H. Kirk Watson, M.D.

H. Kirk Watson, M.D. is a board certified Orthopedic surgeon, certified in hand surgery. He was taken into the American Society for Surgery of Hand in 1971 when only two to four of the world's hand surgeons were accepted each year. He is the author of extensive scientific peer review publications and articles. He is the most published author in the Journal of Hand Surgery since its inception. The "Watsonian" approach to postoperative care was introduced in the early seventies.

Dr. Watson is the founder and first president of the New England Hand Society. He is the founder and still chief of the Connecticut Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship Training Program, centered at Hartford Hospital and the University of Connecticut. Dr. Watson has trained 134 hand surgeons. These hand surgeons are accepted through the National Match Program for a year in hand surgery. Dr. Watson was the Orthopedist of the Year in the Connecticut State Medical Society in 2000. He has been listed in Best Doctors of America since its inception. He has been chosen by his peers and is the only listed hand surgeon chosen by Hartford Magazine's Peer Review Study.

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