Dr. Deborah Watson is an otolaryngologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including VA San Diego Healthcare System and UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest. She received her medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC and has been in practice 25 years. She specializes in facial plastic surgery and is experienced in pediatric otolaryngology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and plastic and reconstructive microsurgery.
Education & Training
UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Otolaryngology, 1992 - 1998
Keck School of Medicine of USCClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License1998 - 1999
CA State Medical License1994 - 2021
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryOtolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 CertificationEpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FAAO-HNS)American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Amy Tarangelo, Nathanael Lo, Rebecca Teng, Eunsun Kim, Linh Le, Deborah Watson, Emma E. Furth, Pichai Raman, Ursula Ehmer, Patrick Viatour> ;Nature Communications. 2015 Dec 7
Anton Kushnaryov, Tomonoro Yamaguchi, Kristen K. Briggs, Van W. Wong, Marsha S. Reuther, Monica K. Neuman, Victor Lin, Robert L. Sah, Koichi Masuda, Deborah Watson> ;Advances in otolaryngology. 2014 Jul 23
Chih-Wen Twu, Marsha S. Reuther, Kristen K. Briggs, Robert L. Sah, Koichi Masuda, Deborah Watson> ;Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.). 2014 Jan 1
Marsha S. Reuther, Kristen K. Briggs, Monica K. Neuman, Koichi Masuda, Robert L. Sah, Deborah Watson> ;Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2013 Feb 20
Jason P. Caffrey, Anton Kushnaryov, Marsha S. Reuther, Van W. Wong, Kristen K. Briggs, Koichi Masuda, Robert L. Sah, Deborah Watson> ;Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2013 Jan 15
Marsha S. Reuther, Van W. Wong, Kristen K. Briggs, Angela A. Chang, Quynhhoa T. Nguyen, Barbara L. Schumacher, Koichi Masuda, Robert L. Sah, Deborah Watson> ;Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2011 Aug 1
Pavel I. Ortinski, Jinghui Dong, Alison E. Mungenast, Cuiyong Yue, Hajime Takano, Deborah Watson, Philip G. Haydon, Douglas A. Coulter> ;Nature Neuroscience. 2010 May 1
Suresh N. Magge, Saafan Z. Malik, Nicolas C. Royo, H. Isaac Chen, LiYa Yu, Evan Y. Snyder, Donald M. O'Rourke, Deborah Watson> ;Journal of Neuroscience Research. 2009 May 15
Nicolas C. Royo, Luk H. Vandenberghe, Jing-Yuan Ma, Alisse Hauspurg, LiYa Yu, Margaret Maronski, Julie Johnston, Marc A. Dichter, James M. Wilson, Deborah Watson> ;Brain Research. 2008 Jan 23
Valeria Conte, Ramesh Raghupathi, Deborah Watson, Scott Fujimoto, Nicolas C. Royo, Niklas Marklund, Nino Stocchetti, Tracy K. McIntosh> ;Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 2008 Jan 1