MoriahWrightMD(She/Her)

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Memphis, TN

General and Colorectal Surgeon

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Office
6029 Walnut Grove Rd
Ste 404
Memphis, TN 38120
Phone+1 901-726-1056

Summary

I am a board certified General Surgeon. I completed General Surgery Residency at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. I also spent two years as the Colorectal Research Fellow with Creighton University in Omaha, NE. I am currently completing my Colorectal Surgery Fellowship with Creighton University in Omaha, NE.

Education & Training

Colon and Rectal Surgery IncFellowship, 2016 - 2017
UMass Chan - BaystateResidency, Surgery, 2010 - 2015
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2010
University of Massachusetts - AmherstBS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2003 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
NE State Medical License 2016 - 2021
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2016
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

139 citations
Arrested maturation of excitatory synapses in autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy
Yu-Dong Zhou, Sanghoon Lee, Zhe Jin, Moriah Wright, Stephen E. P. Smith
Nature Medicine. 2009-08-23
8 citations
Hemorrhoid Banding: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Ohmar P Coughlin, Moriah Wright, Alan G. Thorson, Charles A. Ternent
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2019-09-01
21 citations
Molecular Markers for Colorectal Cancer.
Moriah Wright, Jenifer S. Beaty, Charles A. Ternent
The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2017-06-01

Committees

Member, Peer Review St. Francis Hospital 2021 - Present
Member, ASCRS Membership Committee 2020 - Present
Member, ASCRS Awards Committee 2020 - Present
Member, AWS Membership Committee 2017 - Present
Member, AWS Publications Committee 2017 - 2020

Professional Memberships