Dr. Angela Elizabeth Watkins D.O.

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Get to know Emergency Medicine Physician Angela E.A. Watkins, who serves patients in Randallstown, Maryland.

Having more than 16 years of diverse clinical experience, especially in emergency medicine, Dr. Watkins currently practices as the Medical Director at Northwest Hospital on both the emergency department and the observation unit. She is also affiliated with the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Watkins graduated with honors in 2003 from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in Stratford, New Jersey.

Upon receiving her Doctor of Orthopedic Medicine degree, Dr. Watkins completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. She is board certified in Emergency Medical Services by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. She also holds professional memberships with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association.

Emergency medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency medicine physicians care for unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages.

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