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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', M.D.{{MD}}, ({{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 likely 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]]. It had to be cancelled when he entered politics.
==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
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]]
* [[Circumcised]]
* [[Islam]]
* {{URLwikipedia|Mehmet_Oz|Mehmet Oz}}
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