Dr. Julie Watson, Chief Medical Officer, INTEGRIS Health

Julie Watson, M.D. was named the Chief Medical Officer of INTEGRIS Health in 2020. She is responsible for the system medical staff services, medical informatics, research, utilization management, graduate medical education and oversees the clinical enterprise with Chief Nurse Executive Kerri Bayer. Prior to her appointment to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Watson served as Vice President of Medical Affairs for INTEGRIS Health and Chief Medical Officer for INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center.

Dr. Watson completed her undergraduate degree at University of Oklahoma and received her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and her neonatal-perinatal fellowship at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. She also holds a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois–Chicago with an emphasis in Health Policy. Dr. Watson began her neonatology career in the NICU at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center as a board-certified neonatologist in 2008