Suresh Kishanrao

Biography:

Dr. Suresh Kishanrao (known as K. Suresh) studied MBBS (1967) & MD (P&S Medicine 1984) in Karnatak University, Karnataka, India. After MBBS joined Karnataka State Health & Family Welfare Services and served as a Medical Officer of Health in 3 remote rural Primary Health Centers in Kalburgi District. He pursued in PG Diploma course Occupational Health in 1977 from Bangalore University. Then he was Public Health administrator for 4 years in Dharwad, later completed his MD (P&SM) in1984. He became class I senior Health Officer and led the National Immunization Program from January 1985. His State Immunization, and MCH Officers work with the responsibility of the State’s LHV and ANM training schools got him to the attention of UNICEF Country Office which offered a job and, he joined as Epidemiologist in September 1989. Looking at his contribution to UIP in India he was promoted to an NOD level 1n 1991. He continued to work in UNICEF as Sr Program Officer (Health) until January 2006. After retirement he has been doing freelance Public Health Consultancies for UNICEF, WHO, and Private groups. Since 2018 he has been Visiting Professor of Practice (PH) for MPH course in Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (KSRDPRU), Gadag. He has over 100 publications of his own and another 50 articles and dissertations of MPH scholars to his credit, on common illnesses (case reports) and Public Health Problems which review the current practices in India with Public Health Lens and alert the common people of their responsibilities and how the health people can exploit them and holds periodical webinars to empower family Physicians. Empowering Paramedical and families to take care of chronic illnesses like (DFU, Diabetes, Hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, CKD, etc.) is his crusade currently.