PATRICK GIRONDI, originally from the South Side of Chicago, is an Italian and American singer-songwriter, author, and founder of San Rocco Therapeutics, a gene therapy company focused on bringing a safe and accessible cure to Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia patients. Girondi has released seven music albums and Skyhorse published his Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller Flight of the Rondone. Girondi’s book New City will be published by Skyhorse in February 2023.

Patrick Girondi & the Orphan’s Dream band published its first CD, ‘Orphan’s Soul’ in 2004. All of the albums are about Orphan Disease (Rare Disease) and how it it has affected the lead singer, Patrick Girondi’s life. The 80 published songs are all written by the Patrick Girondi & the Orphan’s Dream.  The fifth album, “Orphan’s Return,” was released days before the culmination of girondi’s 5-year pharmaceutical court battle. As the album’s name hints, the verdict has allowed Girondi to return to his work of curing rare diseases.