Dovie Lenore Watson, MD, MSCE, AAHIVS
she/her/hers
Infectious Diseases
LGBTQ+ affirming provider
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
MacGregor Infection Medicine and Travel Program
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

55 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

November 2025
the best provider
October 2025
she's the best
October 2025
warm, caring, of the community, thorough, pleasant
July 2025
great , no complaints , she's thorough and understanding and gets the job done

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Watson is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Bonett S, Sweeney A, Li Q, Watson DL, Bauermeister J, Hernandez B, Williams J, Brady KA Facilitators and barriers to equitable implementation of telehealth PrEP delivery: A qualitative descriptive study of program staff and stakeholders , Health Promot Pract, 19: 2025


Watson DL, Bonett S, Meanley S, Wood SM, Brady KA, Bauermeister JA Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing integration into publicly-funded HIV prevention services: Perspectives from HIV testing agency staff that provide HIV testing services to sexual and gender minority youth in Philadelphia County , PLoS One, 20(3): 2025


Meanley S, Listerud L, Kosciow B, Richards A, Bauermeister JA, Watson DL, Hiserodt E, Rocha D, Parchment A, Arnold E, Bouris A Overcoming salient barriers to PrEP use among Black and Latino cisgender men who have sex with men: Provider and patient perspectives on patient-centered PrEP care , American Academy of Health Behavior 2025 Scientific Meeting: 2025


Watson DL, Listerud L, Drab R, Lin WL, Momplaisir F, Bauermeister JA HIV PrEP Method Preferences Among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults in the United States , Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections: 2025


Watson DL, Richmond J, Desai AN Racial Inequity and Structural Barriers to COVID-19 Services , JAMA Netw Open, 8(7): 2025


Watson DL Burnout Among Sexual and Gender Minority Physicians—From Recognition to Intervention , JAMA Netw Open, 7(11): 2024


Poteat T, Beauchamp G, Marzinke MA, Gomez-Feliciano K, Akingbade B, Beck J, Bell I, Cummings V, Emel L, Franks J, Jalil EM, Lake JE, Liu A, Lucas J, Mayer KH, Radix AE, Rooney J, Spiegel H, Watson DL, Zangeneh S, Reisner SL, HPTN 091 Study Team. PrEP uptake and adherence among transgender women: findings from a randomized clinical trial of a multicomponent intervention (HPTN 091) , HIVR4P 2024, Fifth HIV Research and Prevention Conference: 2024


Watson DL, Listerud L, Drab RA, Lin WY, Momplaisir F, Bauermeister JA Demographic and behavioral characteristics of sexually active, HIV-negative transgender and gender-diverse adults in the United States interested in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation , AIDS 2024, the 26th International AIDS Conference: 2024


Bauermeister JA, Choi SK, Aryal S, Lin WY, Golinkoff J, Hirshfield S, Mulawa MI, Watson DL, Hightow-Weidman LB, Muessig KE HealthMPowerment (HMP) Stigma: digital intervention increases undetectable viral load among Young Black and Latinx MSM and Transgender women living with HIV , AIDS 2024, the 26th International AIDS Conference: 2024


Vulakh G, Listerud L, Lin WY, Momplaisir F, Bauermeister JA, Watson DL Factors associated with increased HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) stigma among sexually active, HIV-negative transgender and gender-diverse adults in the United States , AIDS 2024, the 26th International AIDS Conference: 2024


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