Dr. Yagan Pillay B Sc. MB BS, LMCC, FCS(SA), FRCSC, FACS, Dip. Laparoscopic Surgery
Associate Professor General Surgery

I am a general surgeon in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan since 2006 and completed my undergraduate education in South Africa. After medical school in Manipal, India and houseman ship in Durban, South Africa I went into family practice in rural South Africa for two years before returning to do my surgical residency at the Nelson Mandela Medical school from 2000 to 2005.

My family migrated to Prince Albert in 2006.

I spent 2007/2008 working as a trauma surgeon in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at University of Malaya Medical centre and then returned to Prince Albert in 2008.

My practice encompasses all aspects of rural surgery including endoscopy and rural clinics. My surgical interests are hernia and laparoscopic surgery.

I also participate in the teaching of undergraduate medical students, surgery residents and acute care fellows.

In January 2019 I became a council member of the college of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.

Education:
1991  Bachelor of Science (BSc.), University of Durban Westville, Durban, South Africa
1998  Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS), Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
2005  FCS (South Africa), Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa
2012  Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
2015  FRCS(C), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2017  LMCC, Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
2018  FACS, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

 

Vetter C^*, Pillay Y. Laparoscopic umbilical herniorrhaphy: a novel technique of hernia neck closure and outcomes in the first 19 cases. Laparosc Surg 2018;2:69.

Shawna Pandya^* and Yagan Pillay. “A Case Report of a Laparoscopic Repair of a   Penetrating Lateral Ventral Wall Hernia”. EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System 5.12 (2018): 969-975.

Pillay Y^* and Abeygunawardena K. The Efficacy of Patient Centered Outcomes in Determining the Effectiveness of Surgical Mentorship in Rural Saskatchewan. Austin J Surg. 2018; 5(7): 1149.

Verdolin B^* , Pillay Y. Surgical audit of a single-surgeon experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Clinical Audit 2018:10 7–13.

Duke JM ^*, Pillay Y. A case report of a double port site hernia and their laparoscopic repair with intra corporeal suturing of the hernia necks and an underlay mesh repair, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.07.043.

Griffin O.^*, Pillay Y. Case series of two Falciform ligament incisional hernias and their laparoscopic repair. Journal of Surgical case reports. 2018;7,1-4.

Halyk L.^* , Pillay Y. Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy of bilateral inguinal herniae and an incidental Spigelian hernia with intra corporeal suturing of the Spigelian hernia neck: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 49(2018) 58-63.

Pillay Y. (April 2018) Abdominal wall extra-adrenal myelolipoma, a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2018;4, 1–4.

Pillay Y.^*, Sabarathnam R. (November 2017) Elasto fibroma Dorsi: a case report of bilateral tumours and excision of the symptomatic lesion in a male patient. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2017;11, 1–4.

Pillay Y.^*, M Omar Shokeir. (September 2017) Case report of a Littoral cell angioma of the spleen and accessory spleens. A benign vascular tumour. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 40(2017)109-112.

Pillay Y. (June 2017) Letter to the editor. Can J Surg, Vol. 60, No. 3, June 2017.

Pillay Y. (January 2017) An intestinal carcinoid causing transient jejunal intussusception in an adult-A case report. International journal of surgery Case reports 31(2017)20-23.

Pillay Y. (December 2016) Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A case report of two surgical options,duodenal derotation and duodenojejunostomy. Case reports in Vascular Medicine. Volume 2016, Article ID 8301025, 5 pages.

Pillay Y. (January 2016) Wandering Gallstones (Gallbladder fistula). Austin Surg Case Rep. 2016; 1(1): 1003.

Pillay Y. (October 2015) Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated femoral hernia. International journal of surgery case reports.17(2015) 85-88.

Pillay Y. (August 2015) Traumatic Lumbar Hernia. Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System 2015, 5:4.

Pillay Y. (April 2015) Gallbladder Duplication. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports.11(2015)18-20.

Pillay Y.^*,Goh K L (June 2014) Transient Unilateral Pneumoparotid Following Upper Endoscopy. Journal of the University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC) JUMMEC 2014:17 (2).

Loch A^*, Hilmi IN, Mazam Z, Pillay Y, Choon DSK (July 2010) Difference in attitude towards cadaveric organ donation: Observations in a multiracial Malaysian society. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. Vol. 17(3)237-242.

Pillay Y^*., Naidoo N.M., Madiba T.E. (April 2007) Incisional Hernia Management - Retrospective Unit Review. East and Central African Journal of Surgery12(1) 42-46.

Clarke D.L.^*, Pillay Y., Anderson F., Thomson S.R. (November 2006) Peri-operative management of Obstructive Jaundice Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2006; 88: 610–616.