Passionate about public health. Over a decade of experience in primary care and programme management settings. Focusing on health system strengthening, noncommunicable diseases epidemiology and outbreak science.
Experience
| Year | Designation | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| October 2023 - present | State Urban Health Manager | National Health Mission, Kerala |
| 2016 - 2021 | District Programme Manager | National Health Mission, Kerala |
| 2024 - present | Jr. Administative Medical Officer | Directorate of Health Services, Kerala |
| 2014 - 2024 | Assistant Surgeon | Directorate of Health Services, Kerala |
Education
| Degree | Institution | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Master of Public Health | ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai | 2021 - 2023 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Quality Management | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 2019 - 2021 |
| Master of Business Administration | ICFAI University, Tripura | 2018 - 2021 |
| MBBS | Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | 2006 - 2011 |
Publications
1. Mathew G, Sebastian SR, Benjamin AI, Goyal V, Sushan A, Joseph J, et al. Cancer burden and alarm signals: a community based study from Kerala, India. Int J Res Med Sci [Internet]. 2020 Jan 27 [cited 2020 May 2];8(2):681. Available from: https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/7637
2. Mathew G, Sebastian S, Benjamin A, Goyal V, Joseph J, Sushan A, et al. Community-based burden, warning signs, and risk factors of cancer using public-private partnership model in Kerala, India. J Family Med Prim Care [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2020 May 2];9(2):745. Available from: http://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2020/9/2/745/279244
3. Sushan A, Krishna A, Robinson A, K B, SA R. Evaluation of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India, 2022. ICMR-School of Public Health, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India; 2022.
4. Sushan A, Shivakumar SVBY, Robinson A, Kumaran AV. Outbreak of Influenza A - H3N2v, in the United States of America, 2022. 2023 Feb 10 [cited 2024 Jun 12];5(1). Available from: https://jglobalbiosecurity.com/articles/10.31646/gbio.192
5. Mathew G, Bava N, Varghese AD, Sushan A, Benjamin AI. Project Vayoraksha: Implementation of novel mHealth technology for healthcare delivery during COVID-19 in geriatric population of Kerala. Indian J Med Res [Internet]. 2024 Jul 19 [cited 2024 Sep 12];159(3 & 4):289–97. Available from: https://ijmr.org.in/project-vayoraksha-implementation-of-novel-mhealth-technology-for-healthcare-delivery-during-covid-19-in-geriatric-population-of-kerala/
6. Menon GR, Yadav J, Aggarwal S, Singh R, Kaur S, Chakma T, et al. Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India—A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE [Internet]. 2022 Mar 10 [cited 2022 May 25];17(3):e0264956. Available from: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0264956
7. Bava N, Sreekumar S, Mathew G, Sushan A, Sheeja A, Parvathy P. Strategies for COVID-19 control among migrant labourers in a developing country setting: Pathanamthitta model from Kerala. J Family Med Prim Care [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2021 Jul 18];10(6):2342. Available from: http://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2021/10/6/2342/320473
8. Varghese S, Sheeja A, Samuel Johnson A, Sushan A, Nandini C, Chandy G, et al. Together let us confront it: An outbreak investigation of hepatitis B in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. J Family Med Prim Care [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2021 Jul 18];10(6):2159. Available from: http://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2021/10/6/2159/320471
9. Sushan A, Mohan M, Robinson A, Krishna A, Kangusamy B, Muthappan S, et al. Unmet needs to achieve disease control among patients with hypertension and diabetes, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India, 2023: A mixed methods study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health [Internet]. 2025 Apr 19 [cited 2025 Apr 20];102036. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398425001253
