Hastings Kemper Wright

Background

Wright, Hastings Kemper was born on August 28, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Donald M. and Lucia (Durand) Wright.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1954; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1973.

Career

Intern, University Hospitals Cleveland, 1954; resident, University Hospitals Cleveland, 1957-1961; assistant professor surgery, Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1961-1966; associate professor surgery Medical School, Yale University, New Haven, 1967-1972; professor Medical School, Yale University, New Haven, 1972-1995; professor surgery emeritus, since 1995; chief general surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1968-1979; assistant chief surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1979-1995.

Achievements

• Hastings Kemper Wright has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association. Member Society University Surgeons (program director 1972), American Gastroenterological Association, Society Surgery Gastrointestinal Tract.

Connections

Married Nancy E. Howell, June 19, 1954. Children: Mark, Kenneth, Barbara, Donald.

Father:

Donald M. Wright

Mother:

Lucia (Durand) Wright

Spouse:

Nancy E. Howell

child:

Barbara Wright

child:

Mark Wright

child:

Donald Wright

child:

Kenneth Wright