David C. Watts, MD, is the president-elect of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities. He is in private practice in Vineland, N.J., and has completed more than 14,000 surgical procedures in his career.
Dr. Watts is a certified by the American Board of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons. He completed his plastic surgery training at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He also serves as a clinical assistant professor at Johns Hopkins.
Throughout his career, Dr. Watts has reached several milestones including induction into the West Chester East High School Hall of Fame, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and a major in the U.S. Army Reserves. He also appeared on a weekly cable TV show, which he produced, for more than 10 years.
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