On February 4th, MSJ’s Dr. Creighton Wright received the inaugural Creighton B. Wright Leadership Impact Award from the American Heart Association at their annual Heart Ball.

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Dr. Creighton Wright, M.B.A, M.D. 

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 Creighton Wright is a Professor of Health Science and the Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program at Mount St. Joseph University. Dr. Wright was actively involved in the original planning and subsequent development of the PA Program. In addition to his academic role, Dr. Wright is a board-certified Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeon. Dr. Wright is also a decorated war veteran, having served in Iraq during Desert Storm, and retired from the US Army with the rank of Colonel.

Along with receiving the inaugural Creighton B. Wright Leadership Impact Award from the American Heart Association, Dr. Wright also guest featured on a podcast on Buzz Sprout earlier this month to discuss heart disease and prevention in honor of February being Nation Heart Health Month! Follow the link, Discussing Heart Disease and Prevention with Dr. Creighton Wright,  to listen to the podcast and read more about Dr. Wright’s incredibly impressive career and accolades.

 

Thank you, Dr. Wright, for serving our country, for your pivotal work at the Mount, and for being a beacon of light in the community!

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