Personal Information
Education
Awards and Honors
Board Certifications
Memberships and Associations
Papers Presented
Additional Research
Publications
Grants Awarded

 

Awards and Honors

  • 2022 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open Best Paper Award, 2022
  • Fellow of the American Venous and Lymphatic Society, 2017
  • Abstract Award for “Serum Lidocaine Levels after Tumescent Anesthesia”, 2012
  • Patient’s Choice Award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • AMA Physician Recognition Award 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Fellow of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 2006
  • Fellow of the American College of Physicians, 1995, 2005, 2015
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1991
  • UMC School of Medicine Research Day Competition, 2nd Place, 1991
  • Howard Hughes’ Medical Institute Research Scholar, 1990
  • PSI CHI Psychology Honor Society, Duke University, 1986
  • PSI Upsilon Academic Scholarship, 1983-1986

 

Publications

  • Wright, T. et al. (2023) ‘Real time visualization of enhanced lymphatic flow when using a non-pneumatic active compression device (NPCD)’, Annals of Case Reports, 8(6). doi:10.29011/2574-7754.101564.  https://www.gavinpublishers.com/article/view/real-time-visualization-of-enhanced-lymphatic-flow-when-using-a-non-pneumatic-active-compression-device-npcd#
  • Wright T, Babula M, Schwartz J, Wright C, Danesh N, Herbst K. Lipedema Reduction Surgery Improves Pain, Mobility, Physical Function, and Quality of Life: Case Series Report. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Nov 30;11(11):e5436. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005436. PMID: 38046224; PMCID: PMC10688775. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10688775/
  • Wright T, Scarfino CD, O’Malley EM. Effect of pneumatic compression device and stocking use on symptoms and quality of life in women with lipedema: A proof-in-principle randomized trial. Phlebology. 2022 Dec 15:2683555221145779. doi: 10.1177/02683555221145779. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36519532. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36519532/
  • Thomas F. Wright, Karen L. Herbst. A Case Series of Lymphatic Injuries After Suction Lipectomy in Women with Lipedema. Am J Case Rep  Accepted June 4 , 2022 Wright TF, Herbst KL. A Case Series of Lymphatic Injuries After Suction Lipectomy in Women with Lipedema. Am J Case Rep. 2022 Jul 11;23:e935016. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.935016. PMID: 35811389; PMCID: PMC9284075.Wright TF, Herbst KL. A Case Series of Lymphatic Injuries After Suction Lipectomy in Women with Lipedema. Am J Case Rep. 2022 Jul 11;23:e935016. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.935016. PMID: 35811389; PMCID: PMC9284075. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35811389/
  • Wright TF, Herbst KL. A Young Woman with Excessive Fat in Lower Extremities Develops Disordered Eating and Is Subsequently Diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa, Lipedema, and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Am J Case Rep. 2021 Jun 14;22:e930840. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.930840. PMID: 34121088. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34121088/
  • Herbst KL, Kahn LA, Iker E, Ehrlich C, Wright T, McHutchison L, Schwartz J, Sleigh M, Donahue PM, Lisson KH, Faris T, Miller J, Lontok E, Schwartz MS, Dean SM, Bartholomew JR, Armour P, Correa-Perez M, Pennings N, Wallace EL, Larson E. Standard of care for lipedema in the United States. Phlebology. 2021 May 28:2683555211015887. doi: 10.1177/02683555211015887. PMID: 34049453. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34049453/
  • Herbst, Karen L. PhD, MD*, †, ∥; Wright, Thomas F. MD§; Larson, Ethan E. MD; Schwartz, Jaime S. MD, FACS∥,** Survey Outcomes of Lipedema Reduction Surgery in the United States, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open: April 2021 – Volume 9 – Issue 4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8078351/
  • Wright, Thomas, Herbst, Karen. A 41-Year-Old Woman with Excessive Fat of the Lower Body Since Puberty with Progression to Swollen Ankles and Feet Despite Caloric Restriction, Due to Lipedema and Protein-Calorie Malnutrition: A Case of Stage 3 Lipedema  Am J Case Rep, 2021; 22: e930306 DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930306. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33958571/
  • Wright T, Herbst K., Lipedema Fat and BMI. Vein Magazine.  Fall 2021. Online 5-13-21. https://www.veindirectory.org/magazine/article/techniques-technology/lipedema-fat-and-bmi
  • Munguia N, Mozayeni BR, Wright TF, Herbst KL. Dercum’s disease: estimating the prevalence of a rare painful loose connective tissue disease. Future Rare Diseases. 2021;1(1). doi:10.2217/frd-2020-0004
  • Wright, T. F., Brunetti, G. F., & Kennedy, P. (2019). Lidocaine safety after saphenous vein tumescent anesthesia.  Phlebology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268355519836834
  • Wright, T., Lipedema: A Devastating Disease Too Often Overlooked, Vein Magazine. p34-9 Spring 2019
  • Wright, T. Introduction to Lipedema. Vein Magazine. p. 28-30 Winter 2016
  • Myers, P., Wright, T., Tanner,M, and H. R. Adams. The effect of endotoxin on endothelium-derived relaxing factor and nitric oxide Production in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells. Am. J. Physiol., 1992. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1558180/
  • Myers PR1, Wright TF, Tanner MA, Ostlund RE Jr. Effects of native LDL and Oxidized LDL on Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor (EDRF) Bioactivity and Production of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Endothelial cells. J Lab Clin Med. 1994 Nov;124(5):672-83. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7964125/
  • Myers, P., T. Wright, J. Parker and P. Adams. Interactions of Tumor Necrosis Factor a (TNF), Interleukin 1-B (IL1), and Endotoxin: Effects on Endothelial Cells. American Heart Association, Circulation, 84: II-77, 1991
  • Wright, T., P. Myers, and H. R. Adams. The Effects of Endotoxin on Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor and Nitric Oxide Production In Cultured Aortic Endothelial cells. Federation Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Volume 5, Number 6, 1991
  • Myers, P., M. Mattox, T. Wright, M. Tanner, D. DeFily, A. Jones, and J. Parker. Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation in Coronary and Collateral Arteries from Collarterized myocardium. FASEB, Vol. 5, No. 5, p. A1394, 1991
  • Wright, T., W. Kovascs, n. Olson, and T. Pincus. “Androgens effect on thymus size, thymocyte function and thymocyte subpopulation Composition” presented at the Diabetes and Related Endocrine Disease Research Conference, 1988

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine, 2008
  • Internal Medicine 1995, Recertified 2005, Recertified 2015

 

Memberships and Associations

  • American Venous and Lymphatic Society – AVLS
  • American Association of Cosmetic Surgery – AACS
  • American Medical Association – AMA
  • Missouri State Medical Association – MSMA
  • American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery – ASLMS
  • American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography – ARDMS

Education

  • Residency, University of Alabama Hospital, 1993-1995
  • Internship, University of Alabama Hospital, 1992-1993
  • University of Missouri School of Medicine, MD Cum Laude, 1987-1992
  • BS Psychology and BS Chemistry Double Major, Duke University, 1983-1986

 

Current Research

  • Investigator and principal enrollment site for Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2B Clinical Trial for the Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of RZL-012 in Subjects having Dercum’s Disease Lipomas.
  • Investigator and principal enrollment site for study collaboration with Tactile Medical assessing the effect of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) on Symptoms and Quality of Life in Women with Lipo-Lymphedema (lipedema with swelling).
  • Investigator studying the effect of the bioflavonoid Diosmin on Lipedema symptoms and quality of life in women with Lipedema.
  • Investigator and principal enrollment site for a study with Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Nutrition on the effect of weight loss on body composition and metabolic function in women with Lipedema.
  • Collaborating with Karen Herbst, PhD, MD on the Treatment Research and Education of Adipose Tissue, TREAT Study at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

 

Guideline Committee -Lipedema:

  • Member of the United States of America Lipedema Standard of Care Consensus Committee sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIHLBI). Meeting was held April 11 – 12, 2019 in Baltimore, MD. I oversee drafting the guidelines for the surgical care of Lipedema.

Grants Awarded:

  • 1991 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship, Identification and Characterization of Endothelium-Derived Relation Factors.”

  • 1988 Diabetes Research Training Fellowship. “Endocrine Immune interaction: Androgens Effect on the T-Cell Function and Compositions.” Awarded by NIH

 

Journal Associations:

  • Reviewer for Phlebology

  • Medical Advisory Board for Vein Magazine

 

Hospital Affiliations

  • St Joseph Hospital West (SSM)
  • St Joseph Health Center (SSM)
  • Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Peters
  • Progress West Hospital (BJC)
  • Mercy Hospital – St. Louis

 

Abstracts 

  • 2020 – Case Reports of Lymphatic Injury after suction lipectomy in patients with lipedema. American Venous and Lymphatic Society Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, USA
  • 2019 – Effect of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolic Function in Women with Lipedema. Fat Disorders Resource Society (FDRS) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
  • 2018 – Lymph Sparing Liposuction Safety. Fat Disorders Resource Society (FDRS) Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX
  • 2017 – Liposuction Shown to Improve Knee Function – Fat Disorders Resource Society, FDRS, Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT
  • 2016 – Interaction of Veins and Lymphatics with Lipedema. Fat Disorders Resource Society, FDRS Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO
  • 2016 – The Pharmacokinetics and The Maximum Safe Lidocaine Dose for Endovenous Procedures. Wright, T., Kennedy, P. American College of Phlebology 30th Annual Congress, Anaheim, CA
  • 2012 – Serum Lidocaine Levels after Tumescent Anesthesia. Wright, T., Kennedy, P American College of Phlebology 26th Annual Congress, Hollywood, FL
  • 2011 – Endovenous Laser Ablation without Tumescent Anesthesia. Wright,T., Kennedy,P., Probst, P. American College of Phlebology 25th Annual Congress, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2010 – Comparison of Pain and Discomfort Between 1470nm and 810nm Endovenous Lasers. Wright T., Kennedy, P, American College of Phlebology 24th Annual Congress, Orlando, FL
  • 1991 – Meeting of Howard Hughes Medical Institute. “Identification and Characterization of Endothelium-Derived Relating Factor.” NIH. Bethesda, MD
  • 1991 – University of Missouri Research Day. “The Role of Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor and Nitric oxide Production in Septic Shock.” Columbia, MO
  • 1991 – FASEB. “The Effect on Endotoxin on Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor and Nitric Oxide Production in culture Endothelial Cells.” Atlanta, GA
  • 1990 – Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor, national Teleconference. “Current Controversies Involving EDRF.” Columbia, MO
  • 1989 – Diabetes and Related Endocrine Disease Research Conference.“Androgens effect on thymus size, thymocyte function and thymocyte subpopulation composition.” Nashville, TN
  • 1988 – Student Research Day, University of Missouri. “Androgens effect on thymus size, thymocyte function and thymocyte subpopulation.” Columbia, MO

 

Personal Information

Work Address: 1630 Market Center Boulevard, Suite 201, O’Fallon, MO 63368
Phone: 636-397-4012
Fax:  636-278-1670
Hospital Affiliations:

  • St. Joseph Hospital West
  • St. Joseph Health Center
  • Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Peters

 

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