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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', M.D., ({{LifeData|birth=1960-06-11|birthplace=Cleveland, Ohio|birthcountry=[[USA]]|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) 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. 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.
==Politics==
Dr. Oz 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.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare and Medicaid agency CMS
|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/trump-picks-dr-oz-to-lead-massive-medicare-medicaid-agency-cms.html
|last=Mangan
|first=Dan
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|publisher=CNBC
|website=
|date=2024-11-19
|accessdate=2024-11-20
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==Video==
Dr. Oz has a very large collection of videos on a wide variety of subjects at [https://www.youtube.com Youtube].
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A search at PUBMED found 372 articles of which Dr. Oz was a listed author. All are in area of the cardiovascular science. Dr. Oz has not published regarding the [[foreskin]], [[circumcision]], or [[genital integrity]].
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