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Thelma B. Wright, MD, JD, MBA

Academic Title:

Associate Professor

Primary Appointment:

Anesthesiology

Administrative Title:

Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director; Anesthesiology Chief, Division of Pain Medicine

Additional Title:

Vice Chair for Perioperative and Chronic Pain Management

Location:

University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Pain Management Center

Phone (Primary):

(410) 448-6625

Fax:

(410) 448-7101

Education and Training

July 2020-2022 MBA, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, Maryland
July 2005-2006: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Anesthesiology, Charlottesville, Virginia, Pain Medicine Fellowship
June 2002-2005: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Anesthesiology, Charlottesville, Virginia, Anesthesia Residency
June 2001-2002: Union Memorial Hospital, Dept. of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, Internship
May 2001: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, Doctor of Medicine
May 1997: University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, B.S. Biology, Magna Cum Laude

Biosketch

7/22 - Present: Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore, MD

09/06 - 10/07: Instructor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore, MD

10/07 - 7/22: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Baltimore, MD

Highlighted Publications

Publications & Presentations

2023: Wright T, Bidaye S, Gattu K, Watterworth B. Breaking the Press Ganey Patient Survey Code. Pain Medicine Case Reports.

2022: Bedford T, Haycock NR, Mullins CD, Wright T, Curatolo M, Hamlin L, Colloca L. Attitudes towards a pre-authorized concealed opioid taper: A qualitative analysis of patient and clinician perspectives. Frontiers in Psychiatry, section Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics. 

2022: Bedford T, Kisaalita N, Haycock NR, Mullins CD, Wright T, Curatolo M, Hamlin L, Colloca L. Attitudes Toward a Pre-authorized Concealed Opioid Taper: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Clinician Perspectives. Front Psychiatry.

2022: Ahuja P, Ujjain S, Kukobat R, Urita K, Moriguchi I, Furuse A, Hatton Y, Fujimoto K, Rao G, Ge X, Wright T, Kaneko K. Air-permeable redox mediated transcutaneous CO2 sensor.

National & Local

2022: The use of Medical Cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain, part 11, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Rochester, NY.

2021: Distinguished Pain and Neuroscience, Visiting Professor, "The Use of Medical Cannabis in the treatment of Chronic Pain", Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington, DC.

2021: Visiting Professor, “Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in the Era of an Opioid Epidemic”. University of Rochester School of Medicine, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Rochester, NY. 

2023: Interventional Procedures for the Aging Population, GPSF North America. 


2022: Introduction to Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Altholton High School Pre-Med Club, Columbia, MD, United States

2021: Compounded Drugs in Pain Management, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy/FDA, Baltimore, MD, United States

2020: Medical Cannabis for the treatment of Chronic Pain, Grand Rounds, University of Maryland Capital Regional Health, MD, United States

2019: To Pot or not to Pot, the Marijuana Debate, Medical Knowledge Fiesta, Accra, Ghana