Patrick Soon-Shiong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Patrick Soon-Shiong
Occupation	Surgeon
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1952(1952-07-29)
Age	72
Birthplace	Port Elizabeth
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Eastern Cape
Horoscope	Leo

Patrick Soon-Shiong Biography

Patrick Soon-Shiong is one of the most popular and richest Surgeon who was born on July 29, 1952 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Soon-Shiong graduated 4th out of his class of 189 from the University of Witwatersrand, receiving a bachelor’s degree in medicine (MBBCh) at age 23. He completed his medical internship at Johannesburg’s General Hospital. He then studied at the University of British Columbia, where he earned a master’s degree in 1979, with research awards from the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the American Association of Academic Surgery.

Soon-Shiong joined UCLA Medical School in 1983 and served on that faculty until 1991, as a transplant surgeon. Between 1984 and 1987, he served as an associate investigator at the Center for Ulcer Research and Education. Soon- Shiong performed the first whole-pancreas transplant done at UCLA, and he developed and first performed the experimental Type 1 diabetes-treatment known as encapsulated-human-islet transplant, and the “first pig-to-man islet-cell transplant in diabetic patients.” After a period in industry, he returned to UCLA in 2009, serving as a professor of microbiology, immunology, molecular genetics and bioengineering until this date. Soon-Shiong served as a visiting professor at Imperial College, London, in 2011.

Patrick Soon-Shiong Net Worth

Patrick Soon-Shiong is one of the richest Surgeon from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patrick Soon-Shiong 's net worth 7 billion USD (2020). (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong (born July 29, 1952) is a South African-American billionaire surgeon, businessman, media mogul, and bioscientist. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which became known for its efficacy against lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Soon-Shiong is the founder of NantWorks, a network of health and technology startups; an adjunct professor of surgery and executive director of the Wireless Health Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles; and a visiting professor at Imperial College London and Dartmouth College. Soon-Shiong has published more than 100 scientific papers and has more than 230 issued patents worldwide on advancements spanning numerous fields in technology and medicine.

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Who is Patrick Soon-Shiong Dating?

According to our records, Patrick Soon-Shiong married to Michele B. Chan. As of December 1, 2023, Patrick Soon-Shiong’s is not dating anyone.

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Soon-Shiong is the chairman of three non-profit organizations: the Chan Soon- Shiong Family Foundation, which aims to fund research and erase disparities in access to health care and education; the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, which is focused on changing the way health information is shared; and the Healthcare Transformation Institute, a partnership with the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. He has been a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers since 2010, and since June 2018, he has been the owner and executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune. As of March 2020, Soon-Shiong is estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of US$ 6.9 billion. He has committed to the Giving Pledge and has pledged to give away at least half of his wealth to philanthropy.

Facts & Trivia

Pete Ranked on the list of most popular Surgeon. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Patrick Soon-Shiong celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.

In early 2016, Soon-Shiong launched the National Immunotherapy Coalition to encourage rival pharmaceutical companies to work together to test combinations of cancer-fighting drugs. He has also met numerous times with former vice president Joe Biden to discuss more ambitious approaches to fighting cancer, including conducting genomic sequencing of 100,000 patients to create a massive database of potential genetic factors.

How did Patrick Soon-Shiong become a billionaire?

Soon-Shiong became a billionaire after selling two drug companies: APP Pharmaceuticals and Abraxis BioScience. He sold APP to Fresenius Medical Care for $4.6 billion in 2008, and Abraxis to Celgene for $2.8 billion in

2010. He owns the Los Angeles Times and a 4.5% stake in the Lakers professional basketball team.

Is Patrick Soon-Shiong Chinese?

He was Chinese by ancestry and South African by birth , and he spoke with a soft Anglo-South African accent. He could talk for hours about medicine and the human body, then switch to history, or business, or literature. Soon- Shiong’s wife, Michele B.

What nationality is Soon-Shiong?

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Who is the richest doctor in South Africa?

Patrick Soon-Shiong is the richest doctor in South Africa. He is a renowned transplant surgeon and inventor of Abraxane. According to Forbes, he is worth a whopping $7.1 billion.

Who is the richest doctor in California?

• Medical doctor Patrick Soon-Shiong invented the cancer drug Abraxane. …
• He sold his drug companies Abraxis in 2010 and American Pharmaceutical Partners in 2008 for a combined $9.1 billion.
• He took his cancer drug maker NantKwest public in 2015 and his biotech startup NantHealth public in 2016.