David C. Kelsall, M.D.

David C. Kelsall, M.D., is co-owner and Medical Director of the Rocky Mountain Ear Center. Dr. Kelsall is an honors graduate of Stanford University and earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado. After completing residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, he completed his fellowship training in Otology and Neurotology at the Denver Ear Institute.

Dr. Kelsall is board certified in Otolaryngology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, a member of the American Neurotology Society, and the Colorado Medical Society. He is also a prior board member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA) and is an active advisor for the Listen Foundation.

As a researcher, Dr. Kelsall is very active in many research projects related to hearing loss and cochlear implants. Recently, Dr. Kelsall became the first surgeon to perform a robotic-assisted cochlear implant in the state of Colorado and is certified to perform this procedure with the iotaSOFT® Insertion System. As a Medical Director of the former CNI Center for Hearing, he has led a team of volunteer professionals on 22 medical missions to third world countries, where they perform surgeries, provide hearing aids, and train local physicians. In 2001, Dr. Kelsall established the annual CNI Cochlear Kids Camps, now called The Listen Foundation Cochlear Implant Family Camp. Dr. Kelsall is a frequent lecturer and has published numerous articles in professional journals. Third-generation natives of Colorado, he and his wife Tammie have three children.