▁and ▁a ▁primary ▁care ▁phys ician ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁patient ▁pays ▁an ▁annual ▁fee ▁or ▁retain er . ▁Kno pe ▁pione ered ▁con cier ge ▁medicine ▁( as ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁H MO s ) ▁after ▁opening ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁con cier ge ▁practices ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁His ▁comments ▁about ▁the ▁industry ▁have ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁Arizona ▁Daily ▁Star , ▁and ▁M oney . ▁He ▁has ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁ke yn ote ▁speaker ▁at ▁con ferences ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁American ▁Phys icians ▁and ▁Sur ge ons ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed ▁segment ▁about ▁doctor ed ▁n urs es . ▁In ▁a ▁TV ▁interview , ▁Kno pe ▁deb ated ▁Andrew ▁We il ▁on ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁alternative ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Kno pe ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁phys ician ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rock ies ▁baseball ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁team ’ s ▁spring ▁training ▁in ▁T uc son . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁personal ▁phys ician ▁for ▁former ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁basketball ▁coach ▁L ute ▁Ol son . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Sports ▁Medicine ’ s ▁Health ▁& ▁F it ness ▁Journal . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁speaker ▁on ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁ob es ity , ▁fit ness ▁and ▁exercise . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁medicine , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁medicine , ▁and ▁director