H. Kirk Watson, MD, of Glastonbury, Conn.-based The Hand Center is a prominent orthopedic surgeon with extensive training and board certification in hand surgery.
Dr. Watson has authored a number of scientific peer review articles and publications and is the most published author in the Journal of Hand Surgery since its inception. He has more than 100 publications and developed a great majority of the common surgical hand procedures today. The "Watsonian" approach to postoperative care was introduced in the early seventies, named after Dr. Watson.
Dr. Watson is the founder and first president of the New England Hand Society, as well as the founder and chief of the Connecticut Combined Hand Surgery Fellowship Training Program at Hartford Hospital, in association with the University of Connecticut.
In addition, Dr. Watson has trained 141 orthopedic hand surgeons since the fellowship program began. Dr. Watson was named the Orthopaedist of the Year in the Connecticut State Medical Society in 2000 and has been listed in Best Doctors of America since its inception.
Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Watson has traveled around the world giving presentations.
Dr. Watson received his medical degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C., and was fellowship trained in hand surgery under Dr. Joseph Boyes' Hand Surgery Program in Los Angeles. Dr. Watson also completed an orthopedic fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.