Clough Shelton

Clough Shelton, MD, FACS

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery

Academic Office Information

clough.shelton@hsc.utah.edu

Board Certification

  • American Board of Otolaryngology

Dr. Shelton has been associated with the University of Utah since 1994. Prior to that time, he was a partner at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles. He has lectured throughout the world on Neurotology disorders and has published many articles and books. He is an active member of both national and international professional societies. Currently, he is Past President of the American Neurotology Society, Past President of the American Otological Society and Past President of the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He has received the Award of Merit from the American Otological Society.

Originally from Texas, Dr. Shelton enjoys the outdoor recreation of Utah, particularly cycling. He also enjoys traveling and exploring different parts of the world. He and his wife have a son and a daughter.

Education History

Undergraduate Texas A&M University
Undergraduate University of Texas at Austin
Professional Medical University of Texas Southwestern
 MD
Internship Parkland Memorial Hospital
 Intern
Residency Stanford University Hospital
 Resident
Chief Resident Stanford University Medical Center
 Chief Resident
Fellowship House Ear Institute
 Fellow
Fellowship Otologic Medical Group, Inc.
 Clinical Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Dahlen RT, Harnsberger HR, Gray SD, Shelton C, Allen R, Parkin JL, Scalzo (1997). Overlapping thin-section fast spin-echo MR of the large vestibular aqueduct syndrome. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 18(1), 67-75.
  2. Salzman KL, Childs AM, Davidson HC, Kennedy RJ, Shelton C, Harnsberger H (2012). Intralabyrinthine schwannomas: imaging diagnosis and classification. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 33(1), 104-9.
  3. Ellul S, Shelton C, Davidson HC, Harnsberger H (2000). Preoperative cochlear implant imaging: is magnetic resonance imaging enough?. The American journal of otology, 21(4), 528-33.
  4. Shelton C, Brackmann DE, House WF, Hitselberger W (1989). Acoustic tumor surgery. Prognostic factors in hearing conversation. Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 115(10), 1213-6.
  5. Sedwick JD, Louden CL, Shelton (1997). Stapedectomy vs stapedotomy. Do you really need a laser?. Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 123(2), 177-80.
  6. House WF, Shelton (2008). Middle fossa approach for acoustic tumor removal. 1992. Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 19(2), 279-88, vi.
  7. Mumert ML, Altay T, Shelton C, Harnsberger HR, Couldwell W (2012). Ganglion cyst of the temporomandibular joint with intracranial extension in a patient presenting with seventh cranial nerve palsy. Journal of neurosurgery, 116(2), 310-2.
  8. Nassif PS, Shelton C, Arriaga (1992). Hearing preservation following surgical removal of meningiomas affecting the temporal bone. The Laryngoscope, 102(12 Pt 1), 1357-62.
  9. Shelton C, Hitselberger WE, House WF, Brackmann D (1990). Hearing preservation after acoustic tumor removal: long-term results. The Laryngoscope, 100(2 Pt 1), 115-9.
  10. Shelton (1995). Unilateral acoustic tumors: how often do they recur after translabyrinthine removal?. The Laryngoscope, 105(9 Pt 1), 958-66.
  11. Kertesz TR, Shelton C, Wiggins RH, Salzman KL, Glastonbury CM, Harnsberger (2001). Intratemporal facial nerve neuroma: anatomical location and radiological features. The Laryngoscope, 111(7), 1250-6.
  12. Badi AN, Kertesz TR, Gurgel RK, Shelton C, Normann R (2003). Development of a novel eighth-nerve intraneural auditory neuroprosthesis. The Laryngoscope, 113(5), 833-42.
  13. Massey BL, Kennedy RJ, Shelton (2005). Stapedectomy outcomes: titanium versus teflon wire prosthesis. The Laryngoscope, 115(2), 249-52.
  14. Wilson KF, London NR, Shelton (2013). Tympanoplasty with intact canal wall mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma: long-term hearing outcomes. The Laryngoscope, 123(12), 3168-71.
  15. Gurgel RK, Shelton (2013). The SoundBite hearing system: patient-assessed safety and benefit study. The Laryngoscope, 123(11), 2807-12.
  16. Shelton C, Luxford WM, Tonokawa LL, Lo WW, House W (1989). The narrow internal auditory canal in children: a contraindication to cochlear implants. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery, 100(3), 227-31.
  17. Hillman TA, Kertesz TR, Hadley K, Shelton (2006). Reversible peripheral vestibulopathy: the treatment of superior canal dehiscence. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery, 134(3), 431-6.
  18. Wilson KF, Hoggan RN, Shelton (2013). Tympanoplasty with intact canal wall mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma: long-term surgical outcomes. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery, 149(2), 292-5.
  19. Casazza GC, Thomas AJ, Dewey J, Gurgel RK, Shelton C, Meier J (2019). Variations in Stapes Surgery Cost within a Multihospital Network. Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery, 161(5), 835-841.
  20. Kennedy RJ, Shelton C, Salzman KL, Davidson HC, Harnsberger H (2004). Intralabyrinthine schwannomas: diagnosis, management, and a new classification system. Otology & neurotology, 25(2), 160-7.
  21. Gorrie A, Warren FM 3rd, de la Garza AN, Shelton C, Wiggins RH 3r (2010). Is there a correlation between vascular loops in the cerebellopontine angle and unexplained unilateral hearing loss?. Otology & neurotology, 31(1), 48-52.
  22. Warren FM 3rd, Wiggins RH 3rd, Pitt C, Harnsberger HR, Shelton (2010). Apparent cochlear nerve aplasia: to implant or not to implant?. Otology & neurotology, 31(7), 1088-94.
  23. Hillman TA, Shelton (2011). Resorbable plate cranioplasty after the translabyrinthine approach. Otology & neurotology, 32(7), 1171-4.
  24. Warren FM 3rd, McCool RR, Hunt JO, Hu N, Ng PP, Buchmann LP, Shelton (2011). Preoperative embolization of the inferior petrosal sinus in surgery for glomus jugulare tumors. Otology & neurotology, 32(9), 1538-41.
  25. Shelton C, Warren F (2012). Minimal access cochlear implant fixation: temporalis pocket with a plate. Otology & neurotology, 33(9), 1530-4.
  26. 92. Kang SY, Swolan TA, Kileny PR, Niparko JK, Driscoll CL, Shelton C, Telian SA (2009). Incomplete electrode extraction during cochlear implant revision. Otology & neurotology, 2009(30), 160-164.
  27. Collett T, Error ME, Shelton C (2013). Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tympanic Membrane. Otology & neurotology, 34(8), 115-116.
  28. Casazza GC, McCrary HC, Shelton C, Gurgel R (2019). Primary Petrous Apex Epidermoids With Skull Base Erosion. Otology & neurotology, 40(5), e556-e561.
  29. Collett T, Error ME, Shelton (2013). Squamous cell carcinoma of the tympanic membrane. Otology & neurotology, 34(8), e115-6.
  30. Chamoun R, MacDonald J, Shelton C, Couldwell W (2012). Surgical approaches for resection of vestibular schwannomas: translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, and middle fossa approaches. Neurosurgical focus, 33(3), E9.
  31. Krisht KM, Shelton C, Couldwell W (2015). Early Conquest of the Rock: Julius Lempert's Life and the Complete Apicectomy Technique for the Treatment of Suppurative Petrous Apicitis. Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base, 76(2), 101-7.
  32. Cohen MA, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Gozal YM, Karsy M, Alzhrani G, Shelton C, Couldwell W (2020). Internal Auditory Canal Variability: Anatomic Variation Affects Cisternal Facial Nerve Visualization. Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 19(3), E251-E258.

Review

  1. Simons-McCandless M, Shelton (2000). Cochlear Implants and Hearing Aids - Do They Mix?. Nov(00), 38-48.

Book Chapter

  1. Warren FM, Shelton C, Wiggins, II R (2010). Neuroradiology of the Temporal Bone and Skull Base.

Newspaper

  1. Shelton (2013). Let's Hear It For Cochlear Implants.