After receiving his undergraduate degree in Economics (1995) and medical degree (1999) from Northwestern University, Dr. Knake completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Virginia where he was named Chief Resident for 2002 – 2003, Teaching Resident of the Year in 2002 and Clinical Resident of the Year in 2003. He subsequently completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at the University of Virginia in 2004-2005 and joined the MSU Radiology faculty in 2005.