Joshua Robert Watson MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease•Columbus, OH

Physician

555 S 18th StColumbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-6200
Fax+1 614-722-4565

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Education & Training

Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2012 - 2015
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State UniversityChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2012
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2007 - 2011
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2007

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2007 - 2027
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Clinical Trials

De-Implementation of Unnecessary Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

More Than Skin Deep: Systemic Illness Manifesting as Inguinal Cellulitis.
Allison Huffman, Goutam Gutta, Andrea Newman Molina, Rebecca Wallihan, Guliz Erdem
Clinical Pediatrics. 2026-09-06
Urinary tract infections in children.
Preeti P John, Laura Mike, Indira U Mysorekar, Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado, Menna Clatworthy
Nature Reviews. Urology. 2026-09-01
Decreasing treatment for postoperative Clostridioides difficile infection in Pediatric Surgery patients.
Omar Obaid, Kristine L Griffin, Elizabeth F Schneider, Amy Leber, Joshua R Watson
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2026-08-21

Journal Articles

Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship Targets for Treatment of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
Sean Gleeson, Joshua R Watson, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Press Mentions

Cranberry, Antibiotic May Help Kids with Recurrent UTINovember 4th, 2024
Antibiotic Overuse in Children's Hospitals Is Leading to More 'Superbug' Infections in KidsJanuary 19th, 2021
Children’s Hospitals Are Partly to Blame as Superbugs Increasingly Attack KidsDecember 13th, 2020