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Patrick Soon-Shiong

黄馨祥　/　不明

Surgeon from South Africa

July 29, 1952 (age 73)　・　Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Eastern Cape
surgeon
chief executive officer
university teacher

My Take

Soon-Shiong is one of those rare figures who refuses to stay in a single lane, and I find that genuinely compelling. A surgeon who became a researcher, invented a cancer drug used worldwide, built businesses, and then bought the Los Angeles Times is a career arc that almost sounds invented. What I respect most is that his work touches actual lives at the cellular level; the FDA approval for a new immunotherapy decades into his career tells me he never coasted. I'm a little wary of how much power one person concentrates across medicine and media, but his sheer intellectual range is undeniable, and I'd rather watch him closely than dismiss him.

Overview

Patrick Soon-Shiong (Chinese: 黄馨祥; born July 29, 1952) is a South African and American businessman, researcher and surgeon who invented Abraxane, a drug used for lung, breast, and pancreatic cancer. He has been owner and executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times since 2018. Soon-Shiong received FDA approval for a new class of immunotherapy drug called Anktiva in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in 2024.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Patrick Soon-Shiong
Name (Japanese): 黄馨祥
Reading: 不明
Born: July 29, 1952 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: surgeon / chief executive officer / university teacher / businessperson / physician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of British Columbia

Awards & achievements

2016 Benjamin Franklin Medal
2011 Great Immigrants Award
2016 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
2016 Bower Award for Business Leadership

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/DrPatSoonShiong
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Soon-Shiong

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