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
- Acute Sinusitis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Botox
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Deviated Septum
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facelift
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Facial Paralysis
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Deviation
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Nasoseptal Reconstruction
- Rhinoplasty
- Septorhinoplasty
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vision Disturbances
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Botox
- Brow Droop
- Cheekbone Fractures
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- 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
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eyelid Cancer
- Facial Aging
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Pain
- Facial Paralysis
- Facial Weakness
- Head And Neck Cancer
- Keloid Scarring
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Fracture
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Deviation
- Nasal Septal Perforation
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Orbit Fractures
- Postnasal Drip
- Prominent Ear
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Rhinitis
- Septal Perforation
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Pressure
- Skin Cancer
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Vision Disturbances
- Zygoma Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Blepharoplasty Revision
- Botox Injection
- Browlift
- Canthopexy
- Dermal Fillers
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Lobe Repair
- Ear Plastic Surgery
- Ear Reconstruction
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Ethmoidectomy
- Excision Of Parotid Tumor
- Eyelid Reconstruction
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Fat Grafting
- Facial Implants
- Facial Nerve Grafting
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Facial Reconstruction
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Keloid Scar Removal
- Lip Augmentation
- Lip Repair
- Mandibular Fracture Treatment
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Flap Reconstruction
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Fracture Reduction
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Septal Repair
- Nasal Surgery
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Nasoseptal Reconstruction
- Nose Fracture Reduction
- Nose Reconstruction
- Orbital Floor Repair
- Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Treatment
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoplasty Revision
- Rib Cartilage Graft
- Septorhinoplasty
- Sinus Surgery
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- 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
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Sentara Health
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
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)
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2003)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
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