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Aubrey L. Knight, MD

Senior Dean for Student Affairs
  • Professor of Medicine and Family & Community Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
  • Focus area(s): Memory disorders; caregiver issues; effects of lifestyle on chronic illnesses in seniors
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2 Riverside Circle
Roanoke, VA 24016
knighta@vt.edu
540-526-2514

Education

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, University of Maryland Medical System, 1988

Family Medicine Residency, Carilion Health System, 1985

M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1982

B.A., Bridgewater College, 1978

Experience

January 2013 – present: Senior Dean for Student Affairs, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

July 2001 – June 2005, July 2016 – June 2020: Director of Geriatric Fellowship, Carilion Clinic

July 2008 – June 2013: Section Chief, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. Carilion Clinic

July 2010 – June 2013: Director of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Carilion Clinic

July 2006 – June 2008: Medical Director, Evercare, mid-Atlantic

July 2005 – June 2006: Vice President of Medical Affairs, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington

January 2003 – June 2005: Discipline Chair, Geriatric Medicine, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

July 1999 – January 2003: Director of Family Practice Residency, Carilion Health System

July 1988 – June 1999; January 2003 – June 2005: Associate Director of Family Practice Education, Carilion Health System

Selected Major Awards

  • 2019 – Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
  • 2018 – Leading the Way to Educational Excellence Award, TEACH Academy
  • 2018 – Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
  • 2014 – Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • 2013 – West-Whitelow Humanitarian Service Award, Bridgewater College Alumni Association
  • 2004 – Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Humanitarian Award                                                       
  • 1999 – Carilion Family Practice Residency Attending of the Year
  • 1999 – Republic of Bolivia, Merito Aeronautica Caballero
  • Multiple years 1997-2023- Roanoker Magazine “Top Docs” Geriatrics
  • 1990 – Carilion Health System- Outstanding Teacher award

Program Focus

I current serve in an advisory capacity with the VT Center for Gerontology with several studies involving informal caregiving for persons with dementia. I also collaborate and provide medical direction to researchers with the VT Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise.

Reviewed Journals

  • Streiter, S, Foley, K, Bennett K, Widera E, Barczi, S, Fernandez, H, Cho MH, Knight AL, DeLong R, Eubank, K, Gajadhar, R, Kirby J, Edgar, L. Looking back, moving forward: A practical guide to implementing the updated ACGME geriatric medicine Milestones 2.0 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2023; 71:1610-1616. 1-7. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18280
  • Roberto, KA, Savla J, McCann BR, Blieszner R, & Knight, AL Dementia Family Caregiving in Rural Appalachia: A Sociocultural Model of Care Decisions and Service Use. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 2021
  • Savla, J, Roberto, K A, Blieszner, R, McCann, BR, Hoyt, E, & Knight, AL Dementia Caregiving During the “Stay-at-Home” Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2020

Oral Presentations

  • “Defining the Medical School Learning Environment: An Exploratory Study.” 2017 SGEA/SGSA/SOSR Conference. April 2017. Charlottesville, VA

Poster Presentations

  • “A Longitudinal Career Advising Curriculum Aimed at Successful Matching” AAMC Group on Student Affairs Annual Meeting, April 2021, Chicago IL (virtual)
  • “Exploring the relationship between day-to-day care and caregiver vigilance.”
  • The Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, November 2020, Philadelphia, PA
  • "It has not been a good day: Managing difficult behaviors of relatives with dementia.” The Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, November 2020, Philadelphia, PA
  • “Do competing demands elevate caregiver challenges?” The Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, November 2020, Philadelphia, PA
  • “All is good, but not really: Daily reports of satisfaction with home- and community-based services.” The Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, November 2020, Philadelphia, PA
  • “Stressors and Coping Mechanisms of Medical Students.” 12th Annual Carilion Clinic Research Day, April 2019