Srikumar B. Pillai, MD

Specialties

Pediatric Surgery

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Languages Spoken:

English

Srikumar Pillai, M.D., is a board-certified pediatric and general surgeon at Shriners Children's Chicago. Dr. Pillai provides treatment for chest wall reconstruction, congenital malformations, the Nuss procedure and care for pectus excavatum (sunken chest) in children. He also provides general surgery services for patients such as gastrostomy feeding tubes (G-tube and Mic-Key button) and nasogastric tubes.

Dr. Pillai is also the chief of pediatric surgery at Rush University Medical Center, and an associate professor, Department of Surgery, Rush Medical College. He has contributed to various surgical publications and presented at numerous conferences, including the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group and the Chicago Surgical Society.

He has previously worked as chief of pediatric surgery at Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital. He was also chief of pediatric surgery and chief of pediatric trauma at Stroger Hospital.

Originally from Virginia, Dr. Pillai was valedictorian of his high school class.

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Pediatric Care

Specialty

Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery

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