I Made Kardena is a member of the teaching staff at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University. He graduated in 2002 as a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) at Udayana University. Meanwhile, in 2009, he got his master's degree in veterinary studies (MVS) and graduated from the School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia. In 2024, he graduated from his PhD program at the same university.

His research is mainly in animal and zoonotic diseases with some of his publications at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PAcOD7YAAAAJ&hl=id.