William A. Knight IV, MD

Bio

William Knight, MD, is an assistant professor of
Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati College of
Medicine.  He is a fellowship trained neurointensivist
who has been with the UC Neuroscience Institute since 2009, and a member of the
University of Cincinnati Stroke Team since 2007.  He is the Mid-Level Provider medical director
for the Emergency Department and the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU),
and serves as the associate medical director of the NSICU.  He is the medical director for the Lynchburg
(OH) Joint Fire and Ambulance District, and has worked as a tactical physician
for the Cincinnati SWAT Team.  Dr. Knight
still works as a flight physician with UC Health Air Care and Mobile Care. 

Dr. Knight takes special interest in the initial
resuscitation of the critically ill and the management of patients with Traumatic
Brain Injury and Stroke. He also has an interest in end of life care in the
ICU.

Once Dr. Knight completed his undergraduate work at the
University of Dayton, he continued on to medical school at the University of
Cincinnati.  His residency in Emergency
Medicine was done at the University of Cincinnati, where he served as Chief
Resident.  Upon completion of a 2-year
fellowship in Neurovascular Emergencies and Neurocritical Care at UC, Dr.
Knight joined the faculty at UC with a dual appointment in Emergency Medicine
and Neurosurgery.  He now works
clinically in the Emergency Department, the NSICU, and takes calls with the UC
Stroke Team. 

In his free time, Dr. Knight enjoys spending time with
his family and training for and running marathons.  He is also an avid Cincinnati Reds and
Bengals fan.