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Chris Watson

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Chris Watson

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Pediatrics: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Bio

Christopher M. Watson, MD, MPH, FAAP, FCCM is Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, a pediatric intensivist at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the Medical College of Georgia.

  • (706) 721-4402
  • (706) 721-7872
  • 1120 15th Street, BP M120, Augusta, GA 30912

Education

  • MPH, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Johns Hopkins University, 2009

  • MD, Medicine Georgetown University, 2003

  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General Georgetown University, 1999

Certifications

  • PHY GA Composite Medical Brd, 2016

  • Physician License Georgia Composite Medical Board, 2016

Awards & Honors

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Medical College of Georgia, 2023

  • Fellowship in the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020

  • Presidential Citation Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2019

  • Exemplary Teaching Award for Graduate Medical Education Medical College of Georgia, 2018

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2003

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • RPED 5004

    Pediatrics Critical Care

  • MEDI 6150

    MCG YOU+

  • MEDI 6100

    Orientation to Medicine

  • PEDS 5018

    Pediatric Critical Care

Teaching Interests

Pediatric trauma, pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS), status asthmaticus, and critical bronchiolitis.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Chapter 35: Mass Casualty Events, Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, 6th Ed., 2024
    Book, Chapter in Textbook-Revised
  • Section II: Environmental Crises, Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, 6th Ed., 2024
    Book, Textbook-Revised
  • Mortality in children with acute adenoviral respiratory infection: a retrospective case series, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Benefits and Limitations of Virtual Recruitment: Perspectives From Subspeciality Directors, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Paediatric critical COVID-19 and mortality in a multinational prospective cohort, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Pediatric trauma, disaster preparedness, medical education, and simulation

Department Service

  • CHOG Pediatric Trauma Committee 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • CHOG PICU Quality Unit Council 2017 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program Director 2018 - 2022

College Service

  • Assistant Dean for Student Affairs 2022 - Present

    Role: Faculty Advisor

Professional Service

  • SCCM Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Course (PFCCS), 4th Edition 2022 - Present

    Role: Editor

  • SCCM Pediatric Current Concepts Committee 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Pediatric Healthcare Improvement Coalition of Georgia (PHIC) 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • ACGME Pediatric Critical Care Milestones Workgroup 2022 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member