Edson de Godoy Bueno – R $ 5.79 billion ($ 2.47 billion )
RICHEST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN BRAZIL
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Edson de Godoy Bueno – R $ 5.79 billion ($ 2.47 billion )
Edson de Godoy Bueno is Brazil ’ s richest healthcare billionaire . In 2012 , UnitedHealth Group purchased 90 percent of Brazilian insurer and hospital operator Amil Participacoes for $ 4.9 billion from Edson , with Edson retaining 10 percent of the share . Edson then went on to buy $ 470 million worth of UnitedHealth shares and joined the board .
According to Forbes , Edson is the son of a truck driver who decided to become a doctor at the age of 14 while working at a clinic . He later purchased the clinic before getting a medical degree from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro .
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