Melvin L. Wright , DO, BS, BA

Associate Professor, Chief - Pediatric Critical Care

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pediatrics

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• DO, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
• BS, University of Utah, 1994
• BA, University of Utah, 1994

Abstracts Presented

• June 2015 – Standardized Patient Interactions: A Reliability Study, Association of Standardized Patient Educators Annual Conference, Denver, Co.

• October 2014 - A Quality Improvement Initiative: Pilot Study to Improve the Use of Telemedicine on Transport, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, San Diego, Ca

• January 2012 - Simulate the Tough Times: An Interprofessional Approach, International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)

• May 2010 - Pediatric H1N1 Decision Matrix – Ottawa Conference on the Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions

Original Published Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Pediatric metabolic outcome comparisons based on a spectrum of obesity and asthmatic symptoms.  Journal of Asthma, 2018 Apr 20:1-7
• Curriculum Mapping: A Comparative Analysis of Two Medical School Models.  Medical Science Educator, 2016 Mar; 26(1):169-74.
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention and Therapy: Past, Present and Future.  Wright, M. and Piedimonte, G. Pediatric Pulmonology, 2011 Apr; 46(4):324-47.
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.  BMJ Point of Care.  June 2009.  https://online.epocrates.com/u/29631165/Respiratory+syncytial+virus+infection
  • Updated and republished in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Multidisciplinary Critical Care Knowledge Assessment Program (MCCKAP) 2008 Pediatric Exam, Editor
• Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis.  Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2008 October; 4(5): 895–903.
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia in children.  Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2006 APR; 17(2):58-64

• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contributions to the Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine - January, 2008
• Best Off-Service Teaching Faculty, WVU Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2007
• Excellence in Teaching on an Off-Service Rotation, WVU Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2011
• Baby’s Bottom Award (Smoothest Under Pressure), WVU Pediatric Residency Program, 2012
• Cornerstone Award, Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, 2012, 2014

Medical Specialties

• Pediatric Critical Care
• Pediatrics

Board Certifications

• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Special Training

• Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
  Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004
• Residency, Pediatric
  Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, 2001