Who are the richest doctors in the world? We already know that the medical profession can make you rich. It is only fair considering how much money, time, and effort doctors invest during their training, and how hard they work in their professions. Almost all doctors are well-to-do, even the poorest of them. And so they should be. After all, they can save lives! But some doctors can earn extravagantly by choosing the right specialty as well as the right clients. This usually happens when they set up businesses and hospitals and charge exorbitantly for the services.
One of the richest doctors in the world as well as in the US is Patrick Soon Shiong. This Chinese – South African – American doctor completed his basic medical education from the University of Witwatersrand and on his arrival in America, joined the medical school of the University of Los Angeles as a faculty member. He founded American Pharmaceutical Partners and Abraxis BioScience, the company which made the drug Abraxane that he discovered. These companies made him rich and his net worth today is 8.3 billion US dollars.
Another such doctor is Katie Rodan. She got her medical degree from the School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She specialized in dermatology and worked in the Stanford School of Medicine during her residency period, where she met Dr. Kathy Fields. The two became friends and almost a decade later, set up a skincare company called Proactiv Solution. This company proved successful and made them both rich. While she continues to work at the Stanford School of Medicine and also has her own private practice, the bulk of her fortune comes from the company. Both Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields have a net worth of 320 million US dollars each.
Another specialty that can make you millions is cosmetic surgery. Dr. Terry Dubrow specialized in this field and completed his medical degrees from Yale University and Los Angeles School of Medicine. His fortune came from working in reality television, usually making women extra aware of their faults and giving them extreme makeovers through plastic surgery. These shows include The Swan, Botched, Botched by Nature, and Bridalplasty. He also currently works as the chief resident of general and plastic surgery at the UCLA medical school, and his net worth is around 30 million dollars! If you want to know more about the richest doctors in the world, then you can check out the complete list of 11 doctors!
