Deborah Watson

University of California-San Diego, United States

Title: Nasal Reconstruction and the Role of Tissue Engineering

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Biography

Dr. Watson is a Professor at the University of California-San Diego and the Residency Program Director for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. She earned her medical degree from the University of Southern California, completed her residency at UCLA, and finished fellowship training in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in Chicago. She is double Board-certified by the ABOHNS and the ABFPRS. She teaches and mentors surgical residents, medical students, and bioengineering students. She has pursued basic science research using autologous tissue-engineered cartilage as well as research in the educational arena with graduate medical program improvement studies. Her current clinical practice is focused on functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty.

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