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Paula L. Watson MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

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

Services

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 is deeply involved to help her patient.Excellent doctor.
May 18, 2026
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Dr Watson is a very professional very caring and a extraordinary doctor
May 15, 2026
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Dr Watson is the best doctor I've ever seen. She is always concerned and listens and genuinely cares about her patients. Very knowledgeable and personable
May 3, 2026
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Dr. Watson is outstanding! She is generous with her time in and out of the office. She responds to messages almost immediately. I could not have a better doctor! I have complete confidence in her!!!
April 3, 2026
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Dr. Watson was pleasant, encouraging, patient and very clear in her explanation regarding the testing equipment that is available and when I inquired about the value of the different test she explained each one and allowed me to choose.
March 10, 2026
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She was excellent and was very good at explaining everything.
March 1, 2026
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I find Dr Watson sooo easy to talk to. She is a great listener and takes time to be sure all my concerns are addressed.
January 13, 2026
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I enjoyed speaking with Paula. She was friendly, helpful and clear.
December 30, 2025
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Dr. Watson is the best!
November 28, 2025
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