Leah M. McKnight-Haas, DO

Dr. Leah McKnight-Haas is a board certified family medicine physician with a specialty in Obesity Medicine. Leah obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Judson College and went on to study medicine at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (formally known as Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine). She completed residency at the University of South Alabama where she served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Leah McKnight-Haas is currently a partner in private practice at Southern Clinic and serves as an adjunct clinical faculty for Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also serves as Medical Director for Encompass Hospice and Southeast Alabama Home Health Care. Leah is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Alabama Medical Association, and the Obesity Medicine Association. She is dedicated to providing quality, individualized care for her patients.

She and her husband, Thomas Haas, have 4 young boys. She enjoys the outdoors and traveling to new places with her family. They are proud members of Newton First Assembly of God.