U.S. healthcare billionaires now have a collective net worth of $113.6 billion. In total, there are 2,640 real-time billionaires across the world in 2024.
Here are the five richest MDs of 2024:
1. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, $20.2 billion, founded Hospital Corp. of America in 1968.
2. Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, $5.8 billion, was a practicing physician before inventing the cancer medication Abraxane.
3. Gary Michelson, MD, $1.8 billion, is a retired orthopedic and spine surgeon who holds over 340 U.S. patents.
4. James Leininger, MD, $1.7 billion, is the founder of medical device company Kinetic Concepts.
5. George Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, $1.6 billion, is the chief scientific officer at biotech firm Regeneron.
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