Educational Qualification

• Ph.D in Management – Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
• MBA (Healthcare Management) – Manipal Institute of Management, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• BBA – Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Work Experience (Research /Teaching)

• Assistant Professor - Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Pune
• Assistant Professor -  Directorate of Online Education, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

Area of Interest (Research /Teaching)

• Service Operations Management
• Research Methodology
• Healthcare Management

Journal Publication

• Thomas, A., Suresh, M. (2025). Factors influencing the enhancement of the new iron triangle in healthcare organisations. Journal of Health Organization and Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-05-2024-0196 [Scopus Q2/ ABDC ‘B’]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2025). Development of a sustainability assessment framework for hospitals using multi-grade fuzzy. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 50(1), 113-135. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2025.148501 [Scopus Q2/ ABDC ‘C’]
• Thomas, A., Ma, S., Rehman, A.U. Innovative Approach to Identify the Readiness Factors to Realize Green Ergonomics in Sustainable Service Organizations. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6160. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146160 [Scopus Q1]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2024). Barriers affecting the green transformation process in healthcare organizations. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 17(2), 245- 260. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2023.2177612 [Scopus Q1/ ABDC ‘C’]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2024). Factors influencing the organisational homeostasis in healthcare organisations. Journal of Health Organization and Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-11-2023-0344 [Scopus Q2/ ABDC ‘B’]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2024). Readiness for green transformation process in healthcare organizations. Journal of Indian Business Research, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-05-2023-0162 [Scopus Q2/ ABDC ‘C’] 171-199.
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2024). Readiness of lean sustainability in healthcare organizations. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 18(1), 1- 26. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPHM-07-2022-0064 [Scopus Q2/ ABDC ‘C’]
• Reghu, G., Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2024). Readiness assessment framework of blockchain adoption: a case of automotive industry. International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPMB.2024.138814 [Scopus Q3] 279-298.
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2023). Readiness for agile-sustainability in health-care organizations. International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences, 15(2), 148-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQSS-06-2022-0056 [Scopus Q1/ ABDC ‘B’]
• Thomas, A., Suresh, M., & Shah, B. (2023). Factors impacting humanitarian operations in healthcare during life-threatening pandemics. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 16(4), 481-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2022.2115249 [Scopus Q1/ ABDC ‘C’]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2023). Green-workforce agility in healthcare organizations. International Journal of Healthcare Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2023.2238155 [Scopus Q1/ ABDC ‘C’]
• Thomas, A., Ma, S., Rehman, A. U., & Muthuswamy, S. (2023). Ergoecology Factors Influencing Healthy and Sustainable Workplace in Healthcare Organisation. Sustainability, 15(20), 14669. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014669 [Scopus Q1]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2023). Readiness for agility adaptability and alignment in healthcare organizations. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 13(2), 161-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2022.2144966 [Scopus Q2]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2023). Readiness assessment for change in primary healthcare due to COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 45(4), 552-568. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOM.2023.132859 [Scopus Q3]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2022). Readiness for sustainable-resilience in healthcare organisations during Covid-19 era. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(1), 91-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-09-2021-2960 [Scopus Q1/ ABDC ‘B’]
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2022). Assessment of COVID-19 prevention and protection measures in hospitals. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 7, 100440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2022.100440 [Scopus Q1]
• Thomas, A., Ma, S., Ur Rehman, A., & Usmani, Y. S. (2022, December). Green operation strategies in healthcare for enhanced quality of life. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 37). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11010037 [Scopus Q2]

Conference Proceedings & Book Chapters

• Thomas, A., Suresh, M., Kumaraswamy, S. (2025). Green Transformational Leadership Characteristics in Healthcare Organizations. In: Kaiser, M.S., Xie, J., Rathore, V.S. (eds) Intelligent Strategies for ICT. ICTCS 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1319. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4145-1_6
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2024, August). COVID-19 effects on caregivers in hospital operations from the literature arena. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2937, No. 1, p. 020008). AIP Publishing LLC.
• Thomas, A., & Suresh, M. (2023). Ergonomics in healthcare: A literature review. In Proceedings of the 2nd Indian International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 236-247).
• M. R, A., Sudarshan R, S., Thomas, A., & Suresh (2023). Supply Chain Integration in Marketing: A Literature Review. 13th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (pp. 1237-1247). https://doi.org/10.46254/AN13.20230364

Paper Presentation

• 17 Years of Healthcare System Transformation: A Bibliometric Analysis, International Conference on Empowering Future “Business Transformation and Innovation Through Digital And Sustainable Practices” ICEF 2025, (February 7-8, 2025), Jaipuria School of Business, Ghaziabad.
• AI Paradigm: Impact on Healthcare Costs, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches to SDGs & International Partners’ Meet 2024, (12 January 2024), Rajagiri Business School, Kochi.
• M. R, A., Sudarshan R, S., Thomas, A., & Suresh (2023). Supply Chain Integration in Marketing: A Literature Review. 13th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Manila, Philippines.
• The Phoenix: Death and Resurrection – Lives of subaltern daily wage women workers in patriarchal society amidst COVID-19, PAN-IIM WRC, IIM Kozhikode, (December 2021).
• Sustainability in Healthcare: Constraints and Future Research Directions, 2nd International Conference on Functional Materials, Manufacturing and Performances (ICFMMP-2021), Lovely Professional University, Punjab

Workshops / Training Attended

• Workshop on “Advancing Equity and Inclusion: A Pathway to Achieving SDGs for Healthier Future Generations” (11-12 April 2025) organized by Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune
• Workshop on “Structural Equation Modelling using Smart PLS-4” (3-5 March 2025) at Symbiosis International University, Pune
• One Day Workshop Outcome-Based Education (OBE) attainment (26 February 2025), by AICTE and NBA consultant, organized by Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Pune
• Workshop on “Refocussing on Healthcare Through Technological Empowerment and Innovation” (31 January – 1 February 2025) jointly organized by Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune & Academy of Hospital Administration, Noida
• Workshop on "ICMR National Ethical Guidelines 2017 & NDCTR 2019" (18 February 2025) jointly organized by Symbiosis College of Nursing & Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource  Centre, Pune
• Workshop on "National Conference of the Indian Association of Respiratory Care (IARC), RESCARE'24" (5-6 October 2024) jointly organized by Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences & Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource Centre, Pune

Awards And Achievements

• Awarded Ph.D University Scholarship by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
• Listed among the “Most Productive Authors – 2023” in the ASB Research Newsletter, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Administrative Roles

• Member secretary – Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cell, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune
• Shadow Faculty Member, Board of Studies, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune.
• Program Manager & Travel and Escort Committee Lead, India–UK HealthTech Accelerator Programme (2025), organized by the British High Commission in India; facilitated by Symbiosis International University, Pune.

Other Details

• Peer Reviewer - Discover Sustainability [Scopus Q1]
• Peer Reviewer -BMC Public Health [Scopus Q1]
• Peer Reviewer -Journal of Work-Applied Management [Scopus Q1]