Christopher Le, MD, FACS

Christopher Le, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery with a joint appointment in Neurosurgery and is the Director of the Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship. He is a surgeon with expertise in disorders of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and anterior skull base. He treats children and adults with nasal obstruction, sinus infections, benign and malignant sinonasal tumors, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks through the nose, and skull base tumors. He helped develop the Center for Sinus and Allergic Disease with Allergy/Immunology and Pulmonology to provide comprehensive clinical and surgical care to patients with chronic sinus and airway disease. Dr. Le teamed up with Neurosurgery and the University of Arizona Cancer Center to create the Center of Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumors to offer comprehensive management of sinonasal and skull base tumors. As a skilled sinus and skull base surgeon, he uses minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgeries to treat sinus disease and endoscopic and open skull base surgery to treat sinonasal and skull base tumors.

Dr. Le graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Davis, with a degree in Biochemistry, and was awarded the prestigious full-tuition Regents Scholarship. He attended Loma Linda School of Medicine and completed his residency in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Davis, followed by a Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery fellowship at the University of Arizona. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Le has co-authored over 30 combined peer reviewed research articles and book chapters. He has given over 60 presentations at medical conferences and academic teaching hospitals nationally and internationally. He has been awarded multiple research grants for studies aiming to enhance medical education and healthcare delivery. He currently is a Principal Investigator of a multi-institutional study evaluating treatment outcomes of advanced stage nasal and paranasal sinus cancers. His research interest includes improving healthcare outcomes for patients with chronic sinus disease and sinonasal malignancies.

Dr. Le enjoys anything pertaining to Spider-Man, the Dallas Cowboys, craft cocktails and beers, and his Siberian Husky, Parker.