Jennifer Townsend, M.D., completed a residency and fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases, she has done research on staphylococcal bacteremia, Acinetobacter baumanii, and leptospirosis. Dr. Townsend cares primarily for patients in the outpatient infectious diseases clinic. She also works closely with the Collaborative Inpatient Medical Service, caring for hospital inpatients.