Dr Danette Wright

Dr Wright is the Clinical Network Director of Surgery for Western Sydney Local Health District, Head of Department General Surgery/Staff Specialist at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals, Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia. Dr Wright is a general and colorectal surgeon with subspecialty interests in intestinal failure, inflammatory bowel disease and complex abdominal wall reconstruction. She completed general surgical training and CSSANZ Colorectal Fellowship in Australia and further post-fellowship training in Complex Colorectal Surgery (Intestinal Failure and Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Dr Wright is the Head of Department of General Surgery at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital and is an Executive member of the NSW Committee of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons. She has an interest in surgical quality and safety and sits on the CEC Serious Incident Review Committee and has other surgical specialty committee roles in the CEC. She has published over 30 peer reviewed articles, and co-authored The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery. Colorectal Diseases 2021.