Becker's Healthcare September 4, 2024
Of the 34 American billionaires that earned their wealth in the healthcare space, 26 are classified as self-made, according to Forbes’ live net worth calculator.
Here are America’s 26 self-made healthcare billionaires:
Note: Net worths are current as of Sept. 4.
54. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, $31.4 billion, founded Hospital Corp. of America in 1968.
312. Robert Duggan, $8.6 billion, led the 2015 sale of biotech firm Pharmacyclics to AbbVie.
435. Reinhold Schmieding, $6.9 billion, started orthopedic surgical tools company Arthrex in 1981 and still owns more than 90 percent of the company.
513. Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, $6.2 billion, was a practicing physician before inventing the cancer medication Abraxane.
748. Li Ge, $4.5 billion,...
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