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Dr. Robert L. Watson MD
Anesthesiologist
250 Park Street Bowling Green Kentucky, 42101About
Dr. Robert Watson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Dr. Watson ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Watson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
MD at Virginia Commonwealth University
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1962
Board Certification
The American Board of Anesthesiology
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Chief of Anesthesiology -
Awards
- Premier Anesthesia Director of the Year
- Colonel, Retired, United States Army, Medical Department
- Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps Reserve
- Adjunct Professor, Pikeville Osteopathic School
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pain Management; Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Articles and Publications
More than 50 published medical articles and development of the drugs, Duramorph, Infumorph, and Glycopyrrolate. Also, more than one dozen U.S. Patents, including Inject-Safe Bandages (www.injectsafebandages.com).
What do you attribute your success to?
His love of medicine and continued education.
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, fishing, boating, and motorcycle riding.
Favorite professional publications
- Pain Medicine Journal, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, American Journal of Cardiology
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1100 BROOKHAVEN ROAD FRANKLIN KY 42135