Patrick Soon-Shiong (, ; b. July 29, 1952) is a South African-born American surgeon, medical researcher, businessman, philanthropist and a professor at University of California at Los Angeles. He is currently Chairman of the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation and Chairman and CEO of the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, National LambdaRail, the Healthcare Transformation Institute and NantWorks, LLC. He is minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and ranked by Forbes as the wealthiest American in the healthcare industry and in Los Angeles.