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Gail L Knight MD

Sr VP, CMO · Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

Sr VP, CMO at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$1.2M

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Sr VP, CMO of Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, based in San Diego, CA.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Sr. VP, CMO of Rady Children's Health Services San Diego, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Sr VP, CMO of Rady Children's Hospital Research Center, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Gail L Knight, MD is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego.

She is a neonatologist with nearly 23 years of clinical practice, the first African American woman to serve as chief of staff and clinical director of the neonatology division, and was recently recognized among the '180 Chief Medical Officers to Know' in 2025.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Nearly 23 years practicing medicine
Education
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Rady Children's Hospital Research Center Sr VP, CMO · $21.3M revenue · San Diego, CATHE INSTITUTE SEEKS TO: TRANSLATE RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO NEW CLINICAL TESTS AND TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES, ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE IN THIS…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego Sr VP, CMO · $1.7B revenue · San Diego, CATO RESTORE, SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL OF CHILDREN THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY.pay $750K → $1.2MFiled FY2023, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp
Rady Children's Health Services San Diego Sr. VP, CMO · $63.0M revenue · San Diego, CARADY CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES SAN DIEGO WAS FORMED TO AID AND ASSIST RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO IN CARRYING OUT THE HOSPITAL'S EXEMPT…Filed FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

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