David Archibald, MD

David Archibald, MD, is a board-certified otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon who practices at the Briargate location of Vanguard Skin Specialists in Colorado Springs, where he is among the plastic surgeons. His work focuses on facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, rebuilding after skin cancer surgery, and cosmetic surgery of the face and neck. He earned his MD at Mayo Clinic, where he also completed a five-year residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He later trained in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa under Edward H. Farrior, MD. He is double board-certified in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. He has held instructor appointments at Mayo Clinic and the University of South Florida and takes part in the Mayo Clinic preferred response physician network. His publications include numerous peer-reviewed articles, several surgical textbook chapters and a co-authored surgery textbook. He belongs to the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He was named a 5280 Magazine Top Doctor in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The practice calls him an award-winning plastic surgeon. According to the practice, he aims to care for each patient as family would, putting their needs first, a goal he ties to his Mayo Clinic training.