Mehmet Cengiz Öz
Mehmet Cengiz Öz, M.D., (born 11 June 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) was born in the United States to Turkish Muslim immigrant parents. As one would expect, he was circumcised as a child in accordance with Turkish and Muslim practice. He is fluent in both Turkish and English. Öz has dual citizenship in both Turkey and the United States.
He is a physician and heart surgeon, but retired to become a television personality after an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show and had his own daytime television show for many years. His show was called Dr. Oz.
Mehmet Öz is classified as a circumcised doctor. It is typical for circumcised doctors to have little knowledge or understanding of the foreskinned penis — a normal body part.
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Politics
Dr. Öz entered politics in 2022 when he ran as a Republican in Pennsylvania for the United States Senate. He lost to Democrat John Fetterman.
Nomination
President-elect Donald J. Trump has nominated Öz to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[1] If his nomination is approved by the United States Senate, then he would report to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.
Conflicts of interest
National Public Radio (NPR) reported that Dr. Öz., who is quite wealthy, has "invested a substantial part of his wealth in health care and food firms", which may give him a conflict-of interest.[2]
Views on child circumcision
Mehmet Öz collaborated with Michael P. Roizen to write a book about having a baby. In that book they stated with regard to circumcision of newborn infant boys:
Early in a baby's life there are some things that you absolutely have to cut, like the umbilical cord and his fingernails. And there are some things you don't have to cut; his hair, for instance. Also falling into the latter category: foreskin.
Here's what we can tell you. Looking at the research, there does seem to be some evidence that circumcision reduces certain infections, including HIV and other STDs (and reduces transmission of STDs to partners many years hence). But there are no strong data to show that it must or must not be done; its an elective procedure, after all. Most parents make the decision based on religious and cultural customs, as well as the simple "what pop looks like" or "what he'll look like in the locker room" arguments.[3]
Video
Youtube maintains a very large collection of videos on a wide variety of subjects by and about Dr. Öz.
Publications
A search at PUBMED found 372 articles of which Dr. Öz was a listed author. All are in area of the cardiovascular medical science. Dr. Öz has not published regarding the foreskin, circumcision, or genital integrity.
See also
External links
Official website. Retrieved 21 November 2024- Wikipedia article: Mehmet Oz
References
- ↑
Mangan, Dan (19 November 2024)."Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare and Medicaid agency CMS", CNBC. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ↑ Tahir, Darius (22 November 2024)."TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run", NPR. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
Quote:Oz recently held investments, some shared with family, in health care, pharmaceutical firms and tech companies with business in the health care sector, such as Amazon.
- ↑
Roizen MP, Öz MC (2009): You, Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy. New York: Free Press. P. 273. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
