Gary Michelson, MD, is the only U.S. spine surgeon listed on Forbes' 2023 World Billionaires List.
Dr. Michelson is a retired surgeon. He holds more than 340 orthopedic and spine surgery instrument patents.
Here is how Dr. Michelson's net worth has changed since 2014:
2014: $1.5 billion
2015: $1.6 billion
2016: $1.6 billion
2017: $1.7 billion
2018: $1.7 billion
2019: $1.7 billion
2020: $1.7 billion
2021: $1.7 billion
2022: $1.8 billion
2023: $1.8 billion