anthony watson, md

Dr. Watson, a native of New Kensington, was certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1999 after completing his medical and Orthopaedic Surgery training at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, after graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame. After an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Northwestern, and a Foot and Ankle Reconstruction fellowship in Charlotte, North Carolina, he began his career as Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Allegheny General Hospital. During this time, he received the Golden Mallet Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Education and was awarded a research grant from the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society to study adult flatfoot deformity. Dr. Watson joined Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates in 2004 so that he could return to practicing General Orthopaedic Surgery since so many of his foot and ankle patients wanted him to take care of their other Orthopaedic problems.

"I enjoy providing the full spectrum of Orthopaedic Surgery to my patients becauseI can treat the whole patient and provide good continuity of care. Being an Orthopaedic Surgeon with additional training in foot and ankle reconstruction allows me to provide an extra level of care that is not widely available."

Dr. Watson has completed several scientific publications and presentations, and has continued his research in Orthopaedic surgery. Having studied Economics, he is frequently called upon to perform cost-effectiveness analysis and review cost-effectiveness analysis studies from around the world.

As a result of his ongoing research and economic studies, he serves as an editor for Foot and Ankle International and Journal of Foot and Ankle Techniques, is a consultant editor for Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, writes examination questions for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, has written several Orthopaedic Surgery textbook chapters, and served as co-editor of an Orthopaedic Surgery textbook.