Dr. OZ

Mehmet Cengiz Oz, famously known as Dr. Oz is one of the best accepted Turkish doctors by the world. He is best known for his daytime show called Dr. Oz He is the professor and vice president at Columbia University. Currently, he is working as the director of the Heart and Vascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Oz is a professor, author, television personality as well as pseudoscience.

Well, how well do you know about Dr. Oz? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Dr. Oz’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Dr. Oz to date.

Biography and Early Life

Oz was born Mehmet Cengiz Oz in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents are Suna, who is the daughter of a pharmacist of Circassia descent, and Mustafa Oz. His father was born in a small town in southern Turkey and later on emigrated to the United States in 1955 when he earned a scholarship as a medical student. Oz had two siblings; Seval Oz and Nazlim Oz.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Dr. Oz in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Dr. Oz’s age is 61 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 11 June 1960. Though, he is 6′ 1″ in feet and inches and 185 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75 kg in Kilograms.

Education

He went to Tower Hill School in Delaware and later on attended Harvard University in 1982 where he earned a degree in biology. He won an Intramural college championship playing water polo in Harvard’s football team on safety. He joined the University of Pennsylvania schools of medicine and also Penn’s Wharton School where he earned MD and MBA degrees respectively.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Dr. Oz married Lisa in 1985. The couple was blessed with four children; Daphne Oz who is a TV host, Oliver Mustafa Oz, Zoe Yasmin Oz, and his youngest Arabella Sezen Oz. He has dual citizenship and he is fluent in both English and Turkish.

Is Dr. Oz Gay?

Dr. Oz is straight. He is in a relationship with his beautiful wife and has never been rumored to be gay or bisexual. He has managed to avoid any controversies about his sexuality and thus focusing more on his family and career life.

Professional Career

In 1997, he came up with the idea of using a catheter to put one staple in and submitted the patent for MitraClip. He also recommended an alternative solution for patients with heart failure for ventricular assist devices. He joined Jeff Arnold as a co-founder of Share care, incorporated in 2010.  In 2001, he became a professor at the Department of Surgery at Columbia University. At the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, he directs the complementary medicine program and cardiovascular institute.

For five consecutive seasons, Oz appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where he appeared as a health expert. Winfrey offered to produce through her company, Harpo productions a syndicated series hosted by Oz where the show debuted in 2009 and was distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

On this show, he promoted resveratrol supplements were he said were anti-aging, and also addressed issues like Type 2 diabetes. He served at Denzel’s Washington John Q as a medical doctor. He made an appearance on Oprah’s All-star which was a weekly show on OWN Together with Suze Orman and Dr. Phil where they answered several questions about health, finance, and life. Currently, he is on Your Daily Dose, a health segment on 1010 wins. He was a guest host that lasted for 10 days on Jeopardy.

He has authored eight books that have been New York Time Bestsellers and seven of them were co-authored by Michael F. Roizen. He has a regular column in The Oprah Magazine, Esquire Magazine and O and he was awarded in 2009 for his article in Retool, Reboot and Rebuild at the National Magazine Award for personal service. Together with Hearst Corporation, Oz launched the bimonthly magazine in 2004 titled Dr. Oz The Good Life

Awards

During his college years, he was awarded the Captain Athletic Award for leadership. Dr. Oz Has been recognized as the most outstanding talk show at the award, therefore, winning six Emmys for his perfect and professional performance in his daily show.  His publications have received recognition and acknowledgment as well as honored as the most trusted voice on television.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Dr. Oz in 2021

As of 2021, Dr. Oz has an estimated net worth of $120 million. He has earned this income from several of his acknowledged books worldwide which has amounted to a lot of sales. He also makes a huge fortune from his medical knowledge and professionalism and also his health supplement endorsement which earns him more than estimated either monthly or yearly.  He also earns a salary from his show as well as making suggest appearances on other shows which earn him more money.

Dr. Oz is such a talented man who managed to kick off his medical career with a high-level spirit. He has been able to come up with ideas about medical expertise which has improved the health and living of people worldwide. Over the years, he has reached millions of people through his books as well as appearances on different television shows.