Curriculum Vitae Thelma Bernice Wright, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland School of Medicine
Office Address The University of Maryland Pain Management Center Kernan Hospital 2200 Kernan Drive Baltimore, MD 21207 Phone: 410-448-6625 Fax: 410-448-7101 POST GRADUATE EDUCATION and TRAINING Aug 2010-presentUniversity of Maryland School of Law Baltimore, Maryland JD Expected Graduation 2013 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, Anesthesiology 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
CERTIFICATIONS American Board of Anesthesiology , Pain Medicine– September 2007 American Board of Anesthesiology – April 2007 Step 3 USMLE, February 2002 Step 2 USMLE, September 2000 Step 1 USMLE, July 1999
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MEDICAL LICENSES Maryland Medical License – 2006 - active Maryland Controlled Dangerous Substances – 2006 - active Federal Drug Enforcement Administration – 2007 – active Virginia Medical License – 2005 - inactive EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Academic Appointments Oct 07-present
Assistant Professor
Sept 06 – Oct 07 Instructor Work and Research Experience July 1999 Intern
University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology Providence Hospital, American Medical Laboratory Department of Pathology Providence Hospital Department of Dermatology
May 1999
Fellow
Howard University Hospital Department of Primary Care Medicine Preceptor: Adolphus Bonar, M.D.
June 1998
Tutor
Howard University College of Medicine Preliminary Academic Reinforcement Program
April 1996
Research Associate
University of the District of Columbia Preceptor: Harriet Phelps, Ph.D.
Consulting Experience January 2011-present Editor, Pain Practice November 2010-present Permedion Consultant Reviewer: For the Maryland State Board of Physicians September 2007 Consultant Reviewer: Office of Inspector General Study: Medicare Payments for Facet Joint Injection Services July 2006-present Consultant Medical reviewer of Medical Malpractice cases (Pain Management) for law firms PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS 2009 Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors 2008-present Monumental City Medical Society 2006-present Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists 2
2004.2005 2003.2004 2002-present 2001-present
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Resident Section Chair American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Resident Section Newsletter Editor American Society of Anesthesiologists American Medical Association
HONORS and AWARDS University of Maryland School of Law August 2010
Leadership Scholar
University of Virginia, Department of Anesthesiology June 2005
Brian Korbon Award for Outstanding Resident in Clinical Research
August 2003
ASRA Resident/Pain Fellow Fall Meeting Scholarship
Howard University College of Medicine May 2001
Robert S. Jason Award-For scholastic excellence in the discipline of Pathology
May 2001
Dr. Mavis S. Thompson Award-Outstanding student in Geriatrics
May 2001
Department of Medicine-Honorable mention
July 2000
American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ Fellowship. Providence Hospital, Washington DC Preceptor: Dr.Vani Padmanabha, Chairman, Dept.of Pathology
July 1999
American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ Fellowship Providence Hospital, Washington, DC Preceptor: Dr. Vani Padmanabha, Chairman, Dept. of Pathology
June 1999
American Academy of Dermatology, Summer Internship Providence Hospital, Washington DC Preceptor: Dr. Beverly Johnson, Chairman, Dept. of Dermatology Primary Care Fellowship Howard University Hospital, Washington DC Preceptor: Adolphus Bonar, M.D. Associate Professor Howard University College of Medicine Trustee Scholarship for good academic standing in the first through third years 3
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE Institutional Service 7/1/08-present Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Pain Management Center, University of Maryland Department of Anesthesiology 9/14/07–present
Interim Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Pain Management Center, University of Maryland Department of Anesthesiology
2007 – present
Faculty Recruitment Committee Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland Medical System
2008-present
Anesthesiology Department Research Committee Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland Medical System
2007 – present
Clinical Competency Committee Department of Anesthesiology University of Maryland Medical System Local Service
1998 – present
Health Fairs: Blood pressure monitoring and glucose screening to underprivileged communities
1999
Food and Friends: Delivering cooked food and groceries to home-bound AIDS patients
Community Service Physicians for Peace: Teaching Anesthesiology Residents for two weeks in Accra, Ghana, West Africa Organized free health fair for the Laurel, Maryland community TEACHING SERVICE Acute Pain Management Service (APMS) teaching rounds 20 hrs/month with 1-2 medical students, 1-3 anesthesia residents and 1-2 pain fellows Clinical teaching in chronic Pain Management Center 40 hrs/week with 1-3 anesthesia residents and 1-3 pain fellows and Family Practice residents 4
11/22/06
Pain in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Moderator – Pain Medicine Journal Club – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents How to Examine Patients with Back Pain Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Neuropathic Pain Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Pharmacology in Acute and Chronic pain Second year medical students Moderator – Pain Medicine Journal Club – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents Diagnosis, Pathophysiology & Treatment of CRPS Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of CRPS Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Intradiscal Procedures and Epidemiology of Pain Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Joint and Bursal Injections including SI, Hip, Knee and Shoulder Joint Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Miscellaneous Blocks Didactic lecture series -1 hour 36 residents Post Operative Pain Management Introductory Seminars for CA-1 Anesthesiology Residents- 1 hour 15 residents Moderator – Pain Medicine Journal Club – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents Neuropathic Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks-2 hours 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 3 faculty Pharmacology in Acute and Chronic pain Second year medical students Board Review Session (Pain Medicine)-2 hours
12/27/06 01/10/06 01/24/06 2/26/07 04/04/07 05/23/07 11/28/07 11/28/07 4/23/08 4/30/08 6/16/08 7/23/08 8/27/08 10/22/08 2/26/09 06/15/09 5
CA-3 residents Epidemiology of Pain- 30 minutes 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 3 faculty Introduction to Fluoroscopic Images- 1 hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Post Operative Pain Management Introductory Seminars for CA-1 Anesthesiology Residents- 1 hour Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks-2 hours 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 3 faculty Moderator – Pain Medicine Journal Club – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents Neuropathic Pain Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Obstetric Pain Management Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Pharmacology in Acute and Chronic pain Second year medical students Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine and the Organization and Management of a Pain Management Center Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses Fundamentals of Pain management Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses Discography and IDET Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses Board Review Session (Pain Medicine)-2 hours CA-3 residents Joint and Bursal Injections Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses Miscellaneous Blocks Didactic lecture series -1 hour 30 residents Post Operative Pain Management Introductory Seminars for CA-1 Anesthesiology Residents- 1 hour Introduction to Fluoroscopic Images- 1 hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Sympathetic Ganglion Blocks- 1hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 3 faculty Pharmacology in Acute and Chronic pain Second year medical students Balloon Kyphoplasty: Is this a good option for patients?
07/08/09 07/15/09 7/21/09 08/18/09 08/26/09 10/7/09 12/9/09 2/26/10 03/31/10
05/6/10 06/09/10 06/14/10 06/16/10 6/14/10 7/29/10 08/04//10 02/16/11 2/25/11 3/3/11 6
Faculty Supervision for Departmental Grand rounds 3/9/11 Obstetric Pain Management Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech 5/11/11 Joint and Bursal Injections including SI, Hip, Knee and Shoulder Joint Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses, radiology tech 06/20/11 Board Review Session (Pain Medicine)-2 hours CA-3 residents 06/22/11 Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine and the Organization and Management of a Pain Management Center Pain Medicine didactic conference – one hour 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses 08/24/11 Introduction to Pain Management, Epidemiology and fluoroscopic images 3 pain fellows, 2 residents, 2-3 faculty, 2-3 nurses Publications & Presentations March 2011
Wright T, Enu I, Stansbury L, Roberts C, Interventional pain physicians’ experiences of and attitudes toward surgical privileging. Accepted for publication in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
November 2009
Strategies for Increasing Patient Volume at the University of Maryland Pain Management Center at Kernan Hospital. American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Newsletter
International October 2009 October 2009
National May 2011
Advances in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Presented to University of Ghana Medical School, West Africa. Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty and Residents How to Set Up a Chronic Pain Clinic. Visiting lecturer. Presented to staff and faculty at University of Ghana Medical School, West Africa, All departments.
Diabetic Neuropathy and Spinal Cord Stimulation, Maryland Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting Pyoderma Gangrenosum causing Facial Pain and Disfigurement in a 16 year old female, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology Annual Meeting Acute Myocardial Infarction After Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement. Removal of Spinal Cord Stimulator lead after emergent placement of Integrilin, Heparin and Plavix for Coronary Artery Stent replacement. Weighing the risk of epidural hematoma and reocclusion. Medically Challenging Case ,ASA Annual Meeting Acute Myocardial Infarction After Spinal Cord Stimulator Placement. Removal of Spinal Cord Stimulator lead after emergent placement of Integrilin, Heparin and Plavix for Coronary Artery Stent replacement. Weighing the risk of epidural hematoma and reocclusion. Poster presentation ASRA Annual Fall Meeting.
April 2011 Oct 2009
Nov 2008
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Oct 2008 Oct 2007 March 2005 April 2004
A Case of Refractory Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treated with Intrathecal Opioids and Local Anesthetic. Poster presentation ASA Annual Meeting. Marinol in the Treatment of Post Herpetic Neuralgia. PBLD , 2007 ASA Annual Meeting Integrated Recovery Speeds Discharge After Outpatient Surgery at Inpatient Facilities: Presented at IARS Clinical and Scientific Congress Annual Meeting Management of Chronic Testicular Pain with Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block: Poster Presentation, American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Annual Fall Meeting
GUEST LECTURES June 2003
The Practice of Anesthesiology in an underdeveloped country. Presented at University of Virginia, Grand Rounds. May 2004 Anesthesia and the Sickle Cell Patient. Presented at University of Virginia, Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. June 2005 The Seated Craniotomy. Presented at University of Virginia, Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. May 2006 Pain Management in the Critically Ill Patient. Presented to pain fellows and attendings at University of Virginia Pain Clinic. June 2006 Pain Management in the Spinal Cord Injured patient. Presented at University of Virginia, Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. September 2007 Neuropathic Pain. Presented at Grand Rounds Kernan Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital June 2008 Pain Management. National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) annual meeting January 2009 Neuropathic Pain. Baltimore Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine Meeting March 2009 Pain and its Management. University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center (ESAHEC), 1st annual Mini-Med School Program July 2009 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Neurology May 2010 Addressing the Barriers to Effective Pain Management and Issues of Opioid Misuse and Abuse Maryland General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine September 2010 Interventional Pain Management Strategies University of Maryland Medical Center, 2010 Nurses Chronic Pain Conference October 2010 Interventional Pain Management University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds December 2010 Chronic Pain Management Maryland General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds January 2011 Chronic Pain Management Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Physician Grand Rounds for CME credit March 2011 Review of Spinal Anatomy and Overview of Pain Management Procedures. MGMA 2011 Anesthesia Administration Assembly(AAA) Practice Management Conference 8
August 2011
Essentials of Chronic Pain Management for the primary care physician University Care at Edmondson Village
Media ABC On Call + Pain Management, Baltimore Maryland Spirit 1400 Pain Management interview Maryland Public Television: Pain Management Interview FOX 45 Your Health Matters Research Wright, TB.
A prospective pilot clinical trial of Spinal Cord Stimulation for refractory painful diabetic neuropathy. University of Maryland IRB approval 3/4/2009
Wright TB, Wen J Novel virtual reality system with intelligent real-time multi-modal humanmachine interaction capability for management of lumbar facet joint pain.
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