Graham Wright

Graham Wright is a Senior Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and a Professor in the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. His research interests centre on cardiovascular MRI, interventional imaging and arrhythmia ablation guidance, spanning basic biophysics of MR signal behaviour through to direct application in treatment planning and therapy guidance. Among his career achievements, he directed the Schulich Heart Research Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for 18 years, has chaired the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance's Science Committee, and served as President of the International MR Angiography Club and Chair of the Interventional Study Group of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 1991 and has held the Canada Research Chair from 2010 to 2024. The research focus of Dr. Wright’s group is cardiovascular imaging, with an emphasis on MRI. This effort includes basic biophysics to characterize the relationship between MR signals and underlying pathophysiology in blood and tissue; engineering to develop more effective methods and devices to acquire, analyze, and visualize medical images; and application of these tools to assessment, treatment planning, and therapy guidance in ischemic and structural heart diseases, complex arrhythmias, and peripheral vascular diseases. Together with trainees and collaborators, he has published over 235 peer-reviewed papers and 558 conference abstracts, which have garnered numerous awards and resulted in 27 patents. Dr. Wright collaborates with a broad range of companies in translating research results toward clinical practice. Collaborators would find his combination of MRI physics expertise and a direct pipeline into treatment planning and therapy guidance particularly valuable for projects in ischemic or structural heart disease, complex arrhythmias, or peripheral vascular disease.