About Ms Lt Col Suma KS

Lt Col Suma is currently serving as General Manager – Nursing at Apollo Hospitals,Bannerghatta, Bengaluru, bringing with her an illustrious career spanning clinical excellence,academic leadership, and healthcare management. Her previous prestigious roles include ChiefManager – Nursing Services at Manipal Hospital, Yeshwanthpur (2017–2022), Chief ofNursing at Sagar Hospital, Bengaluru (2015–2017), and over 21 years of distinguished servicein Military Nursing, encompassing senior clinical and teaching positions. She also served asPrincipal, College of Nursing, AWES Jalandhar, on deputation from the Indian Army.Academically, she holds a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery from INHS Sanjivani,Kochi; PC BSc Nursing from the College of Nursing, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune; MScNursing from Christian Medical College, Vellore; a Master’s in Psychotherapy and Counsellingfrom the Institute of Psychotherapy and Management Studies, Mumbai; a Master’s in ClinicalResearch and Regulatory Affairs from Sikkim Manipal University; a Post Graduate Diploma inQuality Management in Healthcare from Symbiosis University, Pune; and an Executive MBA inHealthcare Management from Apollo Medvarsity. Her contributions have been recognised withseveral accolades, including the Apollo Nursing Excellence Award (Infection Control Council),IPSC 2018 – Closed Loop Medication Award at Hyderabad, the Award of Excellence fromColumbia Asia Hospital (2019), and the Best Outgoing PCBSc Trainee Officer Award from theCollege of Nursing, AFMC (1996). An accomplished scholar, she has authored and contributedto multiple research publications and case studies, focusing on advanced nursing roles incomplex clinical scenarios such as aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, bone marrowtransplantation, acute myelogenous leukemia, severe diabetic ketoacidosis in children, multiplemyeloma, and complex surgical care, underscoring her commitment to evidence-based practiceand transformative nursing leadership.​