Mr Pillai is Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon with University Hospitals Manchester, Wythenshaw with a specialist interest in Foot & Ankle Surgery.
He trained in Orthopaedic and Foot surgery in the West of Scotland, and has undertaken further sub-specialist fellowships in Adelaide, South Australia and Oxford. Mr Pillai has also visited and worked with surgeons from SportsMed SA, Mater Hospital Sydney and Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Perth. Furthermore, Mr Pillai has completed a fellowship in Ilizarov techniques and limb deformity correction at the world renowned Russian Ilizarov Scientific Centre in Kurgan, Siberia. He was initially appointed as Consultant to Ninewells University Hospital and Dundee Medical School in Scotland, before moving to the North West.
Mr Pillai is a member of both the British and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Societies, AO Trauma UK, Foot & Ankle Scotland and The Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society. He holds honorary academic positions with the Universities of Adelaide, Manchester, Salford and Malaya . He is executive editor for Orthopaedics & Muscular Systems – Current Research and assistant editor for SurgWiki. He also sits on the editorial board for the ANZ Journal of Surgery and the American Medical Journal. He has published and presented widely in numerous national and international meetings. He is a surgical examiner for University of Salford and Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.
In 2015 Mr Pillai was elected to the research committee of the European Foot & Ankle Society. Mr Pillai has treated members of the Team GB Olympic and Commonwealth games squad, Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Football.
Manchester foot and ankle clinic offer a complete and comprehensive spectrum of both diagnosis and operative & non-operative treatment for all foot and ankle disorders. Special interests include sports injuries, arthritis, rheumatoid disease, deformity, and aesthetic surgery. Arthroscopic surgery, ankle and toe joint replacement surgery and tendon surgery are routinely performed. Minimally Invasive Surgery and same day discharge are strongly promoted. Manchester foot and ankle clinic work closely with specialist podiatrists and orthotics to give you the best possible treatment experience.
Appointments are available at:
BMI Alexandra Hospital Cheadle, BMI Highfield Hospital Rochdale, Wythenshawe Hospital Manchester, Spire Manchester Hospital Didsbury, Spire Cheshire Hospital Warrington.
Phone: 07592994404
Email: contact.footclinic@gmail.com
Address: The Alexandra Hospital, Mill Ln
Cheadle
Greater Manchester
SK8 2PX
United Kingdom