Dr. Wright, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon with more than 30 years of surgical experience. He is one of the recognized nation’s leaders in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery in San Antonio. He has performed 9,000 successful weight loss operations and is an expert in LAP-BAND procedures. He was the first to perform V-Bloc and Intragastric Balloon procedures in San Antonio.

Medical background:

He did his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX. He completed his Surgical Residency from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, TX. To enhance his knowledge in Bariatric surgery, he did additional training from Ohio State and Duke Universities, in gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, Lap-band, single-anastomosis loop duodenal switch, and revisional surgery.

Membership:

• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
• Texas Medical Association
• Bexar County Medical Society
• Parkland Surgical Society

Self-Practice:

• He is the founder of South Texas Surgeons, which is one of the oldest weight loss surgery practices in San Antonio, TX

Affiliated with other hospitals:

• Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, TX
• Nix Health Care System, San Antonio, TX