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Sindu Pillai, MD

Pediatrician located in Murrieta, CA

About Dr. Pillai

Sindu Pillai, MD, is an award-winning pediatrician who provides care at her private practice, Dr. Sindu Pillai, MD Inc., which has two offices in Murrieta, California. Dr. Pillai’s love for children and the desire to help them grow into healthy adults motivated her to choose a career in pediatrics.

After graduating from TD Medical College in Alappuzha, India, with a gold medal award (award for earning the highest marks in all subjects), Dr. Pillai relocated to the United States. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, to complete her pediatric residency at Cook County Hospital. 

Before opening her practice in the Temecula Valley in 1998, Dr. Pillai practiced general pediatrics in the western suburbs of Chicago. 

Dr. Pillai’s compassionate care for her patients has not gone unnoticed. She received the best pediatrician award five years in a row and is an award winner from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) PREP®.  

Dedicated to her profession, Dr. Pillai is an attending physician for the Family Medicine Residency, Newborn Nursery UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium in Temecula, California. She’s also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

Dr. Pillai is married and has two children. She has a passion for classical music and dance and is a patron of Indian dance and music. In her free time, she enjoys being with her friends and family and organizing and participating in various cultural activities in her community. 

Sindu Pillai, MD

Sindu Pillai, MD, is an award-winning pediatrician who provides care at her private practice, Dr. Sindu Pillai, MD Inc., which has two offices in Murrieta, California. Dr. Pillai’s love for children and the desire to help them grow into healthy adults motivated her to choose a career in pediatrics.

After graduating from TD Medical College in Alappuzha, India, with a gold medal award (award for earning the highest marks in all subjects), Dr. Pillai relocated to the United States. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, to complete her pediatric residency at Cook County Hospital. 

Before opening her practice in the Temecula Valley in 1998, Dr. Pillai practiced general pediatrics in the western suburbs of Chicago. 

Dr. Pillai’s compassionate care for her patients has not gone unnoticed. She received the best pediatrician award five years in a row and is an award winner from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) PREP®.  

Dedicated to her profession, Dr. Pillai is an attending physician for the Family Medicine Residency, Newborn Nursery UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium in Temecula, California. She’s also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

Dr. Pillai is married and has two children. She has a passion for classical music and dance and is a patron of Indian dance and music. In her free time, she enjoys being with her friends and family and organizing and participating in various cultural activities in her community. 


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Most Major Insurance Plans Accepted

Dr. Sindu Pillai accepts most major insurance plans. Here is a list of some of the major insurance plans we accept. If you do not see your insurance plan listed, please call our office to confirm.

Aetna
Beech Street
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
GEHA
Great West
Health Net
Humana
Inland Empire Health Plan
Oxford Health
Principal Financial Group
Prudential
TriWest
United Health Care
Vantage Medical Group