Dr. Peter Schmid, DO, FAACS

Dr. Peter Schmid is an osteopathic physician and the medical director of The Aesthetic Surgeon, also known as the Institute of Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, in Longmont. He has been board certified in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery since 1994 and performs facial plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, liposuction, injectables and laser treatments. He has practiced in Longmont since 1993.

Dr. Schmid graduated in 1986 from the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Missouri, now Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He trained in otolaryngology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and then completed a two-year fellowship in cosmetic, facial plastic, liposuction, head and neck, and reconstructive surgery at the Midwest Institute of Cosmetic Surgery and Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

He has served as a national board examiner for the facial plastic surgery section of the American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, and Head/Neck Surgery, as a trustee of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and as a leader of the American Society of Liposuction Surgery. He serves on the Medical Executive Committee at Longmont United Hospital.

Dr. Schmid is also a sculptor and the founder of Sculpting for Surgeons, an educational program for doctors and medical professionals. He is an associate clinical professor at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and his publications include articles on facial fat transfer and anesthesia safety in the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and a chapter on facial surface anatomy in Advances in Cosmetic Surgery.