People Behind – Karunashraya

Bangalore Hospice Trust is run by a board of Trustees, each an expert in his/her own field. They are united and committed in their ongoing endeavour to make Karunashraya an outstanding hospice offering world-class palliative care service in the country.

Board of Trustees

Kishore S.Rao

Chairman

Gurmeet Singh Randhawa

Managing Trustee

Dr. Nagesh Simha

MS(Gen Surg), MSc Pall Med (Cardiff), FRCP (Lon)

Medical Director

Kala Devarajan

Treasurer

Latha Jagannathan

Trustee

Peeyush Jain

Trustee

K. Ajith Kumar Rai

Trustee

P. Sridhar

Trustee

Kanchan Bannerjee

Trustee

Department Incharge

Mathew George Chandy

CEO

Dr. Seema Rao

Assistant Director – Education & Research

Georjo Pius Viapana

General Manager – Public Relation & Resource Mobilization

Girish B.K

General Manager – Administration & HR

Sudharshan D.P

Facility Manager

Dr. Babita Varkey

Associate Medical Director

Sangeetha N

Nursing Tutor

Michelle Normen

Psycho-oncologist & Lead-Counseling Services

Our diverse and talented team has more than 140 staff members, full-time and part-time – all with their own unique skills and expertise.

Majority of our workforce is made up of nurses, consultants and doctors in palliative medicine, as well as social workers, physiotherapists, occupational and complementary therapists. They work alongside fundraisers, housekeeping team, catering staff, maintenance workers, administration staff and others to ensure that our journey in free-palliative care goes on uninterrupted.

Without our team of 60+ volunteers who give their time tirelessly in all manner of roles – from assisting in our kitchen, manning the tills in our shops, to lending a hand at our many fundraising events, we wouldn’t have made it so far.