- Medical School - University Arkansas School for Medical Sciences
- Internship - Parkland Health & Hospital System (1992-1993), Psychiatry/geriatric Psychiatry
- Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1993-1996), Psychiatry/geriatric Psychiatry
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1996-1997), Psychiatry/geriatric Psychiatry
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Aaron Van Wright, M.D.
- Psychiatry
- Adult and geriatric behavioral health management
- Chronic Pain
Biography
Aaron Van Wright, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in outpatient adult and geriatric behavioral health management.
Dr. Van Wright earned his medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He completed both his residency in psychiatry and fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at UT Southwestern.
Certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1997.
Dr. Van Wright is an attending psychiatrist in the Parkland Health & Hospital System, where he also serves on the Physician Peer Review Committee. He is a member of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the Texas Medical Association, and the Dallas County Medical Society.
His clinical interests include diagnosing and treating disorders of mood, thought, and cognition, as well as behavioral health management of chronic pain. He is also involved in mentoring and supervising medical students, psychiatry residents, geriatric psychiatry fellows, and pain anesthesiology fellows.
Dr. Van Wright’s publications include a contribution to Pain Management for Clinicians: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
Honors & Awards
- Scholarship Award 1988, Tennenbaum Foundation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Books & Publications
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Books
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Behavioral Medicine Assessment and Medication Choice in the Management of Chronic Pain in Pain Management for Clinicians: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment. 1st ed.
Van Wright A, Nelson JL (2020), Switzerland, Springer Nature -
General Topics in Geriatric Psychiatry in Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 6th ed.
Husain MM, McClintock SM, Queenan KE, Van Wright A, Bakshi R (2009), New York, McGraw-Hill
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Behavioral Medicine Assessment and Medication Choice in the Management of Chronic Pain in Pain Management for Clinicians: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment. 1st ed.
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Publications
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Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Community-Dwelling African Americans Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Rossetti HC, Smith EE, Hynan LS, Lacritz LH, Cullum CM, Van Wright A, Weiner MF Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists 2018 Dec -
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Performance among Community-Dwelling African Americans.
Rossetti HC, Lacritz LH, Hynan LS, Cullum CM, Van Wright A, Weiner MF Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists 2017 Mar 32 2 238-244
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Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Community-Dwelling African Americans Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Clinical Focus
- Adult and geriatric behavioral health management
- Chronic Pain
- Disorders of mood, thought, and cognition