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Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD, Psychiatry, Cleveland, OH

RajendraDBadgaiyanMDMA, MS, MBA

Psychiatry Cleveland, OH

Addiction, Neuropsychiatry, Pain Medicine

Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University and Metro Health System

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  • Office

    2500 Metrohealth Dr
    Cleveland, OH 44109
    Phone+1 617-784-2301

Education & Training

  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityMMSc, Medicine, 2008
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityMMSc, Medicine, 2008
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 2004 - 2005
  • Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)/Harvard Medical School
    Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1999 - 2003
  • Bhopal University India
    Bhopal University IndiaMA, Psychology, 1984
  • Bhopal University
    Bhopal UniversityMA, Psychology, 1984
  • Gandhi Medical College
    Gandhi Medical CollegeClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Keynote Speaker International Conference on Recent Advances in Cognition and Health, Varanasi, India, 2014
  • Special Guest Lecturer Indo-Global Healthcare Summit and Expo, Hyderabad, 2014
  • "Keynote Address" 4th International Symposium on Cognition, Stressn and Mental Health, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Reward Deficiency Solution System (RDS): Is there a Solution?  
    Blum K, Badgaiyan RD, Agan G, Fratantonio J, Gold MS, Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 1/1/2014
  • Reward Deficiency Solution Syndrome (RDS): A tale of three Scientists  
    Blum K, Badgaiyan RD, Gold, MS, Journal of Addiction Medicine and Therapeutic Science, 1/1/2014
  • Attenuation of regional cerebral blood flow during memory processing after coronary artery bypass surgery  
    Badgaiyan RD, Weise S, Wack D, Vidal Melo, M, Anesthesia and Analgesia, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Use of a newly developed dynamic molecular imaging technique in drug development.
    Badgaiyan, RD, 12th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology, Suzhou, China, 11/18/2014
  • Coupling Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARSRX™), Medical Monitoring with Comprehensive Analysis of Reported Drugs (CARD™) and Putative Dopamine Agonist Therapy (KB220Z...
    Blum K, Smolen A, Haberstick BC, Smith DE, Febo M, Thanos P, Oscar-Berman M, Badgaiyan RD, Saunders S, Barh D, Giordano J, Simpatico T, Han D, Villapiano A, Inaba D, F..., CME Meeting and Workshop organized by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, San Francisco, 11/13/2014
  • Coupling Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS), Medical Monitoring with Comprehensive Analysis of Reported Drugs (CARD) and Putative Dopamine Agonist Therapy (KB220Z): R...
    Blum K, Smolen A, Haberstick B, Smith DE, Febo M, Thanos P, Oscar-Berman M, Badgaiyan RD, Saunders S, Barh D, Giordano J, Simpatico T, Han D, Villapiano A, Inaba D, Fe..., XXII World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Copenhagen, Denmark, 10/12/2014
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Lectures

  • Use of a newly developed dynamic molecular imaging technique in drug development. 
    Suzhou, China - 11/18/2014
  • Detection neurochemical changes in the human brain in real time: Opportunities and Challenges. 
    Minneapolis - 11/17/2014
  • Detection of dopamine release in real time: A new tool for understanding disorders of dopamine neurotransmission. 
    Long Beach, CA - 11/5/2014
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Other

  • Book Proposals Reviewed: "The Somatotrophic Axis in Brain Function: Recent Knowledge in GH and Growth Factors and their Role in the Central Nervous System by Fred Nybe... 
    Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD
  • Book Proposals Reviewed: "Envy Theory by Frank Ninivaggi. Publisher: Rawmann and Littlefield (Comment on the book cover)" 
    Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD
  • Book Proposals Reviewed: "Ayurveda, A Comprehensive Guide to Traditional Indian Medicine for the West, by Frank Ninivaggi. Publisher Praeger (Comment on the book cover)" 
    Rajendra Badgaiyan, MD
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Press Mentions

  • Alternatives to Opioids Seen to Ease Pain, Raise Serotonin Levels in Early Study
    Alternatives to Opioids Seen to Ease Pain, Raise Serotonin Levels in Early StudyFebruary 16th, 2021

Grant Support

  • Dopamine Neurotransmission In ADHDNational Institute Of Mental Health2010
  • Dopamine Neurotransmission In ADHDNational Institute Of Mental Health2008
  • Detection Of Dopamine Release During A Cognitive TASKNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2006