Dr. Wright

When asked what he wants his patients to know about him, Dr. Wright said “I promise to every patient three things: first, that you will be treated with the dignity that every human being deserves. Second, that you will find in me and my team compassionate individuals who sincerely care about your well being. And finally, that I will hold nothing back in treating your medical condition.”

Dr. Wright was raised outside of San Francisco and attended the University of California, where he developed an interest in international relations but fell in love with neuroscience after a chance encounter with a kind professor. He graduated with dual majors in both political science and neuroscience.

He went to medical school at Yale where he graduated with honors, a distinction accorded to the top 10% of the graduating class. At Yale he was the recipient of the Wilbur G Downs prize for outstanding research in the area of international health, for work done in the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Wright trained at the world-renowned Barrow Neurological Institute under Chairman Dr. Robert Spetzler. As part of his training, Dr. Wright completed specialty enfolded fellowships in both minimally invasive spine surgery as well as complex brain and spinal tumor surgery in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Wright’s clinical interests include robotics and automation in minimally invasive surgery, as well as teaching neurosurgery in developing countries. He has performed medical missions in Uganda, Tanzania, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Wright serves as the president of the Howell Allen Clinic and has served on the board of the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery, whose goal is to teach neurosurgery in the developing world.