Rabindra R. Watson MD

Dr. Rabindra R. Watson, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist, advanced endoscopist, and obesity medicine specialist who serves as Director of the Metabolic Health Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He specializes in advanced therapeutic endoscopy, pancreaticobiliary diseases, endoscopic bariatric therapies, and minimally invasive interventions for complex gastrointestinal disorders.

Dr. Watson earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, Davis, before completing his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco. He further pursued advanced fellowship training in therapeutic and interventional endoscopy through Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, equipping him with expertise in cutting-edge endoscopic techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and biliary diseases.

As Director of the Metabolic Health Program at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Watson leads multidisciplinary efforts to advance non-surgical approaches to obesity management and metabolic disease. His clinical expertise includes endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, intragastric balloon therapy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and advanced interventions for pancreatic disorders, gastrointestinal cancers, and complex digestive diseases.