Dr. Tyler Watters specializes in adult reconstructive joint replacement surgery, focusing on total hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision surgery.
Dr. Tyler Watters specializes in adult reconstructive joint replacement surgery, focusing on total hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision surgery.
Dr. Tyler Watters attended Pepperdine University, where he was a National Merit Scholar and graduated with honors. He then attended Duke University School of Medicine, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received numerous awards. Dr. Watters also completed his surgical residency training at Duke University Medical Center. During that time he was very active in clinical research and also served as a resident team physician for the Duke University Men and Women’s Soccer teams and North Carolina Central University’s Football team. After residency, Dr. Watters went on to complete an adult reconstruction fellowship at Colorado Joint Replacement, the premier hip and knee replacement center in Denver, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region.
Dr. Watters specializes in adult reconstructive joint replacement surgery, focusing on total hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision surgery. Dr. Watters is skilled in multiple approaches for total hip replacement, including the direct anterior approach, an alternative approach to conventional hip replacement surgery that potentially allows for faster recovery. In addition to joint replacement surgery, Dr. Watters performs arthroscopic surgery of the knee for sports injuries. Dr. Watters also has a dedicated interest in periprosthetic and lower extremity fractures.
Dr. Watters has authored numerous research publications in many of the top journals in orthopaedic surgery, including the Journal of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, and The Bone & Joint Journal, among others. Dr. Watters is a candidate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine
Residency
Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship
Colorado Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee Arthroplasty)
Best Hip Doc ever. Couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome!
Very professional and engaging. Information he shared was quite beneficial in helping me understand my condition.
He is the greatest orthopaedic surgeon in Raleigh NC.
Exceptional doctor, great surgeon.
When seeing a doctor I look for knowledgeable, communicative, and bedside manner. He has shown the ability to master all categories at 100%.
He is a good. Doctor and he listens to what you have to say. I am so glad he was recommended to me.
Dr Watters is excellent. Very Professional . Answers questions and explains everything. Very kind and caring.
Good listener Works well with patient I had a custom knee replacement, he told me before surgery, “ I got you brother!” And he did. Great job and great follow up visit as well.
Love Dr Watters! Just had my one year appointment since my hip surgery. Things are better than I ever imagined they would be. He actually listens to you and takes his time. Would give him 10 stars if I could!
Excellent bedside manners!