VONDA J WRIGHT, MD
Medical Practice at 5 Ave, Pittsburgh, PA

Orthopaedic Surgeon at UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Guest Medical Expert at CBS | NBC | ABC | CNN | Dr Oz | The Doctors

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Medical Practice

UPMC Center for Sports Medicine since 2005 - Orthopaedic Surgeon CBS | NBC | ABC | CNN | Dr Oz | The Doctors since 2005 - Guest Medical Expert Hospital for Special Surgery Aug 2005 - Jul 2006 - Sports and Shoulder Fellow OpTx 2000 1994 - 1999 - Consultant Rush University Medical Center 1994 - 1999 - Coordinator, Section of Clinical Research Oncology

University of Chicago - The Pritzker School of Medicine 1995 - 1999
M.D., Medicine Rush University 1990 - 1991
MS, Oncology

orthopaedic surgery, Arthroscopy, hip arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, fitness programming, Motivational Speaking, Motivational Interviewing, Team physician, Clinical Research, Writing, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Teaching, Athletic Performance, Sports Medicine

Surgeon, speaker, author, researcher, working to maximize the fitness and performance of athletes over 40, from weekend warriors to elite competitors, while assisting them to remain injury free. Speaking on the topics of Fitness after 40, Maximizing your Physical Wealth and Active aging from the inside out. Writing: "Fitness After 40" available Jan. '09 from AMACON publishing.

2007 AOSSM Young Investigator Award- $40,000.00 2007 OREF/RJOS/DePuy Career Development Grant- $50,000.00 “Is Stem Cell Tissue Engineering an Equally Viable Option for Tendon Healing Regardless of Age or Sex? 2006 Herodicus Society Traveling Fellowship- Florence Italy 2006 Philip D. Wilson Award- Hospital for Special Surgery ACL fibroblasts respond to mechanical load by activation of stress- activated protein kinases and transcription factors 2005 MR Research Center Pilot Grant- University of Pittsburgh The effect of exercise on lean muscle mass (Sarcopenia) and leg strength in Senior Athletes 2005 Outstanding Clinical Paper- “Athletic Performance as a Biomarker of Aging. Lessons from Senior Olympians.” 2001 American Orthopaedic Association- Zimmer Award- “Novel retroviral BMP4 transduced myogenic stem cells (MySC) induce bone growth in immunocompetent animals.”

Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine

UPMC Center For Sports Medicine
3200 S Water St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Joint Reconstruction Center
5200 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Univ Of Pittsburgh Physicians Dept Orthopaedic Surgery
3471 5Th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

University of Chicago (1999)

Orthopedic Surgery

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS
3471 5Th Ave SUITE 1010, Pittsburgh 15213
(412) 687-3900 (Phone), (412) 687-3724 (Fax)
UPMC Center For Sports Medicine
3200 S Water St, Pittsburgh 15203
(412) 432-3600 (Phone)
University Pttsbrgh Orthpdc Sgy
3471 5Th Ave SUITE 1010, Pittsburgh 15213
(412) 687-3900 (Phone)
University Pittsburgh Phys ORS
5200 Centre Ave SUITE 415, Pittsburgh 15232
(412) 802-4100 (Phone)

Orthopedic Surgery, 2008

Healthgrades Honor Roll

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