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Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

Georgetown University School of Medicine (1994)

Professional interests include: arthroscopic surgery, ankle problems, foot problems

2800 East Desert Inn Road Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89121

(702) 731-1616

Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Las Vegas, NV specializing in sports medicine, foot & ankle surgery and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1994 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD is affiliated with Desert Orthopaedic Center and DESERT ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER LTD.

Office Locations

Address:

2800 East Desert Inn Road Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89121

Address:

2930 West Horizon Ridge Parkway Suite 100
Henderson, NV 89052

Address:

8205 West Warm Springs Road Suite 250
Las Vegas, NV 89113

In The News

“Dr. Troy Watson, an orthopedic surgeon and director of Desert Orthopaedic Center's Foot and Ankle Institute, says the pain often is felt after the foot has been at rest.”—"Summer means foot problems for many", Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 2014

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	24
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	18
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
aspiration	144
bone surgery	121
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
doctor visit	975
excision	129
immobilization	70
implant removal	23
incision and drainage	16
injections	143
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	205
musculoskeletal imaging	56
reconstructive surgery	50
tendon surgery	17
X-rays	265

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	32
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	18
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	78
bone surgery	73
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	28
doctor visit	702
excision	103
immobilization	57
implant removal	22
incision and drainage	22
injections	77
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	131
musculoskeletal imaging	49
reconstructive surgery	12
removal of internal scar tissue	17
tendon surgery	28
X-rays	187

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	44
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	24
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	25
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	80
bone surgery	83
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
doctor visit	663
excision	109
immobilization	67
implant removal	21
incision and drainage	35
injections	79
joint surgery	21
lower extremity surgery	219
musculoskeletal imaging	40
reconstructive surgery	11
removal of internal scar tissue	13
tendon surgery	49
X-rays	350

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	20
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	76
bone surgery	125
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
doctor visit	537
excision	125
hip imaging	10
immobilization	69
implant removal	22
incision and drainage	22
injections	87
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	211
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
musculoskeletal imaging	47
pain management	11
reconstructive surgery	35
tendon surgery	20
X-rays	319

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	20
Hispanic	14
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

aspiration	48
bone surgery	109
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
doctor visit	717
excision	141
immobilization	20
implant removal	25
injections	66
joint surgery	7
lower extremity surgery	167
musculoskeletal imaging	16
pain management	18
reconstructive surgery	9
removal of internal scar tissue	22
tendon surgery	33
X-rays	322

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	26
Hispanic	28
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	20
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
aspiration	62
bone surgery	159
capsulotomy	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
doctor visit	532
excision	184
immobilization	15
implant removal	33
incision and drainage	37
injections	61
joint surgery	51
lower extremity surgery	287
musculoskeletal imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	28
removal of internal scar tissue	18
tendon surgery	36
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18
X-rays	184

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	18
Hispanic	15
Asian	11
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	12
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

aspiration	77
bone surgery	236
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	1000
excision	236
immobilization	26
implant removal	64
incision and drainage	49
injections	76
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	349
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	21
reconstructive surgery	25
removal of internal scar tissue	38
tendon surgery	55
X-rays	210

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Las Vegas, NV were X-rays, lower extremity surgery, excision and bone surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
aspiration	82
bone surgery	120
capsulotomy	11
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	26
doctor visit	731
excision	139
hip imaging	10
immobilization	54
implant removal	29
incision and drainage	28
injections	85
joint surgery	38
lower extremity surgery	217
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
musculoskeletal imaging	37
pain management	14
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	27
removal of internal scar tissue	21
tendon surgery	32
tissue transfer	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15
X-rays	249

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	274
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	77
85 and over	9
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	198

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	6
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1994. He has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1994)

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Desert Orthopaedic Center

DESERT ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER LTD

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Las Vegas, NV.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,883,102 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $739,222	ARTHREX $371,928	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $19,793	DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOOT & ANKLE ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY $2,755	DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS IB LIGAMENT AUGMENTATION OTHER $2,320	Other $747,084
Goode Surgical Inc	$5,046 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $413	$4,634
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$4,249 FOOTANDANKLE $1,765	Infinity $1,528	AUGMENT $419	Foot and Ankle $418	ORTHOLOC $72	Other $46
Stryker Corporation	$2,730 PROstep $1,121	Star $708	Infinity $401	SURGICAL $209	ACCULIF $104	Other $187
Ferring International Pharmascience Center US	$1,182 $1,182
Other	$3,783 CLARIX $543	Sports Medicine $271	PREVENA $171	Exogen $161	Cartiva $151	Other $2,486

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$934,618
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$693,233
Consulting Fee	$184,191
Travel and Lodging	$66,929
Food and Beverage	$17,390
Other	$3,730

Research Payments

Dr. Troy Shannun Watson, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $10,670.

Biography

Dr. Troy Watson specializes in orthopedic trauma, foot & ankle surgery, and sports medicine and practices in Las Vegas, NV and Henderson, NV. Dr. Watson's average patient rating is 3.0 stars (out of 5). He has a special interest in foot problems, arthroscopic surgery, and ankle problems. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Watson is professionally affiliated with Desert Orthopaedic Center.