Dr. Vonda Wright, MD

BS-Biology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1985-1989

BS,MS-Oncology Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, 1989-1992

MD-Medicine, University of Chicago- Pritzker, Chicago, IL, 1995-1999

Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999-2000

Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000-2005

Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, HSS-Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2005-2006

Orthopaedic Surgery

Wright, V. (2011) Dr. Vonda Wright’s Guide to Thrive: 4 steps to Body, Brains and Bliss. Triumph Books. Wright, V., Chen A. (2010) Hip Arthroscopy. In: Fu, F, ed. Opertative Techniques in Orthopaedics: 20(4). Martin, D., Wright, V. and Tashman, S. (2010) “Model-based tracking of the hip: Implications for novel analysis of hip pathology.” Journal of Arthroplasty. Perricelli, B. and Wright, V. (2010) “ Age-related rates of decline in performance among elite senior athletes” The Care of the Mature Athlete., AAOS. Wroblewski, A., Mejia, H. and Wright, V. (2010) “The Application of Platelet-Rich Plasma to Enhance Tissue Repair.” Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. Leigey, D., Irrgang, J., Francis, K.,Cohen, P. and Wright, V. (2009). “Participation in High-Impact Sports Predicts Bone Mineral Density in Senior Olympic Athletes.” Sports Health 1(6): 508-513. Wright, V. and Perricelli, B (2008). “Age-related rates of performance decline in performance among elite senior athletes.”American Journal of Sports Medicine 36: 443-450. Wright, V. and Craig, E. (2008). Mini-open rotator cuff repair. “ Shoulder techniques of the shoulder, elbow and knee in sports medicine.” Saunders publishing Jordan, S., Hagen, T.,West, R. and Wright, V. (2007). Gender differences in ACL Injury. “Current Concepts in ACL Resonstruction.” Slack publishing. Wright, V. (2006). “Osteoporosis in Men.” J Am Acad Orthop Surg Vol 14(6): 347-3 Wright, V. and Fu, FH. (2005). “Management of meniscal injuries.” Current Opinion in Orthopedics Vol 16(2): 100-106. Wright, V., Zelle, B. and Prayson, MJ. (2004). “Bilateral sacroiliac joint dislocation without associated fracture or anterior pelvic ring injuries: A case report”. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Vol 18(9): 634-637. Wright, V., Peng, H., Usas, A., Cunningham, J., Gearhart, B., and Huard, J. (2002). “BMP4 expressing muscle derived stem cells differentiate into osteogenic lineage and increase bone healing in immunocompetent mice”. Molecular Therapy Vol 6(2), 169-178. Peng, H., Wright, V., Usas, A., Gearhart, B., Shen, H-C., Cummins, J. and Huard, J. (2002). Synergistic enhancement of bone formation and healing by stem cells expressing VEGF and BMP4. Journal of Clinical Investigation Vol 110(2): 751-759. Peng, H., Wright, V., Usas, A., Gearhart, B., Cummins, J and Huard, J. (2001). Transplantation of Genetically engineered muscle stem cells to induce bone formation and improve bone healing. Cell Transplantation Vol 10: 505-507.