Katherine McKnight, MD

About

Katherine McKnight has been in the same Houston clinic since 2012, which makes her the longest-tenured physician at CCRM Fertility of Houston after the man who founded it. CCRM’s staff listing also gives her the practice director title, the role tied to how an office runs rather than to one patient’s protocol. Her profile puts her at 15 years in practice, most of them inside this one clinic.

She is a Texas MD who trained out of state for the specialty years: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for medical school, then residency in obstetrics and gynecology and the reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Her profile also records committee leadership work in genetics and in resident education, on top of active membership in ACOG and ASRM — the two organizations whose guidelines shape how a Houston fertility practice is run.

Her named clinical focus is where IVF gets complicated rather than routine: recurrent miscarriage, primary ovarian insufficiency, PCOS, and hysteroscopic surgery to correct the uterine cavity before an embryo is transferred. She holds clinic at the Main Center on Gessner Road and at CCRM’s Texas Medical Center office, and is listed as accepting new patients.

Clinical Expertise

• Recurrent pregnancy loss: her first-named specialty interest — workup after multiple losses rather than another cycle on hope
• Primary ovarian insufficiency: management of a shortened reproductive window, and the timing decisions that come with it
• Hysteroscopic surgery: camera evaluation and treatment of the uterine cavity, the step taken when imaging points at the uterus rather than at the egg or the sperm
• PCOS: ovulation induction and IVF protocol choices for patients at risk of over-response
• IVF cycle management: full-cycle care from stimulation through transfer, in a practice that transfers one embryo at a time
• Genetics in the clinic: prior committee leadership in genetics, in a practice where embryo testing runs through CCRM Genetics

Why Choose Dr. Katherine McKnight

She holds the practice director title and still sees patients. That is the role tied to how an office runs, so questions about scheduling, coverage during a stimulation cycle and who answers the portal message have an answer inside the clinic.

More than a decade at one practice, since 2012, in a field where physicians move between groups constantly. Her CCRM profile lists 15 years in practice.

The cavity question handled in-house. When losses repeat, the uterine cavity is among the first things checked, and hysteroscopic surgery is on her specialty list rather than something she sends you elsewhere for.

Committee work in genetics and resident education. She has held leadership roles in both, which is where standard-setting and teaching happen rather than at the bedside alone.

Recognized by patients and peers: the CCRM clinic network’s Patient Satisfaction Award, Texas Rising Star from Super Docs in Texas Monthly, Houstonia Top Doctor, and Castle Connolly Top Doctor.

Professional Affiliations

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American Society for Reproductive Medicine member, with prior leadership roles on genetics and resident education committees recorded on her profile; Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility member. Board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, trained at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for both residency and fellowship. Awards in the source material: Texas Rising Star (Super Docs, Texas Monthly), Houstonia magazine Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and the CCRM clinic network’s Patient Satisfaction Award.

Suitable For

• Two or more pregnancy losses: recurrent miscarriage is her first-named specialty, and the workup is more than one blood test
• Primary ovarian insufficiency or a diminishing timeline: POI is named on her profile, and this is the group least served by a wait-and-see approach
• Patients told the uterus is the obstacle: a cavity abnormality flagged on imaging — hysteroscopic surgery is a listed skill of hers, not a referral out
• PCOS patients heading into IVF: named specialty, in a practice where single embryo transfer is the default and over-stimulation is the thing to avoid
• Texas Medical Center and southwest Houston patients: she holds clinic at both the Main Center and the TMC office