Jonathan L Wright, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
School of Medicine
University of Washington &
Affiliate in Public Health Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA

Board Certification

American Board of Urology Qualifying Exam, August 2007.

Patient Care/Philosophy

Dr. Wright's clinical interests include urologic oncology (kidney, bladder, prostate and testis cancer) and minimally invasive surgery. His patient care goal is to provide the highest level of medical and surgical care in a compassionate environment where the patient is an active member of the team.

Research Interests

Dr. Wright's research interests include the epidemiology of urologic cancers, health-related quality-of-life in prostate and bladder cancer patients, and outcomes following surgery for urologic cancers.

Education & Training

Dr. Wright received his medical degree with honors from the University of Washington in 2001. He did his internship in the department of Surgery at the UW. Following that, he started his residency in the department of Urology at the University of Washington and was Chief Resident from 2006 to 2007. During his residency, he spent one year in the School of Public Health receiving his Masters in Epidemiology in 2005. From 2007-2009, he was Senior Fellow in Urologic Oncology in the Department of Urology at the University of Washington.

Awards

2007: Gerald P. Murphy Scholar, American Urological Association
2003, 2007: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award
2003, 2004, 2006: Resident Achievement Award, In-service Examination, Dept. of Urology, University of Washington
2004-2006: American Urologic Association Western Section Resident Scholarship
2005: CaPSURE™ Scholars Program Recipient
2005: Warren H. Chapman Resident Research Award, Dept. of Urology, University of Washington
2004: Ansel Mason Scholar, Dept. of Urology, University of Washington

Professional Organizations

American Urological Association
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgery

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Selected Publications:

Wright JL, Hotaling J, Porter MP. Predictors of upper tract urothelial cell carcinoma after primary bladder cancer: a population based analysis. J Urol. 2009 Mar;181(3):1035-9
[ PubMed Abstract- Accessed August 18, 2009]

Wright JL, Lin DW, Porter MP. The association between extent of lymphadenectomy and survival among patients with lymph node metastases undergoing radical cystectomy. Cancer. 2008 Jun;112(11):2401-8.
[ PubMed Abstract- Accessed August 18, 2009]

Wright JL, Lin DW, Cowan JE, Carroll PR, Litwin MS, and the CaPSURE Investigators. Quality of life in young men after radical prostatectomy. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2008;11(1):67-73 PMID: 1759925
[ PubMed Abstract- Accessed August 18, 2009]

JL Wright, PC Black, A Brown, JA Gomez, MP. Porter, A Kamat, CP Dinney, DW Lin. Differences in survival among patients with sarcomatoid carcinoma, carcinosarcoma and urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. J Urol. 2007 Dec;178(6):2302-6.
[ PubMed Abstract- Accessed August 18, 2009]

Wright JL, Porter MP. Quality-of-life assessment in bladder cancer patients. Nat Clin Pract Urol 4(3):147-154; 2007.
[ PubMed Abstract - Accessed July 23, 2007]

 

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Curriculum Vitae [45K PDF*]

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Contact Information:

University of Washington Medical Center
Box 356510
1959 N.E. Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195
Ph: (206) 543-3918