About
Dr. Maria Mba Wright is a board-certified pediatrician with a passion for closing gaps in medical care for vulnerable individuals. After a 20-year career as a general pediatrician for a large national managed care system and in private practice, she is now working for the state of California as a physician consultant for the Golden Gate Regional Center in San Francisco. Regional Centers are non-profit agencies that provide support and care for individuals with disabilities statewide.
Additionally, she is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of “Closing Care Gaps, LLC.”
Through this entity, Dr. Mba Wright expresses her passion for improving care for all, especially neurodiverse individuals. The company’s work includes medical technology, publishing, community outreach, and medical education through media.
Her current project include:
Publications
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You need to ask these questions to teens starting hormone therapy
In medical practice today, we have all types of providers in charge of birth control counseling and treatment: medical doctors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and even medical assistants who report to their licensed providers.
Race and race relations: Be curious, not furious | MDedge
Racism has been around for a very long time, and we still have a long way to go to eradicate it, in all of its forms. Racism can be subtle, such as not offering employment to a fully qualified candidate or lowering your level of care because of the color of a person’s skin
Commentary on hyperlipoproteinemia: Test earlier to prevent issues later
Growing up in West Africa, I was aware of individuals dying at a young age. My mother, a trained pediatrician working as a family medicine physician, explained to me that the death of men and women in their 40s or 50s was commonly attributed to strokes or heart attacks.
Media Appearances
Medical education through media as a health expert on radio, and television
Univision 19
Salud Y Bienestar
KCRA
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