Michael G. Knight
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine @The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
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WORK HISTORY
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine @The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC, US
In this role I support the education of first year medical students in the Patient, Populations, and Systems course where they learn about Health Equity, Social Drivers of Health, Health Technology, Evidence Based Medicine, Healthcare Quality, and Patient Safety.
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Master's Degree, Health Policy Research
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
MD, Medicine
Oakwood University
BS, Biomedical Sciences
ABOUT MICHAEL G. KNIGHT
Michael G. Knight, MD, MSHP, FACP is a physician, healthcare executive, non-profit leader, and featured medical expert on radio, television, and in print news media. He is currently a Senior Medical Director for Population Health at Oak Street Health, a part of CVS Health, where he provides clinical and strategic leadership across a portfolio of programs and initiatives aimed at improving the health of patients at highest risk for poor health outcomes in over 200 Oak Street Health primary care centers across 25 states. Dr. Knight is board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, and is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Prior to joining Oak Street Health, he served Head of Services at IMPaCT Care, and as the Associate Chief Quality and Population Health Officer, Head of Healthcare Delivery Transformation, and Medical Director of Community Primary Care at The GW Medical Faculty Associates. He completed undergraduate studies at Oakwood University, and attended the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He completed residency at NewYork Presbyterian–Weill Cornell Medical Center, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed a Masters in Health Policy Research. Throughout his career, Dr. Knight has been a champion for health equity, and is the founder and president of the Renewing Health Foundation, a non-profit organization working to empower urban minority communities through health education. He also serves in leadership roles in organizations such as the National Medical Association and the American Medical Association. He has been a featured medical expert on radio, television, and in print news media, and routinely speaks at events internationally and throughout the United States. Dr. Knight has received numerous awards, including the American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award, Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Doctors Award, and the Top 40 Under 40 Leaders in Health Award by the National Minority Quality Forum.
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