ProfessorJon Watson

Professor Jon Watson is Head of the School of Medicine at Deakin University.
Prof Watson was educated in the UK, and then attended Cambridge University for
his undergraduate degree in medicine, and Oxford University for his clinical
studies. After House Jobs in Oxford and Bath, he went to London for a year
(Hammersmith and Queen Square Hospitals), before moving to Newcastle upon Tyne
in the North East of England for his specialist training in Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and General Medicine. Whilst working in Newcastle upon Tyne he was
awarded a PhD for studies into liver disease. He migrated to Australia in 1997
with his family. Since then, he has worked in Ballarat, Stawell, Newcastle
NSW, and now Geelong. He also has clinical appointments at University Hospital
Geelong, Geelong Private Hospital, St John of God Hospital (Geelong and
Ballarat), the Ballarat Day Procedure Centre, and Stawell Hospital. Prof
Watson has maintained an active research interest in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
related liver disease having published on HCV in peer reviewed journals, and
presented on HCV at national and international meetings for the last 20 years,
and has been Meeting Organiser (twice) for the Australian Gastroenterology
Society's annual meeting. He is also a member of the National Examining Panel
of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Prof Watson is a Fellow of
the Royal College of Physicians of London and a Fellow of the Royal
Australasian College of Physicians. He is fully accredited in Endoscopy
(Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP and Capsule Endoscopy) and has Specialist
Recognition by the Australian Medical Board to practice in Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and General Medicine.

Professor Jon Watson is Head of the School of Medicine at Deakin University

Professor Jon Watson is Head of the School of Medicine at Deakin University.
Prof Watson was educated in the UK, and then attended Cambridge University for
his undergraduate degree in medicine, and Oxford University for his clinical
studies. After House Jobs in Oxford and Bath, he went to London for a year
(Hammersmith and Queen Square Hospitals), before moving to Newcastle upon Tyne
in the North East of England for his specialist training in Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and General Medicine. Whilst working in Newcastle upon Tyne he was
awarded a PhD for studies into liver disease.
He migrated to Australia in 1997 with his family. Since then, he has worked in
Ballarat, Stawell, Newcastle NSW, and now Geelong. He also has clinical
appointments at University Hospital Geelong, Geelong Private Hospital, St John
of God Hospital (Geelong and Ballarat), the Ballarat Day Procedure Centre, and
Stawell Hospital.
Prof Watson has maintained an active research interest in Hepatitis C Virus
(HCV) related liver disease having published on HCV in peer reviewed journals,
and presented on HCV at national and international meetings for the last 20
years, and has been Meeting Organiser (twice) for the Australian
Gastroenterology Society's annual meeting. He is also a member of the National
Examining Panel of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Prof Watson is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He is fully accredited
in Endoscopy (Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP and Capsule Endoscopy) and has
Specialist Recognition by the Australian Medical Board to practice in
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and General Medicine.