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Doyle Watson

Business Broker at Simmons & Associates

St Simons Island, GA Website
DVMUpdated October 2026

About

Doyle Watson provides veterinary practice valuations throughout the Southeast. He consults with Simmons & Associates colleagues on complex valuations and transactions across North America. He helped develop VetPartners and Simmons VetStats©, which underpins the VetPartners Valuation Council's Cost of Value Tool. He helped create the Simmons Educational Fund, which has contributed more than $4 million since 2003. Watson earned his DVM from the University of Georgia in 1976 and owned three veterinary hospitals in South Georgia. He founded Veterinary Forum in 1982 and joined Simmons & Associates as co-owner in 1985. He became sole owner in 1988 and expanded Simmons across 12 North American territories over 25 years. His 50-year-long career continues as his daughter, Carly Tobler, serves as Simmons CEO.

Who is a good fit for Doyle Watson

  • Veterinary practice owners in the Southeast seeking a valuation.
  • Veterinarians weighing a practice purchase or ownership exit.
  • Owners facing complex veterinary practice valuation or transaction questions.

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Doyle Watson provides practice valuations throughout the Southeast. He also consults with Simmons & Associates colleagues on complex valuations and transactions across North America.

Doyle Watson owned and operated three veterinary hospitals in South Georgia. He later guided veterinarians through practice purchases, valuations, and ownership exits during his 50-year-long career.

Doyle Watson helped develop Simmons VetStats©. The VetPartners Valuation Council uses it as the foundation for its Cost of Value Tool. He also contributed to the early development of VetPartners.

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