Dr Wright graduated from the University of Michigan Phi Beta Kappa and the University of Michigan Medical School Alpha Omega Alpha. He did both his residencies at the MGH, first in Surgery and then in Thoracic Surgery. He is Board certified in both Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. Dr Wright is clinically active and sees new patients weekly. His clinical focus is on thoracic oncology (lung and esophageal cancer) , mediastinal tumors (thymomas), airway surgery (tracheal surgery) and pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
Dr Wright has served on several Boards and National Society committees, including the Chair of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, a Director of the American Board of Surgery, as a Director of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and as Chair of the STS General Thoracic Database.
Dr Wright has been elected to the Castle Connolly "Top Doctor" and the "Best Doctors" in Boston Magazine for many consecutive years.
Dr Wright also has a keen interest in quality and patient safety in surgery and Chairs the MGH Department of Surgery Quality Assurance committee.
Dr Wright served as a Colonel in the USAR and deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Mass General Surgery: Thoracic Surgery
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2100
Mass General Thoracic Surgery at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
8 Prospect St.
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: 603-577-2000
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My research is primarily related to outcomes of the patients I treat. I am especially focused on thymic tumors (both thymomas and thymic cancers) and participate in an international thymic tumor interest group (ITMIG). I have led the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Database for many years and have published extensively on outcomes based upon this robust national database and developed risk-models to predict and compare results. I also have a long-standing interest in surgery of the airway (tracheal stenosis, tracheal tumors and idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis) and have published on early and late results.
The care given me was excellent
Dr. ALWAYS goes above and beyond. His experience and knowledge is immense. He is the best physician I've encountered. I'm so very grateful for him.
I will be forever grateful for Dr. Wright for participating in a very traumatic surgery four years ago. [redacted]
Dr. Wright is very professional and capable and I trust him with my life.
Dr. Wright was professional, kind and caring. He discussed with me the results of my recent chest MRI and chest x-ray, and explained the type and size of the tumor found in my thymus gland and why that gland had to be removed. Dr. Wright described the surgical procedure for removal of the thymoma and thymus gland. [redacted]
Dr. Wright began by inquiring about my general health, then thoroughly addressed my latest scan. He has been patient, kind and thorough in our four-year follow-up to my lung surgery.
I was referred to Dr. Cameron Wright through the Lung Nodule Clinic. When I was scheduled, Dr. Wright called me promptly at 9 a.m. and his first question to me was, how was I, how was I feeling? And that meant the world to me. Secondly, he was able to very clinically explain to me exactly what was going on with my lungs and exactly what he needed ... Read More
I was very happy. I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you.
The doctor was truly an expert in his field. I felt very safe. I truly believe MGH is the best hospital in the world.
He was very thorough. He took his time with me, had answers for all my questions, and definitely was very good at what he did. And I would recommend him highly.