Oprah Winfrey to say goodbye to Dr. Oz

Oprah Winfrey to say goodbye to Dr. Oz
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's in-house medical and health expert is leaving his spot as a regular on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for his own syndicated program.

Winfrey will bid Dr. Mehmet (meh-MEHT') Oz farewell on Tuesday's episode of her talk show. His program, "The Dr. Oz Show," is to debut Sept. 14.

Oz has been featured on Winfrey's show for five years and 55 episodes. He would often offer diet tips or discuss life-threatening diseases.

Tuesday's show ends with Oz and Winfrey raising a champagne toast.

According to Oz's biography on Oprah.com, the best-selling author and heart surgeon is a surgery professor at Columbia University and directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Published 5/11/09 by


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  • First Dr Phil now Dr Oz. Who will O give us next?
    BrandonH10 5/12/09 Reply
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  • I love Dr. Oz. I wish you luck on your new show!
    MariaC10 5/12/09 Reply
  • Dr Oz,

    You certainly gave the medical profession a much needed "face lift" with your good looks, youthful enthusiasum for your work and much appreciated respect for those with whom you interacted. I think a lot more people would go to a doctor's...
    insiderviewer 5/12/09 Reply
  • oh ...lol
    sunshine_eggo 5/11/09 Reply
  • I KNOW DR. OZ IS INTELLIGENT BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT HIM. I HAVE A FEELING HE'S NAKED UNDER THOSE SCRUBS,
    Anonymous 5/11/09 Reply