John Robert Wright

Background

Wright, John Robert was born on August 18, 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Ross Grant and Anna Marie (Crispin) Wright. came to the United States, 1961, naturalized, 1968.

Education

M.D. with honors, U. Manitoba, 1959.

Career

Intern, Winnipeg General Hospital, 1959-1960; resident, Winnipeg General Hospital, 1960-1961; resident, Baltimore City Hospital, 1961-1963; resident, Buffalo General Hospital, 1963-1964; teaching fellow in medicine, U. Manitoba, 1960-1961; instructor in pathology, Buswell fellow, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1965-1967; professor pathology, department chairman pathology, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1974-1996; interim dean medicine, vice president clinical affairs, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1997-1998; dean medicine, State University of New York-Buffalo, since 1998; assistant chief pathology, Baltimore City Hospitals and assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1967-1974; consultant, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, since 1975; board visitors, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, since 1981; interim director, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 1985-1986; Chairman of the Board visitors, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 1987-1997.

Achievements

• John Robert Wright has been listed as a noteworthy Pathologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, College American Pathologists, American Society Investigative Pathologists, American Society Clinical Pathologists, United States and Canada Academy Pathology, Association Pathology Chairmen (president 1994-1996), American Heart Association, Alpha OmegaAlpha.

Connections

Married Deanna Pauline Johnson, June 25, 1960. Children— Carolyn Deanna, David John.

Father:

Ross Grant Wright

Mother:

Anna Marie (Crispin) Wright

Spouse:

Deanna Pauline Johnson