Michael J Reilly, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery
Languages: English
877-826-5501
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
- Botox
- Deviated Septum
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Facial Paralysis
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Nasal Septal Deviation
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Rhinoplasty
- Septorhinoplasty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- 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 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
- Zygoma Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Blepharoplasty Revision
- 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
- 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
- Mid-Facelift
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- 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
- 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 Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OA Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
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