David J. Mikkelsen

Dr. David Mikkelsen is a native of the Inland Northwest. After being raised in Western Montana and attending Montana State University he graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mikkelsen then completed a surgical internship and urologic surgical residency at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. After completion of residency he joined Spokane Urology where he has practiced since l990.

Dr. Mikkelsen presently holds privileges at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Deaconess Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital and Valley Hospital and Medical Center. An American Board of Urology diplomat since 1993 with recertification in 2002, he is a member of multiple professional organizations and societies. In addition to patient care responsibilities, Dr Mikkelsen has instructed residents with the Family Medicine Spokane Residency Program affiliated with the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine. Teaching activities have included both didactic lectures and in-office instruction.

Besides offering a full spectrum of general urologic care including stone disease, incontinence surgery and infertility procedures with vasectomy reversal, Dr. Mikkelsen has also developed special interest in surgery for urologic cancers. In addition to open nerves sparing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, he also offers an experience with both open and laporoscopic approaches for urologic malignancies including certification and privileges to perform laporoscopic radical prostatectomy with robotic assistance utilizing the da Vinci Robotic system at Sacred Heart Medical Center.

Aside from medical practice, Dr. Mikkelsen enjoys a variety of outdoor pursuits, which are easily availed in the Spokane area, and most importantly he enjoys time spent with the three women in his life, his wife and two daughters.