Dr. Watts graduated from Calvin College with a B.S. in Mathematics.  He received his medical degree at the University of Southern California. He completed his anatomic and clinical pathology residency at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center in 2005, followed by a fellowship in surgical pathology with an emphasis in gastrointestinal pathology and a fellowship in dermatopathology also at UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Watts has an additional board certification in dermatopathology.