Rothblatt is a well-known voice for medical and pharmaceutical innovation. In 1994, motivated by her daughter being diagnosed with life-threatening pulmonary hypertension, Rothblatt created the PPH Cure Foundation and in 1996 founded United Therapeutics. That same year, she says, she had sex reassignment surgery.
Rothblatt is a prominent voice in medical innovation. In response to her daughter's life-threatening illness, Rothblatt created the PPH Cure Foundation in 1994 and co-founded United Therapeutics in 1996. She also underwent sex reassignment surgery around the same time.