Sheila S. Mathai


Sheila S. Mathai

Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Navy
Years of service1985 – 2022
Rank Vice Admiral
CommandsINHS Asvini
Institute of Naval Medicine
Awards Nao Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal

Surgeon Vice Admiral Sheila Samanta Mathai, NM, VSM is a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. She last served as the Director General (Organisation & Personnel) of the Armed Forces Medical Services. She is the fourth woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a three-star rank, after Surgeon Vice Admiral Punita Arora, Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay and Lieutenant General Madhuri Kanitkar. She is currently the head of the department of neonatology in Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.[1]

  1. ^ "Sheila Samanta Mathai | Department of Neonatal Care | KMC Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education". Manipal. Retrieved 22 August 2023.