Suresh Kishanrao

Dr Suresh Kishanrao, popularly known as Dr K. Suresh holds an MBBS, MD in Preventive and Social Medicine and a PG Diploma in Industrial Health. Starting the career as Medical Officer of health centers in1968 with Health Department of Karnataka and rose to the State Immunization Officer post by 1985. I was teaching Auxiliary Nurses between 1978-1989. My passion to empower nurses continues till today. Joined as an epidemiologist UNICEF in September 1989 and retired as Senior Program Officer, Health, in January 2006. Since February 2006 I am practicing as family physician with special interest in Diabetes care. As a freelance Public Health (Child) Consultant I have led many community-based health reviews / evaluation teams for WHO, World Bank, UNICEF, PwC, KPMG, AMALTA India and Development Facilitator etc. in India, Bhutan, Nepal. Ethiopia and Azerbaijan. Since August 2018 I am a visiting Professor of Practice in Public Health to Karnataka State Rural Development University and a couple of other Academic Institutes.

I was awarded an honorary fellowship of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (FIAP), Indian Public Health Association (FIPHA) and Indian School of Malaria and other Communicable Diseases (FISCD) and the Best Community Health Professional from Karnataka Association of Community Health in 2013. I have contributed more than 50 research papers that have been published in many international web-based journals and participate as a speaker in 4-5 conferences each year.