About
Dr Kodagalli is a senior general adult consultant psychiatrist with over 21 years of clinical and academic experience in mental health, including over 11 years of consultant psychiatrist experience within adult mental health, completely within the NHS.
Dr Kodagalli was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych) in 2023, an award that is bestowed across the globe, as a mark of distinction and recognition of contributions to psychiatry, having clearly demonstrated and evidenced significant contributions to the core purposes of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This reflects his ongoing commitment and dedication to his field of medicine towards achieving clinical excellence and distinguished professionalism.
Dr Kodagalli has received several significant recognitions within his commitment and dedication to his work. Some of them include:
- Excellent Clinical Supervisor Award from the Wessex Deanery
- Successful General Medical Council (GMC) revalidations
- Private practice privileges as a visiting consultant psychiatrist with Priory
- Visiting consultant psychiatrist to Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates
- Academic accomplishments, including peer reviewed and online publications, e-learning and poster presentations, service improvement, quality improvement and clinical governance projects
Dr Kodagalli’s commitment to serve his patients continues with undefined boundaries, where he looks forward to new daily challenges, which he believes makes his work highly satisfying and rewarding. He remains committed in his continued efforts to maintain clinical excellence through several clinical governance projects to support excellent patient care.
As a solo practitioner in a private outpatient setting, Dr Kodagalli is unable to accept referrals if there is a risk that cannot be safely managed or if the needs of the person cannot be met in the private outpatient setting. This may be the case if the person is presenting with potential risk of harm to self or others, or a degree of complexity that may require more urgent or intensive intervention and a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment. It’s important that all available and relevant information is provided in the referral so that a decision can be made before an assessment is offered. This is to avoid the person and/or their family requiring signposting via the GP to another service. At the end of your initial assessment, Dr Kodagalli will aim to advise whether he can accept you under his care, if further support and input is needed. Most of the initial assessments take place in-person, whilst Dr Kodagalli, can also offer online appointments, based on the needs and requirements of the referral.
Outside his work, Dr Kodagalli loves spending time with his family and friends, including wife and two children. He also has a passion for music and he loves playing the flute.
Position at Priory
Dr Kodagalli has been awarded private practice privileges with Priory, and commenced as a visiting consultant psychiatrist in July 2024.
Dr Kodagalli’s clinical expertise ranges broadly into the assessment and management of a wide variety of mental health conditions, including mood disorders such as depressive disorder/s, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, neurosis including anxiety disorders, phobias, somatoform disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, perinatal (pregnancy and postpartum) mental health disorders, personality disorders, organic disorders, cognitive disorders and some neuropsychiatric manifestations.
Dr Kodagalli holds special interest in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders. He has a diploma in the Awareness of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Certified Clinical Service Provider (ADHDCCSP), and an accreditation as a specialist in the assessment and recommendation for autism.
Training
Dr Kodagalli trained within the Wessex Deanery, which serves a diverse population locally, including Hampshire and Dorset counties. He currently holds specialist registration and full license to practise with the GMC in adult mental health. Dr Kodagalli holds a post graduate membership degree with the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych).
Research interests
Dr Kodagalli has demonstrated his interests in research, management and clinical governance issues on various platforms, with recognitions received, with his work being published in reputed evidence-based journals, and online platforms as listed below.
Links to clinical articles/research papers:
Kodagalli A, Mynors-Wallis L, Cope D, Ogollah R, Immins T. Patient-reported outcome measures v. clinician-measured outcomes in community psychiatric practice. The Psychiatrist. 2012;36(2):61-64. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.110.032029
Ghosh S, Kodagalli A, Bhatti F, Bradbeer T. Monitoring electrocardiograms of service users on high-dose methadone substitution therapy: an audit. The Psychiatrist. 2010;34(11):489-491. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.109.027813
e-learning for Health care (e-Lfh):
Management of Alcohol Misuse
http://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700419
Management of Substance Misuse
http://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/704716
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Kannada