NishithaRadhakrishnaPillaiMD

Medical Genetics • Minneapolis, MN

Clinical Genetics, Medical Biochemical Genetics, Pediatric Medical Genetics

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

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Office
606 24th Ave S
Ste 505
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone+1 612-273-0691

Fax+1 612-273-0886

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Medical Biochemical Genetics, 2014 - 2015
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus/Inova Children's HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
Calicut Medical CollegeClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

ND State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2011 - 2020
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Medical Biochemical Genetics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Dose-intensive therapy (DIT) for infantile Pompe disease: A pilot study.
Jeanine R Jarnes, Nishitha R Pillai, Alia Ahmed, Sofia Shrestha, Molly Stark
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. 2025-03-01
Insights From Minnesota on Newborn Screening for Adrenoleukodystrophy: A 5-Year Update.
Arpana Rayannavar, Charles J Billington Jr, Rebecca Tryon, Tory Kaye, Ashish Gupta
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2025-01-13
Bone marrow transplantation reverses metabolic alterations in multiple sulfatase deficiency: a case series.
Nishitha R Pillai, Ning Liu, Xiyuan Li, Xiqi Li, Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Communications Medicine. 2025-01-09

Press Mentions

Brother and Sister Receive First-in-the-World Bone Marrow Transplants for Rare Genetic DisorderJune 10th, 2021