About me
Dr. Michael Reilly's passion for understanding and treating conditions of the human face are a perfect match for his role at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital as a Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery. His clinical areas of expertise include:
- Rhinoplasty
- Nasal and sinus surgery
- Facial cosmetic surgery, including the full spectrum of minimally invasive treatments
- Facial nerve paralysis
- Microvascular reconstructive surgery
- Melanoma surgery
Dr. Reilly's training began with undergraduate and medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then went on to complete his five-year residency in Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery at Georgetown University. Subsequently, Dr. Reilly completed a very prestigious fellowship in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center before returning home to Washington, D.C. in 2009. Dr. Reilly is board certified in both Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
In addition to his very busy clinical practice based at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Reilly serves as a Professor of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center. He takes a very active role in medical research and education. He has authored and contributed to numerous original articles and book chapters, and he takes pride in his role teaching medical students and resident physicians at Georgetown. He speaks Spanish conversationally and enjoys volunteering through MedStar Georgetown's participation with the Catholic Charities Network--an organization which provides care to the uninsured.
Dr. Reilly's Philosophy of Care
Michael J. Reilly, MD, feels truly fortunate to practice the art and science of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. He feels this is the ideal intersection of his interpersonal understanding, intellectual aptitude, surgical expertise, and aesthetic sensibility. Dr. Reilly recognizes that appearance plays a critical role in the way individuals experience the world, and he also believes that facial wellness comes in many forms. He prides himself on tailoring treatments to work with each patient's natural facial features. He firmly believes that for both cosmetic and reconstructive reasons, facial enhancement and rejuvenation can contribute to an improved sense of self and well-being. Dr. Reilly and his team are committed to helping you look and feel your absolute best.
Clinical areas of focus
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Liposuction
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Nasoseptal Reconstruction
- Vestibuloplasty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bell's Palsy
- Botox
- Brow Droop
- Cheekbone Fractures
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear
- Congenital Malformations Of Face And Neck
- Deviated Septum
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Double Chin
- Earlobe Deformities
- Ectropion
- Entropion
- Eyelid Cancer
- Facial Aging
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Pain
- Facial Paralysis
- Facial Weakness
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Keloid Scarring
- Loss Of Smell
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Deviation
- Nasal Septal Perforation
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Nasopharyngitis
- Orbit Fractures
- Postnasal Drip
- Prominent Ear
- Rhinitis
- Septal Perforation
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Pressure
- Skin Cancer
- Turbinate Bone Disorders
- Zygoma Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Botox Injection
- Browlift
- Canthopexy
- Cheek Implants
- Dermal Fillers
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Lobe Repair
- Ear Plastic Surgery
- Ear Reconstruction
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Ethmoidectomy
- Excision Of Parotid Tumor
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Fat Grafting
- Facial Implants
- Facial Nerve Grafting
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Headache Relief
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Keloid Scar Removal
- Lip Augmentation
- Lip Repair
- Liposuction
- Loss Of Smell Treatment
- Mandibular Fracture Treatment
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Flap Reconstruction
- Mid-Facelift
- Mohs Surgery
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Fracture Reduction
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Septal Repair
- Nasal Surgery
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Nasoseptal Reconstruction
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nose Fracture Reduction
- Nose Reconstruction
- Orbital Floor Repair
- Palatopharyngoplasty
- Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Treatment
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoplasty Revision
- Rib Cartilage Graft
- Scalp Reconstruction
- Scar Revision
- Scar Treatment
- Sinus Surgery
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Graft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Smas Flap Rhytidectomy
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Turbinate Surgery
- Vestibuloplasty
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: University of California Los Angeles (2009)
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2008)
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (2004)
Graduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2003)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Dr. Michael J. Reilly publishes groundbreaking research on the changes in how patients are perceived by others after undergoing plastic surgery.
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Effect of facial rejuvenation surgery on perceived attractiveness, femininity, and personality
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Mirror book therapy for the treatment of idiopathic facial palsy
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Molecular effects of fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing on photodamaged human skin
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Wound infection rates in elective plastic surgery for HIV-positive patients
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Open vs closed approach to the nasal pyramid for fracture reduction