Dr. Julia Watkins enjoys caring for women at all stages of their lives. She is the founder of West Little Rock Women’s Center and considers it a great privilege to develop long-term relationships with her patients. In addition to being board certified in gynecology and obstetrics, Dr. Watkins is a certified bone densitometrist who helps patients identify and manage bone loss. She also specializes in contraception, abnormal bleeding and menopausal issues, among other women’s health issues. She is also a Board Certified MSCP (Menopause Society Certified Pracitioner), formerly known as NAMS (North American Menopause Society) Provider.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from Rhodes College in 1983, Dr. Watkins earned a medical degree from the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis in 1988. She completed her OB-GYN residency at the University of Arkansas for Health Sciences in 1992. Dr. Watkins cared for patients at an area women’s center before opening West Little Rock Women’s Center in 2011.

Dr. Watkins is the mother of two daughters and is an active volunteer.