Dr. Henrietta Bright is a Doctoral-prepared Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with more than 17 years of clinical experience, and the standard of safe, patient-centered anesthesia care at Saxira Oral Surgery. As co-founder of Saxira, she has been instrumental in shaping a practice where surgical excellence and genuine patient comfort go hand in hand.

Dr. Bright’s academic foundation is exceptional. She earned her degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, before pursuing her Master of Science in Nursing at Georgetown University, where she became a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. She later completed her Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Practice at Missouri State University. This depth of training across biochemistry, advanced nursing science, and anesthesia practice gives her a clinical perspective that is both highly specialized and comprehensively informed.

Her clinical career has spanned some of the most demanding environments in medicine. With extensive experience in Level 1 trauma centers, outpatient surgical settings, and dental anesthesia, Dr. Bright is deeply familiar with the full spectrum of patient needs, from routine procedures to complex, high-acuity cases. In the oral surgery setting, her role is to ensure that every patient is safely, precisely, and comfortably sedated, so that the surgical team can focus entirely on delivering exceptional outcomes.

At Saxira Oral Surgery, anesthesia is not an afterthought. It is a core pillar of the patient experience. Dr. Bright oversees anesthesia services for the practice, ensuring that every patient receives dedicated, expert anesthesia care delivered with the same rigor and attentiveness she has brought to every clinical environment throughout her career.

BEYOND THE PRACTICE

Outside of the practice, Dr. Bright is a devoted wife of 21 years and a proud mother. She loves to sing and dance, and has a deep passion for travel, exploring new cultures and drawing inspiration from communities around the world. That same openness, energy, and genuine love of people is reflected in the care and environment she has built at Saxira.