Surgeon Vice Admiral K M Suryanarayana, VSM, took over as the Director General Medical Services (Navy) on 06 Jun 2011.

       The Flag Officer was seconded to Navy from Air Force.  Before taking over as DGMS (Navy), the Air Officer had served as DGHS (AF) at DGAFMS and DCIDS (Med) at HQ IDS.

       After graduating from Govt Medical College Mysore (Karnataka) he was commissioned into the AMC in 1975 and seconded to Indian Air force. The flag officer completed his post-graduation from AFMC Pune in Medicine and was also successful in completing DNB Medicine in 1985. For his utmost determination and excellent clinical acumen he was awarded Gold Medal during MD Medicine. Subsequently, he did DM Endocrinology from prestigious institute PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1994.

       The flag officer has held various coveted appointments and served as PMO HQ MC, IAF during 2007-2008. He also held the appointment of Senior Consultant Medicine at DGAFMS. He has also served as Clinical Tutor in Medicine at AFMC Pune from 1983 to 1985 and has served as Prof and HOD Medicine at Army Hospital (R&R) and CHAF (Bangalore) affiliated with RGUHS.

       The flag officer is a recognised teacher and examiner in various universities for MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Endocrinology) for DNB (Endocrinology). He has various papers Publication to his credit and has also contributed chapters in the text books-“Medical Emergencies” and “clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus”. He has undertaken various Research Works.

        He is a life time member of various renowned academic Societies like Association of Physicians of India (API), Endocrine Society of India (ESI) , Research Society For the Study Of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) ,Thyroid Society Of India ,Indian Society Of Bone & Mineral Research (ISBMR).

       The flag officer has been duly commended by GOC-in-C, Western Command, Indian Army in 2002 and was awarded Vishishta Seva Medal (VSM) in 2005.