Colin G. Knight is a board-certified pediatric surgeon practicing on the Treasure Coast of Florida at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital. He is a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the Florida State University College of Medicine and at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
He earned his undergraduate degree at Yale University and his medical degree at the University of Virginia. Before his surgical training, he served four years on active duty in the United States Air Force as a flight surgeon, work that shaped his interest in operating-room safety. He completed his general surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital and his pediatric surgery fellowship at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
His research spans minimally invasive and robotic pediatric surgery as well as the management of pediatric appendicitis, with work appearing in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, and Archives of Surgery. He can be found at ped-surg.com and shares updates on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.
I spent four years as an Air Force flight surgeon before I finished surgery residency, and the safety culture I learned on the flight line still shapes how I run an operating room. Aviation learned long ago that the smartest person in the room is sometimes the most dangerous one. Surgery is learning the same lesson, but we are not there yet.
My path to becoming a surgeon was unusual. I …
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