Dr Deborah Wright is a General and Colorectal Surgeon in Dunedin, and Senior Lecturer at Otago Medical School.
Deborah was awarded a PhD from the University of Auckland in 2014, and FRACS in 2017. She then completed fellowships in colorectal surgery in Auckland and in Birmingham, UK through the Australia and New Zealand Training Board in Colorectal Surgery.
Deborah returned to New Zealand in late 2019 and was delighted to be appointed as a senior lecturer, in addition to her clinical commitments. Deborah is involved in research projects investigating colorectal cancer genomics, surgical education and in trainee-led collaborative studies. She has a strong interest in building the research culture and capacity of the surgical workforce in New Zealand.
