Complementary medicine
Healthcare outcomes analysis
Heart replacement
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Education and Training |
| 1991-1993 | |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1990-1991 | |
Chief Resident, General Surgery |
| Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1986-1990 | |
Intern/Resident, General Surgery |
| Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1986 | |
MD/MBA |
| University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1982 | |
BA |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Board Certifications
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2004
American Board of Surgery, 1992
Professional Experience
| 2000-2001 | |
Associate Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1994-2001 | |
Director, Cardiac Assist Device Program |
| Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY |
| 1994-2000 | |
Irving Assistant Professor of Surgery |
| Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
Professional Honors
HONORS:
Listed in Doctors of the Year, Hippocrates Magazine
Listed in Healers of the Millennium, Healthy Living Magazine
Listed in Best Doctors of the Year, New York Magazine
Listed in Castle Connolly Guide
Named Global Leader of Tomorrow, World Economic Forum, 1999
Named Turkish American of the Year, 1996
AWARDS:
Books for a Better America Award (for Healing from the Heart), 1999
Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship, AATS, 1994-96
Research Award, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1991
Blakemore Research Awards, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1988-91
Professional Societies and Committees
Member of the Thoracic Surgical Workforce Committee, 1998
American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, 1997
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1997
21st Century Cardiac Surgical Society, 1996
Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 1995
New York State Society of Surgeons, 1995
American College of Cardiology, 1995
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 1994
Association for Academic Surgery, 1994
New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1993
International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, 1992
Association of Turkish American Scientists, 1991
Turkish-American Physicians Association, 1991
International Society for Optical Engineering, 1989
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1989
American College of Angiology, Scientific Council
American Heart Association, Scientific Council
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Selected Publications
Cardiac Assist Devices, Edited by Daniel J. Goldstein, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, MD
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Edited by Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Daniel J. Goldstein, MD. Voted the best health science book by Doody's rating service in 2000
Oz, MC, Healing from the Heart. Dutton New York, NY 1999
Goldstein DJ, Oz, MC, Rose EA: Implantable left ventricular assist devices. New England Journal of Med 339: 1522-1533, 1998
Oz, MC, Levin H, Rose EA. Long-term, Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices: What are they and who needs them. Comprehensive Therapy 21(7): 351-354; 1995.
Oz, MC, Goldstein DJ, Pepino P, Weinberg AD, Thompson SM, Catanese KA, Vargo RL, McCarthy PM, Rose EA, Levin HR. Screening scale predicts patients successfully receiving long-term, implantable left ventricular assist devices. Circ 92 (9 supp II):II-169-II-173; 1995.
Oz, MC, Argenziano M, Catanese KA, Gardocki MT, Goldstein DJ, Ashton RC, Gelijns AC, Rose EA, Levin HR. Bridge experience with long-term implantable left ventricular assist devices: are they an alternative to transplantation? Circulation 95(7): 1844-1852, 1997.
Oz, MC, Argenziano M, Rose EA. What is "Minimally Invasive" coronary bypass surgery? Experience with a variety of surgical revascularization procedures for single-vessel disease. Chest.;112:1409-16 1997.
Oz, MC, Whitworth J, Liu E. Complementary medicine effects on coronary artery bypass patients. JAMA;279(9):710-11, 1998.
Oz, MC, Rose EA, Lemole GM. Alternative Medicine-The Case of Herbal Remedies. The New England Journal of Medicine; 340(13): 1056, 1999.
Chen JM, Cullinane S, Spanier TB, Artrip JH, John R, Edwards NM, Oz, MC, Landry DW. Vasopressin Deficiency and Pressor Hypersensitivity in Hemodynamically Unstable Organ Donors. Circulation; 100(19 Suppl); II244-6, 1999.
Goldstein DJ, Oz, MC: Current Status and Future Directions of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Curr Opin Cardiol 14:419-425, 1999.
Oz, MC, Cosgrove DM, Badduke BR, Hill JD, Flannery M, Palumbo R, Topic N. Controlled clinical trial of a novel hemostatic agent in cardiac surgery. The Fusion Matrix Study Group. Ann Thorac Surgery, 69(5) :1376-82, 2000.
Morales DLS, Catanese KA, Helman DN, Williams MR, Weinberg A, Goldstein DJ, Rose EA, Oz, MC. Six-Year Experience of Caring for 44 LVAD Patients at Home: Safe, Economical, and Necessary. JTCVS; 119(2): 251-59, 2000.
Liu EH, Turner LM, Lin SX, Klaus L, Choi LY, Whitworth J, Ting W, Oz, MC. Use of Alternative Medicine by Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 120(2): 335-41, 2000.
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