JonathanOwenWrightMD

Summary

• Jonathan Wright is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He also serves our country’s veterans as the assistant chief of the orthopedic surgery division at the Department of Veterans Affairs Malcom Randall and Lake City Medical Centers. He earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University, graduating magna cum laude. He received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Dr. Wright completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan and an orthopaedic surgery shoulder and elbow fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine. During his training, Dr. Wright developed a passion for teaching, serving as a teaching assistant during medical school as well as an MCAT preparation instructor. Dr. Wright's clinical practice focuses on the upper extremity, from the clavicle down to the forearm. He performs both arthroscopic and open surgeries, including computer-navigated primary and revision shoulder replacements, primary and revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs, arthroscopic labral repairs, primary and revision elbow replacements, and elbow arthroscopy, among many other procedures. He has published various works in several of the top Orthopaedic Surgery journals including the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and he has received research funding from AOTrauma North America. He is a member of several national organizations including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.