JONESBORO - Dr. Jason Knott has joined physicians at St. Bernards OB-GYN Associates.

He earned his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C.

Knott holds an undergraduate degree in genetics from the University of Georgia.

He comes to Jonesboro from Batesville, where he was in a group private practice. He also worked at Lincoln Medical Center OB-GYN Associates in Fayetteville, Tenn., and Women's Health Partners in Gadsden, Ala.

In addition, Knott provided GYN services to underserved patients in a federally funded health clinic in Gadsden and provided weekend call coverage for private practice in southeast Alabama.

Trained in da Vinci robotics assisted surgery, Knott is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.