Sean Doherty, MD

Meet Dr. Sean Doherty

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Sean Doherty, serves the greater Boston area in his offices located in Boston & Brookline, MA. Whether his patients are looking for subtle enhancements or tasteful transformations, Dr. Doherty offers the finest techniques in plastic surgery.

The focus of his practice lies in exceptional care along with safe and extraordinary outcomes for his patients undergoing plastic or cosmetic surgery procedures. With meticulous attention to detail and through superior aesthetic techniques, Dr. Doherty achieves beautiful and natural-looking results for his patients.

Dr. Sean Doherty serves as the Medical Director and Principal Investigator for Cynosure, Inc. and was a Principal Investigator on the FDA approved body contouring procedure, SculpSure. Dr. Doherty is also a Speaker, Trainer and Peer Educator for Allergan, Inc. through which he provides training to other medical professionals on proper, safe injections of Botox, Juvederm, Voluma, and Volbella.

Education

Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, NY – 1989-1993, B.A.
(Art History, Pre-Med)

Reid Hall, Columbia College, Paris France – January – June, 1992
(Art and Architecture, French social and intellectual history)

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA – 1996 – 2000, M.D.

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TRAINING

Boston Plastic Surgery Specialists, Concord, MA
2007-2008
Fellow, Laser and Aesthetic Surgery

Department of Plastic Surgery, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
2005 – 2007
Chief Resident July 2006-June 2007
Clinical Instructor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Rotations at: Lahey Clinic. Burlington, MA, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA and Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine.

General Surgery:
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA 2000 – 2005

AFFILIATIONS

Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA, Division Chief, Plastic Surgery, 2012-2016

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Needham, MA

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA

New England Baptist, Boston, MA.

The Boston Center, 170 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA

LICENSURE

Massachusetts – Active License
BLS, CPR and ACLS Certified

MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)

American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)

Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons (NESPS)

Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons

PRESENTATIONS

Advantages of a Groove Pattern of Micro-fractional Ablation for Facial Skin Resurfacing
Sean Doherty and Brooke Seckel
ASLMS, Washington, DC, 2009

Using Technology and Topicals to Treat Complications and Side Effects
ASLMS, Nursing/Allied Health Course
Orlando, April 2015

Advances in Medical Aesthetics for the Modern Male
Annual Academy of Medical Esthetic Professionals
9th Annual Conference, Boston, September 2015

Using Technology and Topicals to Treat Complications and Side Effects
American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses Convention
Boston, October 2015

Hot Topics: PICO Lasers-Where They Fit In
Laser and Devices: Understanding PICO Technology
American Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Boston, October 2015

Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic Surgery
ASLMS, Nursing/Allied Health Course
Boston, April 2016