Richest Doctors
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Doctors are known for saving the lives of people. They are the back-bone of the society. He requires a lot of hard work and motivation to achieve the title of a doctor prior to your name. Doctors also have a specialization of their own. They can be surgeons, physicians.
Doctors also form an integral segment of our life. The top 10 richest doctors who have made in big in the medical field are written below.
1. Patrick Soon Shiong - $12 Billion
Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong tops the position in the list. Along with being doctor he is also an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He is known for his fight against cancer and also funding children’s treatments ailing from cancer.
2. Thomas Frist - $7 Billion
Thomas was a former Air Force surgeon and later joined his hands with his father to establish a hospital.
3. Philip Frost - $7 Billion
Dr. Frist is a dermatology lecturer and also owns a pharmaceutical company named Ivax. He is an honored doctor.
4. Wu Yiling - $1.7 Billion
Dr. Wu Yiling has practiced Chinese medicine for over a decade and owns a pharmaceutical company. His company produces herbal medicines that cure a numerous diseases.
5. Gary Michelson, $1.55 Billion
Dr. Michelson is orthopedic surgeon. He is well known for inventing orthopedic devices. He has contributed his knowledge to various sectors including medical research, animal welfare, online textbooks and tropical rain forest.
6. Dr. Phil - $ 280 Million
7. James Andrews - $100 Million
8. Terry Dubrow - $30 Million
9. Leonard Hochstein - $20 Million
10. Robert Rey - $15 Million
It is not an easy task to earn a doctorate. Sheer hard-work and years of sweat makes them reach a place where a patient is ready to put his life into their hands.