Ryan M. Rehl, MD
Dr. Rehl is a board certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon who joined Dr. Peter Nutley in 2007. As a fellow alumnus of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Dr. Rehl is proud to continue the great tradition of premiere ear, nose and throat surgical care here in the valley. Dr. Rehl serves as the general otolaryngology doctor for the Phoenix Suns and is a course director and lecturer for Advanced Techniques in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (an annual four day seminar attended by practicing ENT physicians and residents from the United States and abroad). He has been named one of the Valley’s best ear, nose and throat physicians in Phoenix Magazine’s “Top Doctors” edition for 2009 and 2010.
Dr. Rehl received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He returned to his home state for medical school and graduated from the Ohio State University School of Medicine and Public Health in 2001. During his senior year of medical school he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and was accepted to the prestigious Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery training program at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Eye and Ear Infirmary. During his surgery internship, Dr. Rehl was selected as the “Intern of the Year” for the Department of Surgery. During his Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgical training, Dr. Rehl was twice awarded the “Teaching Excellence Award” by medical students rotating in the department. Dr. Rehl was actively involved in research and contributed to the field with multiple publications and presentations.
During his senior year of residency, like Dr. Nutley, Dr. Rehl was elected by the faculty to serve as Administrative Chief Resident for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Following residency training, Dr. Rehl was accepted into the Rhinology Fellowship at the California Sinus Institute in E. Palo Alto, California. Under the direction of Dr. Winston Vaughan, he learned medical and surgical care of difficult sino-nasal problems in addition to advanced endoscopic surgical techniques. During the fellowship Dr. Rehl learned techniques in endoscopic CSF leak repair, endoscopic orbital decompression, endoscopic nasal and sinus tumor removal and revision endoscopic sinus surgery with computerized surgical navigation.
Dr. Rehl is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is also a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Rhinologic Society, the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, the Maricopa County Medical Society and the Arizona Medical Association. Dr. Rehl is on staff at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center and Banner Surgery Centers.
During his free time Dr. Rehl most enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.