Meet the People Caring for You
Care on the island, when you need it.
A Physician-Led Team
Our team brings decades of combined experience, much of it earned at leading academic medical centers and brought home to serve Nantucket.
Dr. Faith Frable
Family medicine, including pediatrics. Dr. Frable anchors the clinical side of your care and supports timely access and medical decision-making.
- Board-certified in Family Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Practicing since 2006
- At Nantucket Cottage Hospital since 2009
Laura Kohtio-Graves, NP
Part of the core clinical team, providing responsive evaluation, coordination, and continuity of care.
- Adult Care Nurse Practitioner
- Geriatrics
Anjali Sinjali, RN
Your first point of contact on the clinical line, connecting you to the right pathway. Loraine Guthrie provides backup coverage.
Dr. Daniel Townsend
Nantucket’s only year-round ophthalmologist since 1984. Dr. Townsend connects members with the physician team and the medical value of the program.
- Board-certified in Ophthalmology
- Oculoplastic & Orbital Surgery
- Harvard Medical School faculty since 1985
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Brooke Christian
Your on-island point of contact, welcoming new members and available for questions, feedback, and backup support.
Always Within Reach.
One call starts everything. Here’s who you’ll hear from, and when.
First Call
A registered nurse is the first to pick up, connecting you to the right next step.
Clinical Evaluation
Our physicians and nurses provide responsive evaluation and care coordination.
Specialist Referral, As Needed
Our team coordinates access to a network of Massachusetts-licensed subspecialists.
On-Island Support
Your Client Services Manager is available for questions, feedback, and backup support.
Nantucket’s only year-round ophthalmologist since 1984
Daniel J. Townsend, M.D.
Since 1984, Dr. Townsend has been Nantucket’s only year-round ophthalmologist, performing more than 1,200 surgeries on-island at Nantucket Cottage Hospital and his own office-based surgical facility. He is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, with subspecialty certification from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from St. Olaf College in 1976 and earned his medical degree from Mayo Medical School in 1980. He then trained at Harvard, completing an internship at New England Deaconess Hospital, a residency in ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and a fellowship in oculoplastic and orbital surgery in 1985.
Dr. Townsend has taught ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School since 1985 and is a senior surgeon at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, where he served as president of the medical staff and has sat on the Board of Surgeons since 2003. His clinical focus is oculofacial plastic surgery, facial reanimation, and orbital and facial trauma, and he has performed more than 14,000 eyelid surgeries over his career. He was also among the earliest researchers into the therapeutic use of what is now known as Botox.
He is co-author of the Atlas of Eyelid Surgery and co-editor of the orbit section of the Harvard System of Ophthalmology, and his work has appeared in journals including the New England Journal of Medicine. Beyond his academic work, Dr. Townsend has a personal understanding of rural and island medicine, having served with the U.S. Public Health Service in Alaska, on the island of St. Lucia, and in Nepal, where he taught oculoplastic surgery at the invitation of the Nepalese government. He now brings that experience directly to Nantucket Concierge Medicine.
A Network Beyond the Core Team
The practice also maintains relationships with approximately fifteen Massachusetts-licensed subspecialty physicians who have established ties to Nantucket and are available when specialized consultation is required.
Prompt access
Timely evaluation when a medical concern arises, without weeks on a waitlist.
Thoughtful evaluation
Unhurried visits with clinicians who take the time to understand the full picture.
Careful coordination
Seamless coordination with specialists and hospitals whenever additional care is needed.