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
TN State Medical License 2019 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2000 - 2025
MO State Medical License 1994 - 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

142 citations
Interobserver agreement in the classification of rotator cuff tears using magnetic resonance imaging
Edwin E. Spencer, Warren R. Dunn, Rick W. Wright, Brian R. Wolf, Kurt P. Spindler
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2008-01-01
42 citations
Effect of Pitching Consecutive Days in Youth Fast-Pitch Softball Tournaments on Objective Shoulder Strength and Subjective Shoulder Symptoms.
S. Andrew Skillington, Robert H. Brophy, Rick W. Wright, Matthew V. Smith
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017-02-01
47 citations
Prospective player-reported injuries in female youth fast-pitch softball players
Matthew V. Smith, Randi Davis, Robert H. Brophy, Heidi Prather, Jane Garbutt
Sports Health. 2015-09-11

Press Mentions

Orthopaedic Surgery Academy Honors JahangirMarch 16th, 2023
Wearing a Knee Brace Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery Has No Effect on RecoveryOctober 9th, 2012