Kaavya
Venkatesh

Medical Student at GKT School of Medicine, King's College London

Medical student interested in clinical medicine, medical education, research, and health policy. I also tutor students preparing for the UCAT and medical school interviews.

Kaavya Venkatesh

About Me

I am a medical student at King's College London with interests in clinical medicine, medical education, and research.

I also work as a private tutor, helping students with UCAT and medical school interview technique. I have worked with over 200 students to date.

Interests

Health Policy Mentoring Dermatology Paediatrics Allergy & Immunology Epidemiology Public Health Inflammatory Skin Disease

Experience

Education

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King's College London

MBBS Medicine

September 2023 – September 2028

ICEP Chapter President & Senior National Student Leader BMA at GKT President KCL Symphony Orchestra St John Ambulance

Publications

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Spontaneous extensive pneumocephalus following frontal sinus defect

BMJ Case Reports · May 2025

Presentations

2025
Poster Presentation — Ageing
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Halle (Saale)
ICEP poster competition. Presented alongside Amukelani Sambo.
2025
Oral Presentation — Mental Health Counsellors in Schools
GKT Projects Conference, King's College London
Selected as one of ten students for oral presentation.

Research

Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Research Fellow
King's College London
Received funding for the King's Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Systematic review on cognitive ageing and pulse pressure with Dr Marina Cecelja and Dr Ryan McNally.

Other Experience

Jun 2025 – Present
Senior National Student Leader
ICEP Global Foundation
Programme planning and logistics for the international collaboration programme.
Mar 2023 – Present
Private Tutor
Self-Employed
The UCAT and medical school interview tutoring. 150+ students to date. Contract work with Quesmed and MyEdSpace.
Sep 2024 – May 2025
Student Advisory Board Member
King's Careers & Employability
Focus groups and qualitative evidence gathering for service improvement.
Jun 2024 – Jul 2024
Student Wellbeing Team Leader
King's Summer Programmes
Managed 20+ Residential Assistants. Pastoral care for ~600 students. Assistant Designated Safeguarding Officer.

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