President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the next Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, a position that requires Senate confirmation.

“America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,” Trump said in a statement. “He is an eminent Physician, Heart Surgeon, Inventor, and World-Class Communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades.”

Oz earned his medical degree and master’s of business administration from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 and practiced cardiology before becoming a television personality. His television show began in 2009 and aired for 13 years.

Oz ran a campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022 and lost to Democrat John Fetterman in a contentious race, which was also one of the most costly in state history.

Trump, who endorsed Oz during the 2022 campaign, said Oz “will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” whom he nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services last week.

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The president-elect said the two would “take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.”

“I have known Dr. Oz for many years, and I am confident he will fight to ensure everyone in America receives the best possible Healthcare, so our Country can be Great and Healthy Again!” Trump said.