Daniel Townsend, MD

Dr. Townsend is the Medical Director and an eyelid and facial plastic surgeon who practices as an ophthalmic plastic surgeon. His focus is cosmetic eyelid surgery and facial rejuvenation using injectables. He has performed more than 13,000 cosmetic eyelid procedures. He is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology (1985) and certified by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (1991). He holds an M.D. from Mayo Medical School (1980). After that he completed an internship in internal medicine at New England Deaconess Hospital, then a residency in ophthalmology and a fellowship in oculoplastic and orbital surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. His undergraduate degree is from St. Olaf College. He was one of the first physicians in the country to use Botox. He has experience with neurotoxins including Botox, Dysport and Xeomin, and with fillers including Restylane, Juvederm and Voluma, and he has trained other physicians in Botox and filler techniques. Earlier he served as Past President of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Harvard Medical School teaching facility, and he has held academic and staff roles at several Boston-area institutions. He co-authored the Atlas of Eyelid Surgery (1993), has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles including work on the clinical use of Botox, and lectures in professional and academic settings.