What About that Scope? – Alabama Nasal & Sinus Center

One of the most anxiety producing events that may occur during a visit to the ENT is the nasal endoscopy or fiberoptic laryngoscopy. This is understandable. We are hard wired to avoid allowing foreign objects into our bodies, especially our noses. In addition, the endoscopy is done without general anesthesia -you are awake for this thing! I’m here to set your mind at ease. Nasal endoscopy and fiberoptic laryngoscopy are very important tools that we use to evaluate the head and neck anatomy of our patients. In office endoscopy is very safe and virtually no adverse effects or complications are ever encountered. In our office here at ANSC, we have a state of the art set-up with each room set up as an endoscopy suite. That means that you and/or your family/friends can watch on your own screen as the endoscopy is performed. I know some of you will not want to watch, and that is OK. Either way, the endoscopy is a great way to define anatomy, ensure accurate diagnosis, and educate patients and family. I am proud to say that I’m not asking you to do anything that I haven’t had done to me several times. If I can survive it, so can you!.

God bless,

Kris Lay, M.D.

I am a general otolaryngologist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the ears, nose, and throat. Though I treat patients in all areas of otolaryngology, of all ages, I have special interests in rhinology, otolaryngic allergy, pediatric otolaryngology, and head and neck cancer.

I was born in Dothan, Alabama and spent my first two years in Troy, where my parents were completing school. Most of my early childhood and adolescence was spent in Pace, Florida, just East of Pensacola. I left home after graduating from Pace High School to attend the University of Florida. While there, I became very involved in various student leadership activities and even found time to play football for the Gators under Coach Spurrier. I loved college so much, I got two degrees and spent another two years in Gainesville while my new bride finished her degree in health science education. I am proudly married to the charming and beautiful Simone, mother of our three wonderful children.

I was pleased to get back to the Gulf Coast for a while when the University of South Alabama accepted me into their medical school. Those four years were some of the most intense and most fondly remembered years of my life. I started my training in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the University of Alabama Birmingham in 2001. I completed residency training in 2006 and began working in private practice in Valdosta, Georgia. It was while training at UAB that I met Dr. Michael Sillers. It is my great privilege to call Dr. Sillers my mentor and friend. We have known each other for over a decade now, and I am absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to join Dr. Sillers and the Alabama Nasal and Sinus Center in providing the best in otolaryngology care to the people of Birmingham and surrounding areas.