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Joon Yun, M.D.

Doctor and hedge fund president

Joon Yun, M.D. is a prominent figure in healthcare investment and longevity research. He is the President and Managing Partner of Palo Alto Investors LP, a hedge fund founded in 1989 with approximately $2 billion in assets invested in healthcare.14 Dr. Yun has been serving as a Trustee at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies since November 2016.2

Key aspects of Dr. Yun's background and career include:

  1. Education: He received his B.A. in Biology from Harvard College and his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine.12

  2. Medical career: Board-certified in radiology, Dr. Yun served on the clinical faculty at Stanford University Medical Center from 2000 to 2006.12

  3. Investment experience: He began his career as a healthcare analyst at Palo Alto Investors in 1998 and became the firm's president in 2008.3

  4. Philanthropy: Dr. Yun and his wife Kimberly launched the $1 million Palo Alto Longevity Prize in 2013 to encourage research on reversing the aging process. They also donated $2 million to support the National Academy of Medicine's Longevity Grand Challenge.14

  5. Publications: He has authored numerous patents, scientific articles, and business essays, and is a contributor to Forbes magazine.5

Dr. Yun's LinkedIn username is indeed joony1, as mentioned in the query.2

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Palo Alto, California, United States