Dr. Knips is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician. She earned both her bachelor’s and medical degrees with honors from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She completed her residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Knips has held roles as Chief Medical Officer for the Virginia Office of the State Inspector General, Assistant Professor at EVMS, and independent consultant. Her interests include primary care, preventive medicine, obesity medicine, and medical weight loss.