About

Samantha finished school at age 16 years and commenced studying medicine at The University of Adelaide. Driven to take on challenges, she became the first woman in South Australia to complete the adult Urological Surgical training program despite physical limitations from congenital hip dysplasia.

Whilst training in urology, Samantha saw a need for a greater focus on incontinence treatments for women and a need for specialised care. Her vision was to establish a sub-specialty practice bringing the best treatments available to the women of South Australia. She became the first urologist in Australia to exclusively specialise in female and functional urology, establishing Continence Matters in 2002, subsequently building her single surgeon practice into a Centre of Excellence; the SA winner, and National Finalist of the 2025 Telstra Best of Business Awards - Accelerating Women.

Dr Pillay has served on numerous National and State boards and committees, including; Chair of the Female Urology Special Advisory Group for the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand from 2007 to 2013. Samantha has devoted her career as a surgeon to treating incontinence, reducing the stigma, and educating doctors, health professionals and the community. Read her full Bio.

Samantha was the 2024 Women in Innovation Social Impact Award winner, a nominee for the SA Australian of the Year 2022, and a finalist for the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2025 & 2023 in two categories. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for Service to Urology on Australia Day, 2025 and received the 2025 University of Adelaide Distinguished Alumni Award.

She is the founder of the World's First AI Film Studio for Social Impact: AIFilm4Good

She is a single mother, surgeon, running a business and a household, who enjoys writing in her spare time.

She is the author of thirteen books, including six Amazon No1 Bestsellers:

The Inspirational Careers for Kids Picture Book series:
 

The No Recipe Cookbook - a cookbook for people who don't cook.

Samantha's latest creative project uses Generative AI to inspire girls. View her latest videos here, listen to her music on Spotify, and subscribe below for new release updates. Visit the film page to view International Award-winning films and music created with AI.

Dr Samantha Pillay MBBS FRACS