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Kenneth Watford, Nurse Practitioner, Nashville, TN

KennethWatfordDNP

Nurse Practitioner Nashville, TN

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Associate Professor

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Summary

  • Ken Watford completed his undergraduate degree in biology at Delta State University and graduated with highest honors in 1986. In 1992 he returned to Delta State and completed his Bachelor’s of Nursing while graduating Summa Cum Laude. He then spent two years working in emergency nursing.

    In 1995 he continued his formal education at Vanderbilt University in the School of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Program and completed his Master’s of Science in Nursing in 1996. Upon completion, he continued his graduate studies in the Acute Care Program with an emphasis on emergency medicine.

    Upon completion of his graduate study at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Watford served with the National Health Service Corps for three years while providing primary health care to patients in medically underserved regions of the United States.

    In 2000 Dr. Watford joined the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

    In 2011 Dr. Watford completed his Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Vanderbilt University.

    Dr. Watford’s clinical interests include ear disorders concentrating on the management of patients with vertigo and dizziness.

Education & Training

  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt UniversityDoctorate, 2009 - 2011
  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt UniversityMasters, 1996 - 1997
  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt UniversityMasters, 1995 - 1996

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
    Member

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Dizziness Symptoms Profile (DSP): Development and Preliminary Findings  
    3. Jacobson, G.P., Piker, E.G., Hatton, K., Watford, K.E., Trone, T. McCaslin, D.L., Bennett, M.L., Rivas, A., Haynes, D.S., Roberts, R.A, Ear and Hearing, 2018
  • 5-Minute evaluation of dizziness  
    Kenneth E Watford, Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2013
  • Intratympanic dexamethasone for sudden sensorineural hearing loss after failure of systemic therapy  
    : David Haynes, MD; Co-investigators: Matthew O’Malley, MD, Seth Cohen, MD, Ken Watford, DNP and Robert F. Labadie, MD, PhD, Laryngoscope, 1/2007

Lectures

  • Five minute evaluation of dizziness 
    Meharry Medical College, Nashville TN - 7/2007
  • Everything the primary care provider needs to know about treating ears, nose, & throat issues 
    Nashville, TN - 4/2005
  • Utilization of a Nurse Practitioner in an Academic Otolaryngology Practice: A Two Year Retrospective Analysis 
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center - 12/2002
  • Office

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
    1215 21st Ave. S. Medical Center East, South Tower
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-322-6180
    Fax+1 615-936-0605
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