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Spinal Injury Foundation, Board Member

Dr. Robert E. Wright, MD, DABPM

Denver Pain Management, Founder

Denver Pain Management was founded in 1995 by Dr. Wright, MD, DABPM after several years as the staff anesthesiologist for the USAF Academy Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Wright has Diplomat Certification, as well as Additional Qualifications in Pain Management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Licensed in Colorado, California, Utah, and Wyoming, Dr. Wright serves on the instructor panel of a number of medical organizations, including the Interventional Spinal Injection Society (ISIS), the Advanced Neuromodulation Society, and the North American Spine Society. Dr. Wright received his medical education from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. He performed his Internal Medicine internship, Anesthesiology residency, and Subspecialty training in Chronic Pain Management at the University of Utah Medical Center.

Dr. Wright has earned industry acclaim as a pioneer, inventor and expert in the field of Interventional Pain Management. He is  the co-inventor of a single-use disposable device indicated for the percutaneous removal of disc nucleus material, offering an early, less invasive approach to mitigating pain of discogenic origin associated with cervical thoracic and lumbar contained herniations. In 2002, Stryker Corporation acquired the rights to the device and now markets it globally as the DEKOMPRESSOR, which is part of Stryker's product offerings addressing the Interventional Pain Management marketplace.

Dr. Wright is actively involved in research and publication, instructional workshops for other physicians and presenting on a number of subjects related to Non-surgical Pain Intervention and Advanced Interventional Pain Management. After receiving his medical education from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, and prior to founding DPM, Dr. Wright served as a staff anesthesiologist for the United States Air Force Academy Hospital in Colorado Springs. Click below for web site: