Dr Chandy Abraham has held several academic positions and was appointed Professor of Surgery in the Malaysian Science University Medical School based at Bangalore. Dr Chandy has had experience as a teacher at the postgraduate level and has trained many doctors in General Surgery towards achieving the Diplomate of the National Board (DNB) in Surgery. He has also been a thesis guide to many students of general surgery. Dr Chandy last appointment was as the CEO and Medical Director of the HealthCity Cayman Islands which is the first hospital established in the western hemisphere by an Indian entity. Earlier to this he was the Facility Director ( CEO) for Narayana Hrudayalaya, the flagship hospital of the Narayana Health group of Hospitals, and Group Head for Quality for the Narayana Health Group.

At the national level in India, Dr Chandy was a lead survey for the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare organisations, and later a member of the technical committee of this Board which helps with setting standards and implementing accreditation in healthcare across the nation.

However Dr Chandy special area of interest has been in lean management in healthcare. He holds certification in lean management from the Cardiff University. He has implemented many projects in healthcare which have demonstrated the importance of developing processes that are streamlined and which optimise resource utilisation thereby leading to cost effective services that are of high quality. His other area of interest is in Design thinking and in implementing these strategies in the service industry of healthcare. Dr Chandy vision is to provide ethical, high quality specialist medical services in a caring environment which is easily accessible to the people across socio economic boundaries.