Professor Anand Pillai

Professor Anand Pillai is a distinguished consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon in Cheadle, Wilmslow, Manchester, Warrington and Rochdale, who specialises in foot and ankle surgery, bunion surgery (hallux valgus) and ankle replacement, alongside ankle arthritis, sports injuries, Morton's neuroma, tendon injuries, limb deformity correction and paediatric orthopaedics. He privately practises at The Alexandra Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, The Wilmslow Hospital, Spire Manchester Hospital, Spire Cheshire Hospital, The Highfield Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, and Manchester Institute of Health and Performance (MIHP), while his NHS base is Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Professor Pillai is also a renowned expert in limb lengthening and Ilizarov techniques, having completed a specialist fellowship at the world-renowned Russian Ilizarov Scientific Centre in Siberia. His commitment to precision medicine extends to the management of sports injuries, where he frequently treats professional athletes, including members of the Team GB Olympic and Commonwealth Games squads, as well as competitors from the Ultimate Fighting Championship and professional football leagues.

After qualifying from the University of Kerala in 1995, Professor Pillai undertook orthopaedic training in the West of Scotland, followed by sub-specialist fellowships in Oxford and Adelaide, South Australia. He holds the FRCS (Orth) from the Royal College of Surgeons and a PGDip in Medical Education. His dedication to the development of the next generation of surgeons is evident in his roles as a surgical examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and the University of Salford, and as a faculty and course director for the British Foot and Ankle Society.

A prominent figure in medical publishing and research, Professor Pillai serves as the Executive Editor for Orthopaedics & Muscular Systems and Current Research and sits on the editorial boards of the ANZ Journal of Surgery and the American Medical Journal. He's actively involved in the global orthopaedic community, holding memberships with the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, and the European Foot & Ankle Society, among others. Furthermore, he is involved in the Selection Design Group with Health Education England and the Surgical Speciality Board for Orthopaedics.

Alongside his clinical work, Professor Pillai is an Honorary Professor in Orthopaedics, a title awarded in recognition of his significant contributions to surgical education and international research. Professor Pillai combines his clinical and academic knowledge with a patient-centred focus, ensuring that whether a patient requires routine foot surgery or complex limb reconstruction, they receive care informed by the very latest research.