Dr. Paul Wright has joined the Health Quest Medical Practice Division of Neurosciences and will serve as the assistant vice president of neurosciences for Nuvance Health. In this role, Dr. Wright will oversee all aspects of the neuroscience program for the health system.
With more than 18 years of experience in neurology, Dr. Wright most recently served as senior vice president of quality for the Neuroscience Institute at Northwell Health, based in Manhasset, NY, and as-sociate medical director at North Shore University Hospital, also in Manhasset. He also served as the chairman of the board at North Shore University Hospital.
Prior to this promotion, Dr. Wright served as the chairman of Neurology for North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY and the vice president of Neurol-ogy for Northwell Health System's central and eastern regions, overseeing neurology services for all hospitals and outpatient centers in Eastern Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island.
He was also a member of Northwell Health Physician Partners, where he earned the distinguished Pa-tient's Choice Award.
Dr. Wright earned his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, and his master's in business administration, with distinction, from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.