John T. Knight

John T. Knight is an American orthopedic surgeon based in Beverly Hills, CA. He is the Founder and Director of the Hand and Wrist Institute, which is a provider of arthroscopic surgical procedures dealing primarily with sports-related injuries. Knight has admitting privileges at St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, CA.
Early life and education
One of four surgeon sons born to a surgeon father, Knight received his B.S. in Biology from Louisiana's Centenary College in 1983 and is a 1987 graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, LA.
Medical practice
Following completion of his studies, Knight served first as a clinical, then as Chief Resident in Orthopedic Surgery at the
Louisiana State University Medical Center from 1987-1992. In 1993, he completed a Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at the Joseph H. Boyes program in Los Angeles. Later that same year, Knight and his brother, Dan Knight, set up a regional replantation center specializing in the reattachment of severed limbs. This was done in conjunction with Shreveport's Schumpert Medical Center.
1998 Aviation Medical Assistance Act
In December 1997, Knight was the sole physician responding to a Delta Airlines in-flight cardiac emergency, finding
himself unable to prevent a young woman's death due to a lack of proper medical equipment on board. This prompted his participation in a public effort to legally require airlines to upgrade medical equipment and increase the medical training of flight attendants. The Passage of the 1998 Aviation Medical Assistance Act was the result.

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