Virginia S. Wright, MD

Virginia S. Wright, MD

Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM-Medicine-ENDO

Email:
vswright@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5525

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism2019
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Residency, Internal Medicine2017
University of Mississippi Medical School, MD, Medicine2014
Mississippi College, BS, Biology2009

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine10/2019 - Present
Certification, Internal Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine08/2017 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine

Presentations

Abstract, "Diabetes Insipidus with hypokalemia in 30 week pregnant female.", Endocrine Society National Meeting06/2023
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Practice Changing Trials, Mississippi-Alabama American College of Physicians Annual Meeting06/2023
Abstract, “Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus in a patient on Temozolomide.”, Endocrine Society National Meeting06/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diabetes: What's New?, UMMC Advanced Practice Providers Annual Conference04/2022
Journal Club, "REDUCE-IT Trial." Faculty Mentor, UMMC Internal Medicine03/2021
Abstract, “Bone Breaking Cholesterol.”, Endocrine Society National Meeting01/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Landmark Trials: GLP-1 analogs and SGLT2 inhibitors, Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center07/2020
Endocrinology Journal Club, "Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid to Reduce LDL Cholesterol."06/2019
Poster Presentation, Hypoglycemia and Lactic Acidosis: The Deadly Signs of Untreated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Endocrine Society National Meeting03/2019
Endocrinology Journal Club, "Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes After Acute Coronary Syndrome."02/2019
Journal Club, "Efficacy of a Novel Inhibitor of Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 in Reducing Albuminuria (ALBUM) Trial."12/2018
Multidisciplinary Thyroid Conference, UMMC, Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Case Presentation12/2018
Multidisciplinary Bone Conference, Paget's Disease Case Presentation11/2018
Poster Presentation, Type 1 or Type 2? The Difficult Differentiation of Diabetes Mellitus, American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day10/2018
Multidisciplinary Pituitary Conference, UMMC, Acromegaly Case Presentation07/2018
Endocrinology Journal Club, "Denosumab versus Risedronate in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis."06/2018
Multidisciplinary Thyroid Conference, UMMC, Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Case Presentation06/2018
Multidisciplinary Thyroid Conference, UMMC, Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Case Presentation03/2018
Poster Presentation, Doxazosin, an Effective and Cost-Efficient Treatment for Medical Management of Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Cardiogenic Shock, Endocrine Society National Meeting03/2018
Endocrinology Journal Club, "Weight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 years after Gastric Bypass."02/2018
Multidisciplinary Pituitary Conference, UMMC, Neurosarcoidosis Case Presentation10/2017
Poster Presentation, Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease: a rare but significant cause of glomerulonephritis and acute renal failure., American College of Physicians Mississippi Chapter Abstract Day10/2016

Professional Membership and Service

Endocrine Society, Member

Committee Service

ACGME Endocrinology Milestones Committee2024 - Present
Endocrinology Fellowship Selection Committee2019 - Present

Community Service

St. Andrew's Parent Association, volunteer/member08/2021 - Present

Other Service

Peer Reviewer, School of Medicine Patient-Oriented Problem Solving Sessions05/2024 - Present
Peer Reviewer, Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases02/2022 - Present
Quality Improvement Project, “Pneumococcal Vaccination in Diabetic Patients.”07/2018 - 06/2019
Quality Improvement Project, “Addressing Obesity in the Problem List.”03/2017 - 06/2017
Quality Improvement Project, “The Effect of Resident Education in the Use of Ordering Procedures in an Electronic Medical Records System.”03/2016 - 06/2016
Quality Improvement Project, “The Effect of Guideline-Based Resident Education in the Indications for Pulse Oximetry Monitoring on the Frequency of its Use on Inpatient Medicine Resident Services.”03/2015 - 06/2015

Teaching Experience

Lecturer, School of Medicine Introduction to Women's Health 2024
Lecturer, Medical Physiology Clinical Correlations 2022, 2023
Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine Residency Noon ConferenceAnnual 2019-present
Lecturer, Division of Endocrinology Grand RoundsAnnual 2017-present

Fellows supervised

Thyroid Nodule FNA Clinic, Program Director, 15 fellows supervised07/2020 - Present