
Accepting New Patients
Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD
- Women's Cardiovascular Disease|
- Cardiology
Average rating:
5.0
Westwood Specialty Care
|
200 Medical Plaza, Suite 365, Los Angeles, CA 90095
US
About
Dr. Karol Watson is an attending cardiologist and a Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is Director of the UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center, the UCLA-Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program, Co-Director of the UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology, and Director of the UCLA Fellowship Program in Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Watson is a principal investigator for several large National Institutes of Health research studies including the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study and the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Heart Association. She is also a Board member of the American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate, and Chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board for Womenheart, the largest national organization for women survivors of heart disease.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
Fellowship
Cardiology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997
Residency
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1992
Internship
Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1991
Degrees
PhD, UCLA School of Medicine Dept of Physiology, 1998
MD, Harvard Medical School, 1989
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2025
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024, 2025
Locations


Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Medical Services
Videos
Love Your Heart. Everyday Tips to Keep Your Heart Healthy and Strong
Research
Publications
In the News
Queen Latifah Puts Heart Failure Center Stage - U.S. News, Sep 2016
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Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024, 2025
Links
Reviews
Overall Rating:
5.0
64 total ratings | 4 reviews
5.0
May 28, 2025
She is always awesome. Professional, great bedside manner, highly intelligent.
5.0
May 13, 2025
Yearly check in with cardiologist to review lipid data and physical health, adjust meds, review life stressors or adaptations, update prescriptions! Attentive to full life as well as food choices, potential impacts of current world shifts but also changes in physical exercise and social (or not) interactions! Keeping heart and health on track as hit milestone 80!
5.0
May 1, 2025
Really listened to my concerns
5.0
April 14, 2025
Dr. Watson is excellent in taking a medical history. She listens carefully .