Dr Andrew Watkins
Dr Andrew “Wal” Watkins is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at OMS specialists, offering high quality specialist care in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr Wal operates from various Hospitals in the greater Newcastle area.
Dr Wal is a Consultant Surgeon at the John Hunter Hospital. He is originally from Orange, in Western NSW, however he and his young family fell in love with the Newcastle and Hunter region when he worked as a registrar during his surgical training, and he now considers himself to be a proud Novacastrian.
After finishing high school in Orange, Dr. Wal earned bachelor’s degrees in Oral Health Therapy, Dentistry, and Medicine/Surgery from the University of Sydney. Following this he completed his junior medical training in Sydney followed by specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training at a number of different hospitals in NSW and ACT, including a couple of stints at The John Hunter Hospital. After surgical training, Dr. Wal undertook further subspecialty training in temporomandibular joint surgery and orthognathic/corrective jaw surgery in Sydney, however he is just as happy removing a set of wisdom teeth, plating a mandible fracture or placing a dental implant.
Following family footsteps, Dr Wal is also a passionate educator and has been appointed as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University’s Dental School, where he shares his specialist knowledge with future generations of dental professionals.
He is also currently engaged in the training of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery registrars both clinically, at the John Hunter Hospital, and academically through the Australasian teaching program.
When not working, Dr. Wal enjoys hanging out with his family, swimming, golf and fishing.
