Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Special Qualification in Child Neurology)
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Neurology
-Adjunct Assistant Professor Pediatrics -Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
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| Academic Divisions |
Neurology
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Special Qualification in Child Neurology)
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Neuroscience - Brigham Young University | B.S. |
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| Doctoral Training | Neuroscience - University of Utah | Postgraduate Studies |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine | M.D. |
| Residency | Pediatrics - University of Utah School of Medicine | Resident |
| Residency | Pediatric Neurology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Resident |
| Fellowship | Autoimmune Neurology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Hoshina Y, Liu S, Wright MA, Delic A, Wong KH, Kadish R, Galli J, Rose JW, Greenlee JE, Soldán MMP, Klein J, Peterson LK, Smith TL, Clardy S (2025). Prolonged corticosteroid therapy and steroid-sparing maintenance immunotherapy lower relapse risk in pediatric and adult MOGAD. Journal of neuroimmunology, 407, 578709.
- Hoshina Y, Smith TL, Wright MA, Day GS, Titulaer MJ, Clardy S (2025). Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: insights and future treatment directions. Trends in molecular medicine,
- Wright MA, Barney BJ, Peterson S, Waltz M, Rose J, Rensel M, Abrams A, Waubant E, Wheeler Y, Rodriguez M, Tillema JM, Krupp L, Gorman M, Benson L, Lotze T, Shukla N, Mar S, Chitnis T, Schreiner T, Vignos M, Casper T (2025). Evaluating Efficacy Outcomes in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Patients While Using Avonex or Plegridy via USNPMSC Registry. Journal of child neurology, 8830738251367460.
- Hoshina Y, Smith TL, Mstat AD, Wong KH, Peterson LK, Zekeridou A, Aboseif A, Coffey C, Wright MA, Banwell B, Dialino-Felix A, Flavin S, Dill L, Titulaer MJ, Day GS, Clardy S (2025). An updated, comprehensive meta-analysis of the treatment of anti-NMDAR encephalitis: Analysis, equipoise, and the urgent need for evidence over anecdote. Journal of neuroimmunology, 405, 578651.
- Wright MA, Demmitt-Rice C, Van Haren KP, Lund TC, Eichler F, Bonkowsky J (2025). Inflammation and Immunomodulation in Cerebral X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: Review of Pathology and Interventions. Journal of child neurology, 8830738251353034.
- Hoshina Y, Seay M, Vegunta S, Stulberg EL, Wright MA, Wong KH, Smith TL, Shimura D, Clardy S (2025). Isolated Optic Neuritis: Etiology, Characteristics, and Outcomes in a US Mountain West Cohort. Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, 45(1), 36-43.
- Stanich MV, Memmott T, Ghosh T, Wright M (2025). A 7-year-old with new-onset seizures, behavior disturbance, and encephalitis. Journal of neuroimmunology, 399, 578520.
- Hoshina Y, Moser C, Wright MA, Sunderman E, Livsey CT, Spoth E, Clardy SL, Cliatt Brown C (2025). C9orf72 Gene-Associated Frontotemporal Dementia Mimicking Autoimmune Pathology. The neurologist, 30(1), 42-44.
- Wright MA, Guasp M, Lachner C, Day GS, Gombolay G, Titulaer MJ, Clardy S (2024). Electroconvulsive therapy in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A retrospective cohort and scoping review of literature. Journal of neuroimmunology, 392, 578369.
- Hoshina Y, Delic A, Wong KH, Lyden S, Kadish R, Smith TL, Wright MA, Shimura D, Clardy S (2024). Vasculitis in the Central Nervous System: Etiology, Characteristics, and Outcomes in a Large Single-Center Cohort. The Neurohospitalist, 14(2), 129-139.
- Noroozi Gilandehi S, Wong KH, Francis T, Wright MA, Lord J, Stehlik J, Kemeyou L, Smith T, Clardy S (2024). Cardiac Involvement in Neurosarcoidosis: A Single-Center Investigation. Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 11(2), e200196.
- Robertson DM, Wright MA, Ostrander B, Tani LY (2022). Child Neurology: Case Report of Lambl Excrescences in a Pediatric Patient With Multifocal Strokes.(Epub ahead of print). Neurology.
- Wright MA, Trandafir CC, Nelson GR, Hersh AO, Inman CJ, Zielinski BA (2022). Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Approach and Review of Literature. J Child Neurol, 37(4), 303-313.
- Espinoza AC, Wright MA, Candee MS, Trandafir C, Nelson GR (2021). Child Neurology: Late-Onset Vitamin B(6)-Dependent Epilepsy Identified by Rapid Genome Sequencing. Neurology, 96(19), 911-914.
- Wright MA, Korgenski EK, Bardsley T, Bonkowsky JL, Candee MS (2016). Comprehensive population-based determination of pediatric multiple sclerosis health care costs. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm, 4(1), e314.
Letter
- Wright MA, Guasp M, Lachner C, Day GS, Gombolay G, Titulaer MJ, Clardy S (2024). Authors' response to letter to the editor: Electroconvulsive therapy in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Journal of neuroimmunology, 393, 578405.