Biography

Dr. Wright has over 40 years of clinical experience as a private practitioner, academic clinician and educator, medical administrator, a rural physician in southeastern NC and a volunteer physician. From 2000 to 2013, he served in several roles within the Cape Fear Valley Health System including Medical Director for Primary Care and Speciality Services and Chief Medical Officer for the health system. He currently works with the South Piedmont AHEC in Performance Improvement since 2018. Dr. Wright serves as an Associate Editor of Clinical Diabetes and has served on several advisory and editorial boards to include Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics and as a content reviewer for UpToDate. He served as the inaugural chair of the ADA Primary Care Interest Group, as a member of the ADA/AHA Know Diabetes by Heart Science Advisory Group and in several leadership roles with the ADA Clinical Conference. Dr. Wright has published numerous articles on diabetes diagnosis, treatments and management and has given presentations at national and international meetings on new treatments and technology for diabetes.

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