Ross Nunes, MD

About Ross Nunes

Dr. Ross E. Nunes is a psychiatrist with nearly two decades of experience providing comprehensive psychiatric and behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. His clinical background includes inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient psychiatric practices, and academic medical settings.

Dr. Nunes is currently accepting new pediatric patients, including children and adolescents, for psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing behavioral health treatment. He provides individualized psychiatric care for patients across all age groups, from childhood through adulthood.

Throughout his career, Dr. Nunes has held clinical and medical leadership responsibilities, including overseeing psychiatric treatment teams, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and educating psychiatric advanced practice providers and medical residents.

Dr. Nunes focuses on providing compassionate, patient-centered psychiatric care that supports long-term mental health, emotional well-being, and improved quality of life.

Conditions Treated

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

  • Adult psychiatric care

  • Pediatric and adolescent psychiatric care

  • Child and adolescent behavioral health assessments

  • ADHD evaluations and medication management

  • Psychiatric medication management

  • Individualized mental health treatment planning

  • Psychotherapy and behavioral health support

  • Mental health monitoring and follow-up care

 

Services Provided

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

  • Behavioral health assessments

  • Psychiatric medication management

  • Individualized psychiatric treatment planning

  • Psychopharmacologic treatment

  • Psychiatric consultations
  • Medication effectiveness and side-effect monitoring

  • Coordinated behavioral healthcare

  • Multidisciplinary treatment coordination

Education

Dr. Ross E. Nunes earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Nunes completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Louisville in 2007, following additional residency training in anesthesiology from 2002 to 2004.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Illinois State University in 1998, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) — Adult Psychiatry, previously certified September 2015–December 2025

  • Board recertification examination listed for April 2027

  • Indiana Medical Licensure

  • Kentucky Medical Licensure

Schedule an Appointment

Dr. Ross E. Nunes, MD, is accepting new pediatric patients and provides comprehensive psychiatric care for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. Services include psychiatric evaluations, medication management, individualized mental health treatment, and ongoing behavioral health support.

Contact GetWell Health System to schedule an appointment for your child or learn more about available psychiatric services.