Biography

Richard Wright is currently President, Research Director, and Director of the Heart Failure Center at Pacific Heart Institute in Santa Monica, CA. He previously served as Director of the Heart Institute and of Critical Care at Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, CA, and on clinical faculty at UCLA. Dr. Wright earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, where he also completed his medical residency and cardiology fellowships at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is currently Co-Director of the Medicare Contractor Advisory Committee for California, Chair of the American College of Cardiology National Carrier Advisory Committee, and the cardiology Advisor to the Relative Value Update Committee of the American Medical Association. He has served as President of the American College of Cardiology California Chapter, and on the Medical Advisory Board at the Los Angeles Zoo where he served as the cardiologist for the great apes. Dr. Wright is a renowned lecturer on cardiovascular topics and was a co-author of the U.S. guidelines on management of patients with heart failure. A recipient of the Specialist of the Year Award from the American College of Cardiology, California, he continues to be listed in peer surveys as one of the top cardiologists in California.

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