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Patrick Soon-Shiong | |||||||||||
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_cropped.jpg) Soon-Shiong in 2014 | |||||||||||
| Born | July 29, 1952 | ||||||||||
| Citizenship | South Africa United States[1] | ||||||||||
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand (MBBCh) University of British Columbia (MSc) | ||||||||||
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| Known for | Inventor of Abraxane Developer of transplant techniques for pancreatic islets | ||||||||||
| Title | CEO of Nantworks LLC Owner of Los Angeles Times Minority owner of Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Michele B. Chan | ||||||||||
| Children | 2, including Nika | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃馨祥 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄馨祥 | ||||||||||
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Patrick Soon-Shiong (born July 29, 1952) is a South African and American businessman, investor, medical researcher, and transplant surgeon. He is the inventor of the drug Abraxane, which is used for lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. Soon-Shiong is the founder of NantWorks, a network of healthcare, biotech, and artificial intelligence startups;[2] 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.[3][4][5]
Soon-Shiong is the chairman of three nonprofit organizations: the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, a research-funding foundation that works in health care and education accessibility;[6] the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, which aims to change the dissemination of healthcare information;[7] and the Healthcare Transformation Institute, a partnership with the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.[2] 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.[8]
Soon-Shiong's net worth is US$11.2 billion as of 2025 according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.[9] He has been called the richest man in Los Angeles and one of the wealthiest doctors in the world.[10]
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- ^ Biographies providing these details include "Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D." UCLA Engineering. UCLA. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015., Soon-Shiong, P. (2015). "Patrick Soon Shiong". Institute for Technology Advancement. UCLA Engineering. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015., and Soon-Shiong, P. (2008). "Curriculum Vitae. Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., MSc, FRCS(C), FACS" (PDF). INC5. California NanoSystems Institute. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Biographies providing these details include Soon-Shiong, P. (2016). "Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., FRCS (C), FACS". NantKwest.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "LA 500: Patrick Soon-Shiong". Los Angeles Business Journal. August 10, 2017.
- ^ "Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation". Foundation Directory Online.
- ^ "Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD". CEO Council on Health and Innovation.
- ^ "tronc, Inc. Announces Closing of the Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune Sale" (Press release). Chicago: Tronc. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Patrick Soon-Shiong". Forbes. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Witt, Stephen (October 25, 2021). "How Patrick Soon-Shiong Made His Fortune Before Buying the L.A. Times". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved July 18, 2024.