Dr. Amy Pote Watson, MD

I have been a patient at this office for over 3 years. I have always paid my balance with this office in a timely manner. There was a situation with my insurance and billing, and it took several months to pay a remaining balance of 300.00. After it was determined, my insurance was not going to pay, I paid the FULL balance. A few months later I called to make an appointment and was told I did not pay my balance in a timely manner, and I was no longer able to make appointments at this office. I had zero balance, and they got all their money!! I would not recommend this office to anyone. All they care about is getting paid!!

It was my first visit and I was here to establish with a new doctor after having here from out of state. I found Dr. Watson to be perfunctory, not in the least friendly and unable or unwilling to converse with me in a friendly manner at all. She refused to bill my insurance for removal of Keratosis which I have been having routinely done for years. She called it cosmetic. My insurance has always covered it as these are considered pre-cancerous. Further, I had to insist on the removal of several as seemed seemed put out at doing so even when I said I'd pay out of pocket. I asked to continue with my twice yearly checks as I am fair-skinned, red-headed, and prone to skin growths. My previous dermatologists have ALL, throughout my life, recommended I be on a 6 month schedule. She said I was "good for a year" and if I wanted to be seen in 6 months I could only see her PA. No thank you. This was said in a curt, abrupt, and unhelpful manner. I don't want to see a PA, ever. I don't… personally like "mid-levels" doing my medical treatment, and I don't trust them. They are not doctors. I also found the tech who saw me first to be uniformed, not very bright seeming, and she came in chawing away on gum which was grossly unprofessional and juvenile. It's nasty. She grilled me about what I was there for (a skin check! and keratosis removal!) and when I couldn't remember the medical terms "keratosis" she said, "do you mean skin tags?" No. I'm in a doctor's office, and we're not going to be using slang terms of no particular meaning to describe skin growths. Seriously? "Skin tags?" The young lady instilled no confidence in me, was annoying and unprofessional, and set a poor tone. Overall I'm rather shocked. I'm not used to such unfriendly, unprofessional, and unhelpful behavior. Dr. Watson does not seem happy in her chosen field, or perhaps she has some kind of disorder and is unable to display social skills with patients. I see a lot of reviews with similar complaints, so it's not me and not a bad day. After freezing off a few keratoses I was not even given any ointment to apply to the freeze burns there in the office. Unbelievable. I won't be back, thanks very much.

Very professional, caring, detailed, listens, answers with explanations, & prompt appointments.

I have been seeing Dr. Watson for almost five years now. I have received excellent care. Dr. Watson was able to remove a mole and several skin growths with no scaring. Her staff is very professional and caring and the office is bright and clean.

Dr. Watson gave a complete exam checking for any cancerous skin problems, very pleased with her exam.

Great visit with Dr Watson! She is thorough and competent. Will be back again next year for my skin check.

Short visit. Cold staff. Not a very welcoming office.

I have been going to Dr. Watson for about 3 years now and I will be looking for a new doctor. She has always been quick and not very welcoming. I also feel she seems unhappy to be there. I have also noticed major turnover in her office. Just about every time I have gone, there are different staff member than before. That speaks alot of the doctor as well.

She obviously lacks experience and passion. Multiple friends and family members have seen her and are ultimately fed up with the lack of protocol or etiquette. My mother is currently suffering stage 4 melanoma after a lack of proper protocol after a funky lesion addressed to Watson. She will be looking forward to a law suit.

Dr Watson is the 'best in the west' to coin a phrase. I have been her patient for many years. She is more than an excellent dermatologist, I know from personal experience she is extremely thorough during her exams.