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Paula L. Watson MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Vanderbilt Lung Institute One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 20300
Nashville, TN 37204
Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 20300
Nashville, TN 37204

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Arkansas, 1990
  • Internship - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1991
  • Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1995
  • Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1996

Board Certifications

  • Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1997
  • Pulmonary Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
She really helped me understand my medicine
October 10, 2025
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Attentive, caring and through
October 2, 2025
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Dr. Watson is a wonderful person and physician. She is always approachable and nonest,, and I have come to think of her as a friend
October 2, 2025
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She was awesome.
September 30, 2025
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She was excellent addressing my health and my concerns
September 28, 2025
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We appreciated the thoughtful explanation by Dr Watson. She made sure my husband followed her (dementia).
September 27, 2025
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Good experience
September 27, 2025
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She explained the need for a sleep study. Due to a previous study in Nebraska about 25+ years ago I reluctant to have study done. She seems to really care for and listened to my needs and concerns.
September 13, 2025
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Very happy with her being so thorough and very good at explaining all procedures.
August 26, 2025
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