Starr Knight

Dr. Starr Knight is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. With a focus on Emergency Medicine Ultrasound and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, she has established herself as a leader in clinical ultrasound education and faculty wellbeing initiatives.

• Education:
• Emergency Medicine Residency at Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital (2011)
• Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at UCSF (2012)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training (2017)
• Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography certification (2022)

Research Interests span Point-of-Care Ultrasound applications in emergency diagnostics, Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia techniques, and Faculty Experience and Wellbeing. Her work addresses systemic issues of Implicit Bias and Microaggressions in medical training environments, while developing frameworks for Racial-Ethnic Inclusion in clinical ultrasound.

Scientific Awards highlight her excellence in teaching and mentorship, including:

• 2024 Outstanding Mentorship and Service for the Future of Medicine Award
• 2024 Outstanding Medical Student Educator Award
• 2022 Distinction in Mentoring Award
• Multiple Bedside Teaching Awards (2014-2024)

Dr. Knight's publication trends demonstrate expertise in emergency ultrasound protocols (e.g., VIGMO for visual disturbances), technical innovations in vascular and abdominal imaging, and social justice applications in medical education. Her collaborations with William Shyy and other ultrasound specialists have produced case series on peritonsillar abscesses, necrotizing fasciitis, and pulmonary embolism diagnostics.