David W. Wright, MD

David W. Wright, MD, FACEP, is professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He also directs the Center for Innovation and Discovery in the Acute and Emergent Sciences (IDEAS) and the Emergency Neurosciences Clinical Laboratory and practices at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Wright is nationally recognized for his leadership in translational research, digital health innovation, and academic emergency medicine. His research focuses on acute neurologic injury and systems of emergent care. He has served as principal investigator for multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Defense (DoD)–funded multicenter clinical trials, including the ProTECT III trial. He has also served as southeastern hub principal investigator for the Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) and co-principal investigator for Georgia StrokeNet.

His work integrates medicine, technology, and engineering. Also, he holds multiple patents and co-inventing a portable concussion assessment device. Dr. Wright is committed to advancing collaboration, scholarship, and innovation in emergency medicine.