Residency, Anesthesiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (1977)
Residency, Surgery, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (1975)
MD, Medicine, Pennsylvania State University (1973)
PhD, Virology and host response, Pennsylvania State University (1973)
Fellowship, Microbiology, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine (1972)
Employment:
SUNY Distinguished Professor, Anesthesiology, Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2013-present)
Associate Chair for Research, Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1998-present)
UB Distinguished Professor, Anesthesiology, Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2011–2013)
Professor, Anesthesiology and Microbiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1992–2011)
Professor and Chair, Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1992–1998)
Research Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health (1977–1992)
Senior Associate Chair for Academic affairs, Anesthesiology, University of Michigan School of Medicine (1977–1992)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
July 2012–June 2017 Anesthesiology Research Training Grant US Department of Health, Education and Welfare Role: Principal Investigator
March 2007–April 2012 Pathogenesis of Aspiration Pneumonitis NIH Role: Principal Investigator $1,981,250
July 2009–June 2011 Influenza Therapy by Au-nanorod 5'PPP-NSI-siRNA/cDNA targeting of bronchial cells US Dept of Health, Education and Welfare Role: Principal Investigator
February 2008–February 2011 Influenza and Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia US Dept of Health, Education and Welfare Role: Contributor
February 2006–January 2011 Lung contusion-mechanisms and interaction with aspiration US Dept of Health, Education and Welfare Role: Contributor
April 2001–March 2006 Brain-derived TNF and Adrenergic Responses in Neuropathic Pain National Institutes of Health Role: Co-Investigator $1,370,058
July 2001–June 2005 The Pathogenesis of Grand Negative Bacillary Pneumonia US Dept of Health, Educatoin and Welfare Role: Co-Investigator
Smit PJ, Guo WA, Davidson BA, Mullan BA, Helinski JD, Knight III PR. (2014) AGE-associate RAGE and HMGB1 in Aspiration Lung Injury. Journal of Surgical Research (Jan).
El Solh AA, Vora H., Knight III PR, Porhomayon J. (2011) Diagnostic utility of serum procalcitonin levels in pulmonary aspiration syndromes. Critical Care Medicine (Jan), 39: 1251-1256.
Manderscheid PA, Bodkin RP, Davidson BA, Jensen E, Russo TA, Knight PR. (2004) Bacterial clearance and cytokine profiles in a murine model of postsurgical nosocomial pneumonia. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (Jul), 11(4): 742-751.
Rotta AT, Shiley KT, Davidson BA, Helinski JD, Russo TA, Knight PR. (2004) Gastric acid and particulate aspiration injury inhibits pulmonary bacterial clearance. Crit Care Med (Mar), 32(3): 747-754.
Russo TA, Davidson BA, Topolnycky DM, Olson R, Morrill SA, Knight PR, Murphy PM. (2003) Human neutrophil chemotaxis is modulated by capsule and O antigen from an extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli strain. Infect Immun (Nov), 71(11): 6435-6445.
Russo TA, Davidson BA, Carlino-MacDonald UB, Helinski JD, Priore RL, Knight PR. (2003) The effects of Escherichia coli capsule, O-antigen, host neutrophils, and complement in a rat model of Gram-negative pneumonia. FEMS Microbiol Lett (Sep), 226(2): 355-361.
Russo TA, Bartholomew LA, Davidson BA, Helinski JD, Carlino UB, Knight PR, Beers MF, Atochina EN, Notter RH, Holm BA. (2002) Total extracellular surfactant is increased but abnormal in a rat model of gram-negative bacterial pneumonia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (Sep), 283(3): 655-663.
Russo TA, Davidson BA, Priore RL, Carlino UB, Helinski JD, Knight PR. (2000) Capsular polysaccharide and O-specific antigen divergently modulate pulmonary neutrophil influx in an Escherichia coli model of gram-negative pneumonitis in rats. Infect Immun (May), 68(5): 2854-2862.
Shanley TP, Davidson BA, Nader ND, Bless N, Vasi N, Ward PA, Johnson KJ, Knight PR. (2000) The role of macrophage inflammatory protein-2 in aspiration-induced lung injury. Critical Care Medicine (Jan), 28(7): 2437-2444.
Ignatowski TA, Gerard BA, Bonoiu A, Mahajan SD, Knight III PR, Davidson BA, Bergey EJ, Prasad PN, Spengler RN. (2013) Reduction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the hippocampus alleviates neuropathic pain perception. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain, (Jan) 29-35
Knight PR, Davidson BA, Nahrwold ML. (1980) Human virus replication during halothane exposure. Anesthesiology, (Jan) S348