Dr Samantha Pillay OAM is a urological surgeon and was the first woman to complete specialist training in adult urology in South Australia. She established Continence Matters in 2002, becoming the first Australian urologist to exclusively sub-specialise in Female and Functional Urology.

Dr Pillay was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2025 for service to urology. She served as the inaugural Chair of the Female Urology Special Advisory Group for the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand from 2007 to 2013.

She is committed to ending the stigma of urinary incontinence through clinical excellence, multidisciplinary education, and public advocacy, and develops educational programs for medical students, general practitioners, and health professionals.

She is also the founder of AIFilm4Good, an AI film studio for social impact, and author of children’s books inspiring the next generation of female leaders.