Nishitha Pillai, MD

Dr. Nishitha Pillai is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Genetics & Metabolism at The University of Minnesota. She received her medical degree from the Government Medical College Kozhikode in India and completed her Pediatric Residency at Inova Children's Hospital in Farifax, Virginia. Subsequently, she completed her Medical Genetics Residency as well as clinical fellowship in Medical Biochemical Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine - Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Dr. Pillai specializes in medical genetics and inborn errors of metabolism for patients of all ages. Dr. Pillai's career goal is to treat patients with metabolic disorders and conduct translational research investigating new therapies for inborn errors of metabolism. She is particularly interested in lysosomal storage diseases and overgrowth syndromes.