Benjamin Philip Watson | |
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Born | Anstruther, Scotland | 4 January 1880
Died | 7 August 1976 Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 96)
Education | Waid Academy University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | Professor of obstetrics and gynecology |
Medical career | |
Institutions | University of Edinburgh University of Toronto Columbia University |
Awards | Ettles Scholarship |
Benjamin Philip Watson FRCSEd, FRCOG, FACS (4 January 1880 – 7 August 1976) was a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist who was the head of academic departments in three countries. He was professor and departmental head successively in Canada, Scotland and the United States. In each of these posts he made undergraduate teaching a priority and reformed training in the speciality.