Rodney L. Wright

Rodney L. Wright, MD, MSc, is Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakefield Campus at Montefiore and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Wright’s clinical interests include HIV during pregnancy, infectious diseases, sexually transmitted infections, global women’s health and maternal fetal medicine.

Tras obtener su Licenciatura en Biología y Psicología en la Universidad Emory, el Dr. Wright ingresó en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Pensilvania, donde obtuvo su Doctorado en Medicina. Su capacitación de posgrado comenzó en la Universidad de California, Irvine, donde completó una residencia de cuatro años en obstetricia y ginecología. Años después, el Dr. Wright realizó una beca de tres años en medicina materno-fetal en Montefiore-Einstein. Tras completarla, continuó su formación en Einstein, donde obtuvo su Maestría en Ciencias en Métodos de Investigación Clínica.

Following his clinical interests, Dr. Wright’s research focuses on HIV during pregnancy, prevention of perinatal HIV transmission, cervical dysplasia, HPV and global women’s health. He’s shared his research and expertise through many peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and invited presentations. He currently serves on the US Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Treatment of Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission.

An active member within the community, Dr. Wright is a member of the New York State AIDS Advisory Council and the New York State Taskforce on Maternal Mortality. He was awarded the Bronx County Medical Society “Peer to Peer” Excellence in Medicine Award. Dr. Wright received the New York State Commissioner of Health Commissioner’s Special Recognition Award in recognition of his work as co-chair of the New York State Perinatal HIV Guidelines Committee and service to the New York State Ending the Epidemic (AIDS) Task Force. Dr. Wright is board certified in both Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of several professional organizations including the New York Obstetrical Society, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.