Dr Ganesh Kudva graduated from the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2011. He obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) in 2015, and completed his residency training under the Clinician-Scientist Track in 2020. During his training, he has worked in a myriad of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings across various hospitals, including the Institute of Mental Health, Changi General Hospital and the National University Hospital. After completion of his psychiatry training, Dr. Kudva worked as a specialist at the Institute of Mental Health, where he was involved in the Early Psychosis Intervention Programme (EPIP) and ran an inpatient psychiatric ward.
Dr. Kudva’s interest is in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He has extensive experience in managing mood, anxiety, neurodevelopmental and psychotic disorders. He also has a special interest in helping individuals with gender dysphoria, and was part of the national workgroup that drew up guidelines for the Management of Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria.
Dr. Kudva is a passionate educator who teaches psychiatry at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. A former Chief Resident of the National Psychiatry Residency Programme, he is now a member of the Psychiatry Residency Clinical Core Faculty and is highly active in guiding residents and preparing them for their postgraduate examinations. He is also an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) examination and also examines for the Part 1 and Part 2 Psychiatry Exit Examinations.
Dr. Kudva was awarded the National Healthcare Group Teaching Award for Junior Doctors in 2019 as a recognition of his efforts in teaching residents. He was also conferred the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2023, 2024 and 2025 for his efforts in undergraduate medical education.
Dr. Kudva has also been actively involved in research and is widely published in several fields such as in youth mental health, suicidology, Covid-19 and its impact on mental health, and in medical education.
Dr Kudva also serves as Clinical Director at NUH department of psychological medicine, providing strategic oversight of clinical services and ensuring high standards of patient care.
