RickWayneWrightMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Nashville, TN

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Dan Spengler, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Education & Training

Minneapolis Sports Medical CenterSports Medicine, 1993 - 1994
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1999 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1994 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2019 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2000 - 2025
MN State Medical License 1993 - 1995
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Study of Two Surgical Drilling Techniques to Treat Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 18
Completed
Not Applicable
MOON Shoulder Instability-Cohort of Patients Undergoing Operative Treatment. Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Recruiting
Osteochondritis Dissecans of Knee Prospective Cohort Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Active, not recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Simple Clinical Predictive Model for Arthroscopic Mobility of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Knee.
Matthew D Milewski, Patricia E Miller, Emma C Gossman, Ryan P Coene, Marc A Tompkins
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024-12-01
2024 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award: Nonsurgical Treatment of Symptomatic, Atraumatic Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears-a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study Wit...
John E Kuhn, Warren R Dunn, Rosemary Sanders, Keith M Baumgarten, Julie Y Bishop
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2024-12-01
Surgical Predictors of Clinical Outcome 6 Years After Revision ACL Reconstruction.
, Rick W Wright, Laura J Huston, Amanda K Haas, Jacquelyn S Pennings
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024-11-01

Press Mentions

The 10 Biggest Orthopedic Stories of 2024January 2nd, 2025
Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine Selects 25 New MembersDecember 5th, 2024
Orthopaedic Surgery Academy Honors JahangirMarch 16th, 2023
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