Mr Pillai is a highly experienced Consultant Urological Surgeon and Robotic Surgeon with an established consultant practice and a long-standing background in surgical care. He has specialist expertise in robotic and minimally invasive urological surgery, uro-oncology, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and the management of benign urological conditions.
Following research at Imperial College London and higher specialist training in Urology within the Cambridge Deanery, Mr Pillai was appointed Consultant Urological Surgeon at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) in 2014. He currently serves as Urology Cancer Lead and Robotic Urology Lead at ESNEFT and also holds an honorary consultant appointment with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Mr Pillai established his robotic surgical practice in 2020 and performs advanced robotic procedures using the da Vinci Xi and da Vinci X platforms. Alongside his NHS commitments and independent practice at Oaks Hospital, he maintains an active academic role as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, contributing extensively to postgraduate surgical education, research supervision, and robotic surgery training.
In addition to his NHS practice, Mr Pillai is a Partner of Anglian Urology Associates LLP, a consultant-led independent urology partnership providing specialist urological services across Essex, Suffolk, and East Anglia. Through this multidisciplinary practice, he delivers comprehensive care in uro-oncology, robotic surgery, benign urology, BPH treatments, diagnostic urology, and endourological procedures within the independent healthcare sector.
Mr Pillai maintains a verified patient feedback profile through Doctify, supporting transparency in patient-reported outcomes and quality-of-care assessment.
- British Association of Urological Surgeons
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Deb A, Pillai R (2018). Significance of positive surgical margin and how to minimize in robotic radical prostatectomy. Urol Nephrol Open Access J. 2018; 6(4): 136-141
Martin E, Persaud S, Corr J, Casey R, Pillai R (2018). Nurse led active surveillance for prostate cancer is safe, effective and associated with high rate of patient satisfaction- results of an audit in the East of England. ecancer 2018, 12:854.
Alleemudder A, Pillai R (2016). Bilateral renal involvement from a primary brain tumour. World J Nephrol Urol. 2016; 5(1):23-25
Alleemudder A, Pillai R (2016). A case of Carneys complex presenting as acute testicular pain. Urology Annals. 2016; 8(3): 360-362
UD Reddy, R Pillai et al (2014). Prediction of complications after partial nephrectomy by RENAL nephrometry score. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2014; 00: 1–5.
Pillai R, Wang D, Mayer E, Abel P. (2011) Do Standardised Prognostic Algorithms Reflect Local practice? Application of EORTC Risk Tables for Non-Muscle Invasive (pTa/pT1) Bladder Cancer Recurrence and Progression in a Local Cohort. Scientific World Journal.11:751-9
Kommu S, Pillai R, Mumtaz F, Eden C, Rane A. (2008) Laparoscopic urological training hotspots for trainees-focused skill acquisition in training centers. European Urology Suppl. 7(3): 167
Kommu S, Kommu K, Pillai R, Valliattu A, Dickinson A, Mumtaz F, Ghulam N. (2008) The impact of a dual-focus monitor system on initial laparoscopic skill acquisition-preliminary results using the radical prostatectomy model. J Urol. 179 (4) : 661-662
Pillai R, Rheus C, Shah N; 2008, ‘Plain abdominal film in the management of ureteric colic in the current era of digital imaging-Is there a role?’, J Urol, vol 179(4), suppl 1: 678
Pillai R, Rheus C, Shah N; 2008, ‘Can CT predict prognosis in patient with ureteric colic’, J Urol, vol 179(4), suppl 1: 680
Pillai R, Patel A, Kumar A.(2006) Vesicovaginal fistula fistula- An unusual complication of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy. J Minim Access Surg. 2 (2): 79-80
BAUS meeting, Glasgow, June ’19- “Frank Hinman Jr (1915-2011): Outstanding contribution to the world of urology”
BAUS meeting, Manchester, June ’13- “ A prospective single cancer centre comparison of open versus laparoscopic cystectomy”
BAUS meeting, Manchester, June ’13- “ Can the R.E.N.A.L nephrometry score be globally applied- Experience froma tertiary U.K referral centre”
EAU meeting, Milan, March ’13- “ Dietary selenium and lower risk of developing renal cancer – a prospective cohort study using food diaries in EPIC Norfolk”
BAUS meeting, Glasgow, June ‘12- “ Hand assisted laparascopic cystectomy”
WCE, 2010, Chicago- “Intraoperative radiation exposure in patients undergoing urological surgery”
AUA meeting, Florida, May’08-“Can CT predict prognosis in patients with ureteric colic”
AUA meeting, Florida, May’08-“Plain abdominal film in the management of ureteric colic in the current era of digital imaging-Is there a role?”
AUA meeting, Florida, May’08-“The impact of a dual focus monitor system on initial laparoscopic skill acquisition-Preliminary results using the radical prostatectomy model”
EAU Congress, Milan, Mar’08- “Laparoscopic urological training hotspots for trainees- focussed skill acquisition in training centres”
WCE, Cancun, Nov’07-” Diagnostic accuracy of plain abdominal film in the management of acute ureteric colic”
WCE, Cancun, Nov’07-“Non contrast CT scan -Can it predict the risk of recurrent renal colic”
WCE, Cancun, Nov ’07- ” Factors affecting skill acquisition in laparoscopic urological training- A trainees perspective
WCE, Cancun, Nov’07- “Preprocedural video priming (PVP) prior to endourological procedures- A useful supplementary tool for patient education and consent”
12th European Symposium on Urolithiasis, July 2007- “Does KUB have any role in the initial work-up of patients with acute ureteric colic in the present era of non-contrast CT Scan”
12th European Symposium on Urolithiasis, July 2007- “Concurrent renal stones on CT
scan in first time ureteric stone presenters-does it have a role in predicting recurrent
ureteric colic”
EAU Congress, Berlin, March, 2007- Is the proposed EORTC prognostic algorithm for
pTa/pT1 bladder transitional cell cancer (TCC) valid in a routine clinical setting?
AUA meeting, Anaheim, May, 2007- “Validation of the recently proposed EORTC algorithm for pTa/pT1 bladder transitional cell cancer”
EUA Meeting, Paris, 2006- A preliminary audit of noise levels during Laser Prostatectomy
WCE, Cleveland, 2006- “Vaporesection of BPH with Thullium laser” (video presentation)
