James Arthur Knight II

Dr. James Arthur Knight II

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology. I have extensive clinical experience with various radiation oncology technologies including proton therapy with pencil-beam scanning, photon based IMRT and VMAT, and stereotactic radiosurgery with photons. My experience also extends to radioactive source-based treatments such as high dose-rate (HDR) gynecologic brachytherapy and low dose-rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy. My clinical focus is on patients with head and neck cancers, gynecologic cancers, and genitourinary cancers, including cancers of the prostate, bladder, and kidneys. In research, I've explored the use of high-dose radiotherapy for treating large and bulky tumors, stereotactic treatment for cancers of the brain, and proton therapy for prostate and head-and-neck cancers. I earned my MD from Indiana University School of Medicine, completed a residency in Radiation Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and completed the Advanced Specialty Training Program (ASTP)—Proton Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where I also served as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. I am also a member of several professional associations including the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) , American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), AND Particle Therapy Cooperative Group-North America (PTCOG-NA).

Affiliations

University of Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Department of Radiation Oncology

Honors and Awards

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2025-2026 Teaching Award—Clinical

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

For excellence in teaching and enthusiastic support of residency training

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Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award

University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

Recognized by residency program director and department chair for outstanding contributions to the University of Kentucky Radiation Medicine Department’s research program

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Cameroon Oncology Center (COC) Service Recognition

Cameroon Oncology Center, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon

Recognized for exemplary service in patient care during month-long rotation at the Cameroon Oncology Center in Douala, Cameroon

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ACRO Global Radiation Oncology Workforce (GROW) Scholarship

American College of Radiation Oncology, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Received travel grant to provide radiotherapy care to underserved patients at the Cameroon Oncology Center (COC) in Douala, Cameroon under supervision of Paul Mobit, MD and Waleed Mourad, MD from February 1-February 29, 2024

Experience

Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences

Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C., USA

01 Jul 2025 - 17 Jul 2026

Resident Physician, Department of Radiation Medicine

University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2025

Intern, Division of General Surgery

University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

01 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021