Dr Karen Watson
Dr Karen Watson is a Consultant Dermatologist in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.
Based At
NHS base
Private only - formerly King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust until June 2015
GMC Number
4552783
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
General Dermatology including eczema,psoriasis, acne, mole checks, diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, acute skin rashes, urticaria and hair and nail disorders. Minor surgery including removal of moles, cysts, skin tags, and ‘lumps and bumps'.
Dr Watson will see children from any age.
Dr Watson will see patients from Newborn+
Professional Memberships
Member of the British Association of Dermatologists, Royal College of Physicians Royal Society of Medicine, British Medical Association St John's Dermatological Society and Medical Protection Society.
Academic Background
Dr Watson initially trained as a pharmacist and was the Principal Pharmacist at the St John's Institute of Dermatology at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
Following on from this, Dr Watson studied medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, after which she worked at Guy's, Eastbourne and Southampton Hospitals. She became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2001 and subsequently a fellow in 2013. Dr Watson further trained as a Specialist Registrar in Dermatology at King's College Hospital in London, also spending a year at the St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital. She was then appointed Consultant Dermatologist at Orpington Hospital in 2007 and was Lead Clinician in Dermatology, at Orpington Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust until June 2015.
Based at
NHS base
Private only - formerly King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust until June 2015
GMC Number
4552783
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
General Dermatology including eczema,psoriasis, acne, mole checks, diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, acute skin rashes, urticaria and hair and nail disorders. Minor surgery including removal of moles, cysts, skin tags, and ‘lumps and bumps'.
Dr Watson will see children from any age.
Dr Watson will see patients from Newborn+
Professional Memberships
Member of the British Association of Dermatologists, Royal College of Physicians Royal Society of Medicine, British Medical Association St John's Dermatological Society and Medical Protection Society.
Academic Background
Dr Watson initially trained as a pharmacist and was the Principal Pharmacist at the St John's Institute of Dermatology at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
Following on from this, Dr Watson studied medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, after which she worked at Guy's, Eastbourne and Southampton Hospitals. She became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2001 and subsequently a fellow in 2013. Dr Watson further trained as a Specialist Registrar in Dermatology at King's College Hospital in London, also spending a year at the St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital. She was then appointed Consultant Dermatologist at Orpington Hospital in 2007 and was Lead Clinician in Dermatology, at Orpington Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust until June 2015.