Dr. Wright was born and educated in Zimbabwe. She graduated in medicine from the University of London and subsequently gained a fellowship at the Royal College of Anaesthetists in the UK (United Kingdom). She has worked as an anaesthetist in Southern Africa and in the UK and has achieved EACVI TEE accreditation.
She established and led the peri-operative echocardiography service at the Heart Hospital, London, before moving to her current post as a consultant anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.
With two colleagues she co-invented the HeartWorks echocardiography simulator in 2008 and has continued to develop this teaching tool since. Dr. Wright has directed theatre- and simulator-based TOE courses regularly, co-authored a TEE e-learning program and participated in TOE educational activities worldwide.
Assisted with the development and review of the following content: Webinar: The Importance of Simulation Training for Transesophageal Ultrasound