Charles “Chaz” Reilly, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist. Dr Reilly is fellowship trained in Cornea/External Disease and Refractive Surgery; he provides the full range of ophthalmic services including LASIK, PRK, Premium Cataract Surgery, Corneal Transplants and laser treatments. Dr Reilly is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland and was named the Outstanding Air Force Graduate. He completed his ophthalmology residency training at Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center where he was honored as the outstanding resident graduate. He completed his fellowship training at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
Dr Reilly served as the Air Force Surgeon General’s Consultant for Refractive Surgery, Chairman and Flight Commander for Wilford Hall’s Ophthalmology Department, Flight Surgeon of the Year for Air Mobility Command and received the Air Force Surgeon Excellence Award. He is a member with thesis of the Cornea Society, member of the Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, serves on the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Eye Bank and is a physician trainer for both Excimer Laser and femtosecond laser platforms. He is a dedicated researcher and teacher with numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He created the first refractive surgery curriculum for both the Air Force and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio. His research led to lasik approval for Air Force Pilots and he is the recipient of the Educator of the Year Award for the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium.
He also serves as a consultant to numerous ophthalmic corporations and serves as an Associate Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is an internationally recognized expert in his field and has been an invited lecturer to numerous conferences and universities worldwide.