Full Name:
Kenneth 'Ken' Weston Wright
Gender:
Male
Family:
5 Children
Birth Date:
10/25/1950
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, CA
Home City:
Marina del Rey, CA
BA, Chemistry/Medical Doctor, California Lutheran University
MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 33, 2016, 2018, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Physician, Kenneth W. Wright Medical Doctor Professional Corporation, 2016-present
Founder/Medical Director, Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2001-present
Staff, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, present
Staff, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, present
Author, "Atlas of Strabismus Surgery"
Author, "Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus"
Author, "Pediatric Ophthalmology for Primary Care"
Former Fellow, Children's Hospital National Medical Center
Former Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Estelle Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center
Former Intern, Harbor General Hospital, University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Former Fellow, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns-Hopkins Hospital
Professor of Ophthalmology, Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, 1994-2016
No organizational membership information on file.
Awards:
Presidential Medal from Panama for Pediatric Ophthalmology Mission Service
Honored Guest Lecturer at Harvard University
Alumni Association Career Achievement Award, California Lutheran College, 1982
Faculty Teaching Award for Residents Training in Ophthalmology, LAC USC Medical Center, 1985
Ophthalmology Faculty Teaching Award, Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, 1985
Faculty Teaching Award for Residents Training in Ophthalmology, LAC USC Medical Center, 1988
Faculty Teaching Award for Residents Training in Ophthalmology, LAC USC Medical Center, 1989
Faculty Teaching Award in Ophthalmology, White Memorial Hospital, 1990
Honor Award, American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, 17th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 1991
American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, 1991
Alumni Association Certificate of Excellence, Career Achievement, Cal. Lutheran College, 1991
The Best Doctors in America, Pediatric Ophthalmology, National, Woodward and White, 1994-1995
Special Guest Speaker, New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, 1995
Staff of the Year Teaching Award, Division of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,1996
Outstanding Teacher and Mentor, Awarded by Cleveland Clinic Foundation ophthalmology residents, June 20, 1997
Best Doctors in America, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Western Division, Woodward and White, 1996-1997, 1999
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Marquis Who's Who, 1997-1998
American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award -- 2000
Accepted to American Ophthalmological Society (AOS) -- 2000
Annual faculty teaching award, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics -- 2000
Special Guest Speaker, New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, 2003
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Recognition as a 2004 Top Doctor -- 2004
A Guide for Vision Testing In California Public Schools. Contributor, 2005
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Recognition as a 2005-2006 Top Doctor -- 2005-2006
Keynote Speaker World Congress Pediatric Ophthalmology Barcelona Spain 2009
Distinguished Alumni, Doheny Eye Institute -- 2006
Presidential medal from Panama for community service in pediatric ophthalmology -- 2012
Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital Guest of Honor 2015