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  • Nephrology, Pulmonology, Critical Care Respiratory Therapy
  • Accepting new patients
  • 48 years of experience
  • Santa Barbara Pulmonary Associates Inc 2403 Castillo St Ste 206, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
  • (805) 898-8840

Brief Intro

BIBLIOGRAPHY RESEARCH PAPERS (PEER REVIEWED): Winsor T, Wright R, Berger H. Isoproterenol Toxicity. Am Heart J 1975; 89:814-817. Wright RS, Feuerman T, Brown J. Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema After Trigeminal Nerve Blockade. Chest 1989; 96:436-438. Orr E, McKittick J, D%u2019Agostino R, Fisher G, Wright R, et al. Multiple Complications, Including Paraplegia of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Support: Report of a Case. J Cardiovasc Surg 1989; 30:1013-1014, Wright RS, Levine MS, Bellamy PE, Simmons MS, Batra P, Stevenson LW, Walden JA, Laks H, Tashkin DP. Ventilatory and Diffusion Abnormalities in Potential Heart Transplant Recipients. Chest 1990; 98:816-820. Wright RS, Kupperman JL, Liebhaber MI. Bilateral Tension Pneumothoraces After Acupuncture. West J Med 1991; 154:102-103. Wu H-D, Wright RS, Sassoon CSH, Tashkin DP. Acute Effects of Smoked Marijuana of Varying Potency on Ventilatory Drive and Metabolic Rate in Habitual Marijuana Smokers. ARRD 1992; 146:716-721. Wright RS. Forum - Who Should Perform Thoracoscopy ? Letter to Editor. Chest 1992; 102:1555. Tashkin DP, Clements PJ, Wright RS, Gong H, Simmons MS, Lachenbruch PA, Furst DE. Interrelationships Between Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Longitudinal Analysis. Chest 1994; 105: 489-95. Wright RS, Quinones-Baldrich WJ, Anders AJ, Danovitch GM. Pleural effusion associated with ipsilateral breast and arm edema as a complication of subclavian vein catheterization and arteriovenous fistula formation for hemodialysis. Chest 1994; 106:950-52. Liebhaber MI, Wright RS, Gelberg HJ, Dyer Z, Kupperman JL. Polymyalgia, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Other Reactions in Patients Receiving HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors: A Report of Ten Cases. Chest 1999; 115: 886-889. Wright RS, Dyer Z, Liebhaber MI, Kell DL, Harber P. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Secondary to Pezizia domiciliana: A Case of El Nio Lung. Amer J Respir Crit Care Med 1999;160:1758-1761. Wright RS, Abraham JL, Harber P, Burnett BR, Morris P, West P. Fatal asbestosis 50 years after brief high intensity exposure in a vermiculite plant. Amer J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165:1145-1149. Wright RS, Burdumy TJ. Acute Endotracheal tube occlusion due to use of an esophageal airway detector. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 43:626-629. Dyer ZA, Wright RS, Rong IH, Jacobs R. Back pain associated with endobronchial mucus impaction due to Bipolaris australiensis colonization representing atypical Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis. Med Mycol 2008; 46: 589-594. Wright RS, Jean M, Rochelle K, Fisk D. Chylothorax caused by Paragonimus westermani in a Native Californian. Chest 2011; 140: 1064-1066. CHAPTERS: Wright R, Hehls O, Ritz E, Coburn J. Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Chronic Renal Failure, Dialysis and Transplantation. In: Bacon P, Hadler N., eds. The Kidney and Rheumatic Disease. Butterworth, London, 1982. Coburn JW, Wright RS. Use of 1,25-Dihydroxy-cholecalciferol in Patients with Renal Failure: The Case for It%u2019s Prophylactic Use. In: Narins R, ed. Controversies in Nephrology and Hypertension. Churchill Livingston, New York, 1984. Gong H., Jr., Wright RS. Sputum Examination; Arterial Puncture; Thoracentesis; Oxygen Therapy; Mechanical Ventilation. In: UCLA School of Medicine Clinical Orientations Handbook, 9th Edition, 1990. WEB-BASED: Monda L, Wright R. Case 29-Renal Insufficiency Following Refractory Pneumonia in a Youth. Practical Pathology of Chest Disease-Case Studies. Warnock ML, McCowin MJ, eds, UCSF. http://pathhsw5m54.ucsf.edu/case29/case29.html INVESTIGATIONS: Investigator in the CRIT Study. Corwin HL, Gettinger A, Pearl RG et al. The CRIT Study: Anemia and blood transfusion in the critically ill -- current clinical practice in the United States. Crit Care Med. 2004; 32:39-52.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

U S Department Of Veterans Affairs

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Keck School Of Medicine Of The University Of Southern California - 1977

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • Santa Barbara Pulmonary Associates Inc
  • 2403 Castillo St Ste 206, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
  • Mon:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Pulmonology
  • Critical Care Respiratory Therapy
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
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Conditions Addressed

  • Acute Bronchitis
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Emphysema
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Bronchial Asthma
  • Chronic Bronchitis
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Procedures Performed

  • Sleep and EEG Testing
  • Sleep and EEG Testing

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Health Net
  • Nippon Life Benefits
  • Medicare
  • Humana
  • Security Life
  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Meritain Health
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Tricare
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