Michael G. Knight, MD, MSHP, FACP, Dipl. ABOM is an Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is also the Head of Services at IMPaCT Care, a company that supports healthcare organizations by delivering the most widely used, evidence-based community health worker model in the United States that improves health outcomes by addressing health inequity and the social determinants of health.
Dr. Knight completed undergraduate studies at Oakwood University, and obtained his medical degree with special qualifications in biomedical research from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. During medical school, he participated in the year-long Clinical Research Training Program at the National Institutes of Health, where his research focused on metabolic disease and obesity in women of African descent. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine, with special training in Obesity Medicine, at NewYork Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medical Center. He subsequently completed a Masters in Health Policy Research as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Knight is board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. His clinical interests include chronic disease management, minority health, sexual health, and obesity. He currently practices clinically in the GW Weight Management Clinic, where he works with a multidisciplinary team to provide medical weight management through nutrition, physical activity, and medication management. Dr. Knight is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and has served on various committees of The Obesity Society and the Obesity Medicine 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 for his professional and clinical practice, 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.
Podcasts
Listen to Dr. Knights's GW Healthcast podcast regarding obesity below
