
James Monroe Wright III MD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma, Neurocritical Care
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3303 S Bond AvePortland, OR 97239
Phone+1 503-494-4314
Fax+1 503-346-6810
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Summary
- Dual fellowship trained in Neurocritical Care and Complex Spine Surgery.
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neurological Surgery, 2020 - 2021
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
Kennesaw State UniversityBS, Biology , Summa Cum Laude, 2004 - 2009
University of GeorgiaBS, Biology , 2006 - 2007
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2021 - 2027
WA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2013 - 2022
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha 2012
- Dean's List Scholarship West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2009
- University Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Medical Innovation Award 2017
Clinical Trials
- Laser Ablation in Stereotactic Neurosurgery (LAISE): NeuroBlate® Retrospective Registry Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- CT-derived optic nerve sheath diameter as a noninvasive proxy for intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury patients undergoing preoperative ICP monitoring: An i...Saud K Zaidan, Christina E Gerges Castro, Oliver D Valdivia Camacho, Christina Huang Wright, James M Wright
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2026-03-30 - 2 citationsBrain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition.Randy S Bell, Shelley Selph, Jamshid Ghajar, Bizhan Aarabi, Angela Lumba-Brown
Neurosurgery. 2026-03-01 - The role of hypercoagulability in ischemic stroke associated with blunt cerebrovascular injury.Dayna M Carlson, Matthew K Mcintyre, Joseph Nugent, Justin L Regner, Mitchell B Sally
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2025-11-01
Journal Articles
- The Critical Role of Mentorship in the ACGME Back to Bedside Initiative: Lessons Learned From the First Cycle of AwardsKathryn M. Stadeli, MD Heather Hoops, MD Debra L. Bynum, MD, MMEL James M. Wright, MD Erin Goode, DO Julian Willoughby, MD, MPH LCDR Dinchen A. Jardine, MD, MS, Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2/1/2019
- Protective effect of unilateral vasospasm in the setting of Triple-H associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; case report, review of the literature, an...Alankrita Raghavan, James M. Wright, Christina Huang Wright, Jordan Xu, Benjamin Miller, Yin C. Hu, Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 12/3/2018
- A novel use of the NeuroBlate SideFire probe for minimally invasive disconnection of a hypothalamic hamartoma in a child with gelastic seizuresWright, James M., Michael D. Staudt, Andrea Alonso, Jonathan P. Miller, and Andrew E. Sloan, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2018
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A novel use of the NeuroBlate SideFire probe for disconnection of a hypothalamic hamartoma in a child with refractory galactic seizuresJames Wright, Michael Staudt, Andrea Alonso, Jonathan Miller, Andrew Sloan, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, 3/2018
- Rate of Culture-Positive Ventriculitis in Patients Initiated on Empiric Antimicrobial TherapyAllison Lee, James Wright, Jessica Traeger, Jason Makii, Michael DeGeorgia, Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Boca Raton, FL, 1/1/2018
- Prevention of Tertiary Referral Center Transfer and Early Death in High Grade Intracranial HemorrhageJames Wright, Megan Louttit, Alan Hoffer, Cathy Sila, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Quality and Patient Safety Week, 1/1/2017
Lectures
- Reliable identification of benign clinical course in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a simple and qualitative clinical algorithmSan Diego, CA - 11/2018
- Effect of Dural-Substitute and Technique on Cranioplasty Operative Metrics: A Systematic Literature ReviewHouston, TX - 8/13/2018
- Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy Followed by Minimal-Access Trans-Sulcal Resection for the Treatment of Large and Difficult to Access Brain TumorsSan Diego, CA - 10/2016
Other
- Membranous Nephropathy in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Shortly After Initiation of HAART with AtriplaMuhammad Shabbir Rawala , James Wright, Judy King, David Howell, Shelda Martin, Cureus - Case Report
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.004474
Cureus 11(1): e3932. doi:10.7759/cureus.3932 - 1/21/2019
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