Gary K. Michelson net worth
Dr. Gary K. Michelson Net Worth: Dr. Gary K. Michelson is an American orthopaedic spine surgeon and inventor with a net worth of $1.5 billion. He was born on January 14, 1949, into a Jewish family in Philadelphia. Witnessing his grandmother’s severe spinal deformity, he was young when he decided to dedicate his life to helping people with spinal disorders.
Dr. Michelson completed his high school at Central High School in Philadelphia, then moved to Temple University and Hahnemann School of Medicine to complete his medical studies. He has been actively working in the field for over 25 years and has published various publications and research papers. Dr. Michelson invented several surgical methods, surgical instruments, and medical implants. He concluded their respective spine surgery procedures and developed new standards, procedures and instruments to help any spine surgeon treat spinal disorders. He has received more than 250 US patents on devices, methods and instruments to advance orthopaedic and spinal surgery. Additionally, he is awaiting patents on over 950 medical devices and surgical procedures. In 2005, Dr. Gary Michelson decided to sell some of his patents to Medtronic, a medical technology company, for about $1 billion. After that deal, he was listed as one of the richest Americans in the world. After retiring from private practice, he founded several foundations and charities. This includes the Twenty Million Mind Foundation, the Medical Research Center, the Michelson Medical Research Foundation, the Medical Research Foundation, and more. Dr. Gary Michelson has received several awards and honors during this time. He received the Paralyzed Veterans of America Award for his outstanding work in the field of spinal disorders.
