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Frances Wright is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP) affiliated with UNC Health in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in providing comprehensive care tailored to the needs of pediatric patients. With a focus on promoting health and wellness, Frances emphasizes the importance of preventive care and individualized treatment plans. Her commitment to research and evidence-based practice ensures that her young patients receive the highest quality of medical care. Generated from the website

As a board-certified head and neck surgeon, I focus on minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat cancers. My interest in preserving patient function led me to pursue a fellowship in transoral robotic surgery (TORS) at the University of Pennsylvania. Before that, I completed a fellowship in minimally invasive, endoscopic skull base surgery at The Ohio State University Skull Base Center. Before I became a doctor, I was a chemistry teacher in Brooklyn, New York. I tutored students with limited resources after school to support the community's educational efforts. A student I had tutored died from cancer, and that memory is what drove me to change careers and enter the medical field. Today, I'm dedicated to research on head and neck cancer genomics. I was part of the Winship team that participated in the ECOG 3311 human papillomavirus (HPV) oropharyngeal de-escalation trial. I graduated from Duke University and received my medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. I completed a seven-year surgical residency at the University of North Carolina Department of Otolaryngology, where I focused on translational research. I then pursued fellowship training in Extended Endoscopic Approaches (EEA) to the skull base at The Ohio State University Wexner Center, followed by a year of fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania Head and Neck Oncology program.

I chose to become a doctor to make a difference in people's lives through comfort and healing, to stand by them through challenges and adversity, and to serve communities that need care. I believe in a multidisciplinary and team based approach to medicine, with the goal of providing comprehensive, high-quality and evidence based urologic care for my patients. Urologic patients often represent a vulnerable population with a wide spectrum of complex medical issues. Patient education and compassionate care delivered in the context of a patient’s overall health and goals is therefore paramount. I believe in using the most advanced and novel techniques to address some of the most challenging patient conditions. I consider being a surgeon a privilege, and will always advocate for my patients and ensure that they are an active member of the healthcare team. When I am not at work, I enjoy exercising, weight training, hiking, sports, traveling and spending time with my family and friends.