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Joseph Wright, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Children's National Hospital

JosephLWrightMDMPH

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Baltimore, MD

Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, University of Maryland Medical System and Professor of Pediatrics and Health Management & Policy, University of Maryland Schools of Medicine and Public Health

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Summary

  • Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH is the newly appointed Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President for Equity Initiatives of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He most recently served as inaugural Chief Health Equity Officer of the University of Maryland Medical System and prior to that was tenured Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the Howard University College of Medicine. He spent more than two decades in leadership at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC where he provided strategic direction for the organization’s advocacy mission, public policy positions, and community partnership initiatives while also serving 17 years as the inaugural State Pediatric Medical Director within the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems. Dr. Wright maintains appointments as adjunct professor of emergency medicine and health policy at George Washington University, and teaches as professor of health policy and management at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Academically, Dr. Wright is among the nation’s original cohort of board-certified pediatric emergency physicians with scholarly interests that include injury prevention, prehospital pediatrics, and the needs of underserved communities. He has contributed over 120 publications to the scientific literature, served 30 visiting professorships, and was a principal investigator of the NIH-funded DC-Baltimore Research Center on Child Health Disparities. Dr. Wright has chaired the AAP’s Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Task Force on Addressing Bias and Discrimination, Board of Director’s Committee on Equity, and is lead author of several Academy policy statements. He has been recognized for long-standing leadership as recipient of three AAP career achievement awards for humanitarianism and distinguished contributions to emergency medicine and injury prevention, as well as, the Academy’s inaugural Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Excellence Award.
  • Wright, Joseph | University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Joseph L. Wright to Join UM Capital Region Health as Chief Medical Officer

    Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP has been named the new Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer for University of Maryland Capital Region Health

Education & Training

  • George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
    George Washington University School of Public Health and Health ServicesMPH, Administrative Medicine and Management, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, 1991 - 1994
  • Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University
    Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 1990 - 1992
  • Children's National Medical Center
    Children's National Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1986
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1983
  • Wesleyan University
    Wesleyan UniversityBA, Psychology, 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1985 - 2018
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Member American Pediatric Society (APS), 2016
  • 27th Annual Stuart S. Stevenson, MD, Memorial Distinguished Alumni Lectureship in Pediatrics Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2016
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Howard University College of Medicine, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Family-Centered Care of Children in the ED  
    Dudley N, Ackerman A, Brown KM, Snow SK, Wright JL and the AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and Emergency Nurses..., Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
  • Best Practices for Improving Care of Pediatric Patients in the ED  
    Barata I, Brown KM, Fitzmaurice L, Griffin ES, Snow SK, Wright JL and the AAP Committee on Pediatr Emerg Medicine, Amer College of Emerg Physicians and Emerg Nurses As..., Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
  • Evidence-based Guidelines for Prehospital Practice: A Process Whose Time Has Come  
    Wright JL, Prehosp Emerg Care, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Healthy Hearts for Babies Act of 2015
    Wright J, Council of the District of Columbia, Committee on Health and Human Services, B21-6, 1/1/2015
  • Affordable care act and community benefit compliance: an emerging scholarly opportunity
    Wright JL, Pollard R, Merrill C, Pediatric Academic Societies, 1/1/2014
  • County Health Rankings: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
    Wright J, Prince George’s County Council Annual Retreat, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Bullying: Tip of the Intentional Injury Iceberg? 
    Medical University of South Carolina and the MUSC Children’s Hospital, Charleston, 2013 ; University - 1/1/2015
  • Scholarly Succession Planning in PEM 
    Multiple locations, 2014, 2015 - 1/1/2015
  • 30 Years of Emergency Medical Services for Children 
    Multiple locations, 2014, 2015 - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • EMSC Celebrates 30 Yrs Advocating for, Protecting Kids 
    Wright J, AAP News
    1/1/2014
  • Bullying Prevention 
    Wright J, NBC Television, News 4 Washington: Viewpoint (2013)/Montgomery Municipal Cable Television (2014)
    1/1/2014
  • Lawmakers Work to Prevent Cyberbullying 
    Wright J, New York One News
    1/1/2014
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Authored Content

  • Bullying's Brutal Impact10/23/2018

Press Mentions

  • US Pediatricians’ Group Moves to Abandon Race-Based Guidance
    US Pediatricians’ Group Moves to Abandon Race-Based GuidanceMay 2nd, 2022
  • Young, Unvaccinated Marylanders Are Being Hospitalized with COVID, Data Shows
    Young, Unvaccinated Marylanders Are Being Hospitalized with COVID, Data ShowsAugust 10th, 2021
  • Prince George’s County Finally Gets New Hospital to Replace 75-Year-Old Facility
    Prince George’s County Finally Gets New Hospital to Replace 75-Year-Old FacilityJune 16th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • Outreach CoreNational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2007–2011
  • Core--Community Collaboration CoreNational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2002

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations