Creighton B. Wright, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FACPE
PresidentCardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons Inc.
Creighton B. Wright is President of the group: Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons, Inc. which consists of sixteen surgeons doing the full spectrum of cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery, and vascular diagnosis in the major health care systems in Cincinnati.
Dr. Wright joined the staffs of the Christ and the Jewish Hospitals in 1981 and served as Director of the Department of Surgery and Program Director for the General Surgery Residency at the Jewish Hospital from 1988-2002. He was elected to the Board of Trustees at the Jewish Hospital, and has served on the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff and the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Wright served as the Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services for The Health Alliance of Cincinnati from 2000-2003. He founded and continues to serve as Medical Director of the Vascular Laboratory of the St. Elizabeth Hospitals and Medical Director of the Cincinnati State Medical Ultrasound Diagnostic Vascular Program.
He is a native of Washington, DC and graduated from Duke University where he was an Angier B. Duke Scholar. He is an honor medical graduate, Alpha Omega Alpha from Duke University Medical School, 1965. Dr. Wright attained his MBA in 1995 from Xavier University. He did his general and cardiovascular-thoracic surgical residencies at the University of Virginia finishing in 1971. He was on active duty during the Vietnam Conflict, as a member of the Department of Surgery and Vascular Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Colonel Wright then served in the US Army Reserve as commander of the 73rd Combat Support Hospital USAR and then 256th General Hospital USAR . He was Chief of Professional Services for the 803rd Medical Group at King Khalid Military City, S. A., during The Gulf War. He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, and the Units under his professional guidance were awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation. Dr. Wright has previously received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two (2) oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Medal (with bronze star) the Southwest Asia Service Medal with (2) service stars, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
Dr. Wright has been recognized as a scientist and educator with over 200 publications, including four books. He has received awards for excellence in teaching at The University of Virginia, Georgetown University, and Jewish Hospital. Dr. Wright has been recognized with The Kaplan Visionary Physician Award, and The Award of Excellence from the American Heart Association. Dr. Wright has received the FRANCIS SERVICE AWARD from the Friar”s Club, and the FBI Director’s COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD this past year. He is a Fellow or Member of many Professional societies and has been President of the Association for Academic Surgery, The William H. Muller Surgical Society, The Cincinnati Surgical Society, The Greater Cincinnati Vascular Society, and the American Heart Association of Southwest Ohio. Dr. Wright is listed in Who’s Who in America. Dr. Wright has served on the faculties of The George Washington University, The University of Iowa, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and currently is Professor of Clinical Surgery at The University of Cincinnati.
