Christopher Rayle, MD

Dr. Christopher Rayle specializes in general otolaryngology (ENT) and laryngology for patients ages 18 and older, helping them restore three essential functions: breathing, speaking, and swallowing. He treats numerous conditions - hearing loss, tinnitus, ear infections, eustachian tube dysfunction, allergic rhinitis, sinus infections, nosebleeds, chronic throat pain, globus sensation, difficulty swallowing, voice changes or loss, airway stenosis, chronic cough, tracheostomy dependence, and early laryngeal cancers.

Dr. Rayle performs various procedures including flexible laryngoscopy, stroboscopy, esophagoscopy, esophageal dilation, Zenker's diverticulectomy, bronchoscopy, airway dilation, airway reconstruction, excision of laryngeal lesions, sinus surgery, septoplasty, ear tube placement, and tonsillectomy. His clinical interests include several disorders - airway, larynx, nasal, sinus, throat, swallowing, and voice - as well as allergies, ear infections, and cancers such as laryngeal and chondrosarcoma.

Dr. Rayle is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Laryngology and Voice Disorders, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.