Dr. Monique V. McKnight is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist at The Center for Children and Women – Greenspoint. Dr. McKnight received her medical training from the Morehouse School of Medicine, and then went on to complete her OB/GYN residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Her clinical interests include obesity, adolescent care, STD prevention, mental illness, global health and overall quality of life for women. Her research interests include how nutrition during pregnancy its affects child brain development as well as the relationship between hormonal changes during a woman’s life cycle and its psychosocial affects. Dr. McKnight believes that medical care should always cultivate the mind, body, and spirit by encouraging lifestyle changes that will focus on prevention for all women and their families for generations to come.