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Dr. Knight Curriculum

Dr. Knight Curriculum, M.D.

Certifications

  • Qualified Medical Examiner, October 2000
  • Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand, August 1996
  • American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, July 1995
  • Federal Licensing Exam, June 1987

Education

  • 1983 – 1987 Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana, M.D.
  • 1980 – 1983 Centenary College of Louisiana, B.S. (Biology)
  • 1979 – 1980 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Post Graduate Training

  • 1992 – 1993 Joseph H. Boyes, M.D. – Orthopedic Hand Fellowship
  • 1991 – 1992 Chief Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 1987 – 1992 Clinical Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana

Awards and Honors

Medical School

  • Louisiana Orthopaedic Association Outstanding Student Award, June 1987

College

  • Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshman Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Honor Society
  • Alpha Chi, Junior Honor Society

Memberships

  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
  • Texas Medical Association

Practice Experience

  • Founder and Chief of Staff of the Louisiana Hand & Upper Extremity Institute, 1993-2001
  • Chief of the Willis-Knighton Medical Center/Louisiana Hand & Upper Extremity Institute Regional Replantation Program, 1993-2001
  • Founder and President of Los Angeles Hand & Wrist Medical Associates, Inc. 2001-2009
  • Director, the Hand and Wrist Institute September 2009 – 2025.

National and International Media Appearances

  • May 31, 2012, pending air date, The Doctors TV show: trigger finger surgery
  • April 5, 2012, air date, The Doctors TV show: Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery
  • March 29, 2012, air date, The Doctors TV show: Arthroscopic TFC surgery
  • May 26, 2011, air date, The Doctors TV show: Mommy Thumb
  • March 29, 2011, air date, The Doctors TV show: Arthritis joint replacement surgery in the hand
  • 2009, CNN International News: Discussion of airline in-flight death and use of defibrillator
  • 1998, Good Morning America: Discussion of in-flight emergency Dr. Knight was involved in and his crusade to lobby Congress to pass the Aviation Medical Assistance Act
  • February 23, 1998: Airlines Split On Need For Medical Gear
  • January 18, 1998, Dallas Morning News: Doctors Complain Airlines Lack Sufficient Medical Equipment
  • January 15, 1998, Washington Post, page 1: Cardiac Arrest in the Air: Without the Tools to Cope…
  • December 1994, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News: Innovative Surgical Procedure Restores Man’s Missing Thumb

Significant Career Accomplishments

  • May 1998, developed one of the first regional pilot programs for the Free Hand System, an implanted computerized device within the arm that restores function to a quadriplegic upper limb
  • April 1998, Instrumental in lobbying Congress, the FAA, and the NTSB in passing the Aviation Medical Assistance Act that mandated all airlines carry expanded medical kits, including an automatic defibrillator; increased flight attendant training; and a federal Good Samaritan law.
  • December 1994, Performed one of the first toe-to-thumb transplants in the southern region of the U.S.
  • 1993, Founded the Willis-Knighton Medical Center/ Louisiana Hand & Upper Extremity Institute Regional Replanation Program: center focusing on the reattachment and reconstruction of severed limbs and body parts, servicing a regional area between Dallas, New Orleans, Jackson, and Memphis.