Dr. Stephen Wright
Assistant ProfessorAbout
Dr. Stephen Wright is an exercise and circulatory physiologist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, and Investigator at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at the University of British Columbia and St. Paul’s Hospital. He completed graduate school at the University of Toronto and a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health at UBC’s Okanagan Campus.
Education & Training
- MSc, Exercise Science, University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital
- PhD, Medical Science, University of Toronto
Area of Interest
Steve’s research examines integrated heart-lung mechanisms that regulate cardiac function and influence circulatory reserve and exercise tolerance, across the lifespan and health spectrum. Of specific interest are aging, endurance training, heart failure, and women’s heart health. His research combines cardio-pulmonary imaging and hemodynamic assessments to quantify right heart, pulmonary vascular, left heart, and systemic vascular function with exercise testing. His program is pursuing long-term goals of advancing our understanding of circulatory exercise physiology and optimizing health for all adults by identifying earlier markers of abnormal circulatory reserve, to develop advanced diagnostics and individualize exercise rehabilitation.
Team Members
Prospective trainees are encouraged to contact Dr. Wright via email (stephen.wright@ubc.ca) or through a graduate studies supervision enquiry (https://www.grad.ubc.ca/researcher/25076-wright).