ZacharyWrightMD

Neurosurgery • Orlando, FL

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Pediatric Neurosurgeon

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Office
100 W Gore St
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone+1 321-841-3050

Summary

Dr. Zachary Wright is a double-board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He has advanced training in open and minimally invasive neurosurgery, including robotic, endoscopic and laser techniques. His expertise includes:

Brain and spine tumors
Spinal lipomas
Epilepsy
Chiari malformations
General pediatric surgery
Before joining Orlando Health, Dr. Wright was the medical director of pediatric neurosurgery at a hospital in Madera, California. He believes in working closely with patients, families, nurses and other specialists to understand and treat neurosurgical conditions. Dr. Wright takes very seriously the trust parents place in him.

Dr. Wright’s Training
He earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles, graduating magna cum laude. Dr. Wright received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He completed his neurosurgery residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham.

About Dr. Wright
Dr. Wright is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He also is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals.

Outside of work, Dr. Wright enjoys photography, skiing, riding his mountain bike and motorcycle, and playing with his chocolate Labrador retriever.

Education & Training

University of Alabama HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2017 - 2018
Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2012 - 2017
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2012
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2010
University of California, Los AngelesB.S., Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 2003 - 2005
Simon’s Rock College of BardA.A., with Distinction, 2001 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2017 - 2018
SC State Medical License 2012 - 2017
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Biochemistry University of California, Los Angeles
Departmental Highest Honors University of California, Los Angeles
Ramsey Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry University of California, Los Angeles

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

40 citations
Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Current State of Diagnosis and Treatment
Zachary Wright, Thomas Larrew, Ramin Eskandari
Pediatrics in Review. 2016-11-01
17 citations
Stereotactic Placement of Intratumoral Catheters for Continuous Infusion Delivery of Herpes Simplex Virus -1 G207 in Pediatric Malignant Supratentorial Brain Tumors
Joshua D. Bernstock, Zachary Wright, Asim K. Bag, Florian Gessler, George Yancey Gillespie
World Neurosurgery. 2019-02-01

Books/Book Chapters

Youman's Neurological Surgery
Chapter: Auditory Language Mapping.
Wright Z, McKhann GM IIEditors: Winn HR.Elsevier, New York, NYEdition 6th,2011

Abstracts/Posters

mTOR Activation in MTLE Astrocytes: A Therapeutic Analogy from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex?
McGovern RA, Sosunov AA, Wu X, Mikell CB, Wright ZG, McKhann GM 2nd, CNS Annual Conference, 1/1/2009
A Central Role for the mTOR Cascade in Reactive Astrogliosis after Brain Injury.
Mikell CB, Sosunov AA, Wu X, McGovern RA, Wright ZG, McKhann GM 2nd, CNS Annual Conference, 1/1/2009
Rapamycin decreases GFAP expression in astrocyte cell culture.
Wright ZG, Sosunov AA, Wu X, Mikell CB, McGovern RA, McKhann GM 2nd, CNS Annual Conference, 1/1/2009
Serum Albumin Correlates to Functional Outcome Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Wright Z, Kim GH, Schmidt JM, Mayer SA, Connolly ES, AANS Annual Conference, 1/15/2007
Foramen Magnum Meningiomas: Outcomes Assessment of the Far-Lateral Approach for Resection.
Komotar R, Zacharia BL, McGovern RA, Wright ZG, D'Ambrosio AA, North American Skull Base Society Meeting
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Lectures

Essentials of TLIF.
University of Colorado - 1/1/2015
Skull Base Surgery Workshop.
LSU - 1/1/2014
Intraventricular and Skull Base Neuro-endoscopy.
Emory University - 1/1/2013
Approaches for Brain Tumor and Vascular Neurosurgery.
University of California, San Francisco - 1/1/2013
Management of the Neurotrauma Patient.
Pittsburgh, PA - 1/1/2012
Microscopic and Endoscopic Approaches for Skull Base Lesions and Cardiovascular Bypass Session.
Allegheny General Hospital - 1/1/2010
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