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Immigrant of the Day: Kiran C. Patel (Zambia)

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Kiran_patel Born in Zambia. Africa, Dr. Kiran C. Patel is the son of Asian-Indian parents. After obtaining degrees from Cambridge University and The University of London, Patel attended medical school at Gujarat University in India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine in New Jersey and a fellowship with a Cardiology program affiliated with Columbia University.

In 1982, Patel started a physicians’ practice ownership and management company. Patel built the WellCare Management Group with revenues of over $1 billion, serving over 400,000 members, and employing more than 1200 people. Today, Patel serves as the Chairman of the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding, a non-profit organization that develops and funds a wide variety of programs in health, education, and arts and culture. The Foundation also supports a U.S. scholarship fund for underprivileged youth and the IMAGINE Project, which teaches philanthropic entrepreneurism to young leaders.

In 2003, Patel was appointed by Florida’s governor to the University of South Florida Board of Trustees.

KJ