Andrew M. Watson, MD
Orthopedics
Education
- NRSA Primary Care Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 2015 - Fellowship - Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 2014 - Residency - Pediatrics
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, 2013 - Internship - Pediatrics
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, 2011 - Medical Doctorate
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2010 - Master of Science
West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, 2006 - Bachelor of Science
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, 1996
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise across the lifespan
- Relationships between aerobic fitness, body composition, and cardiac function
- Identification of modifiable risk factors for injury and illness in athletes
- Development of real-time injury and illness risk prediction models in athletes
Team & Event Coverage
- University of Wisconsin Men's Hockey
- University of Wisconsin Men's and Women's Golf
- University of Wisconsin Spirit Squad
- Madison Capitols Hockey
Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin Badger Athletic Performance
- University of Wisconsin Eldridge Laboratory
- University of Wisconsin Pediatric Fitness Clinic
- University of Wisconsin Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory
Affiliate Organizations:
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- North American Society for Pediatric Sports Medicine
- United States Soccer Federation "A" and National Youth Licenses
Clinical Interests
- Prevention, diagnosis, and management of acute injuries in athletes
- Performance enhancement in athletes
- Management of musculoskeletal pain in active individuals
Publications
November 2017
Sleep and Athletic Performance.
April 2017
Short-Term Heart Rate Recovery is Related to Aerobic Fitness in Elite Intermittent Sport Athletes
May 2015
In Nonobese Children, Fitness and BMI are Independent Predictors of Fasting Insulin
April 2015
Video
Locations
1 S. Park St. Medical Center
Phone: (608) 287-2000
Science Dr Medical Center
Phone: (608) 263-8850
East Madison Hospital
Phone: (608) 263-8850
University Hospital
Phone: (608) 263-6400
Administrative Assistant
Amy Osmond