Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, MBA

Chief of Psychiatry, South Texas Veteran Health Care System
Professor of Psychiatry, Long School of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]    

Professional Role: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neuro and Oncology Research

Scopus author ID: 7004672811

PubMed profile: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=badgaiyan

Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan is a senior psychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist with extensive experience in clinical psychiatry, neuroimaging, and translational neuroscience research. He currently serves as a Professor of Psychiatry at the Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA. He is also an adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at University of Central Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Badgaiyan’s research focuses on neuroimaging techniques to study brain function, cognitive processes, and neurotransmitter dynamics in psychiatric disorders. His work has contributed to advancing the understanding of brain mechanisms underlying cognition and behavior and supports the integration of neuroscience into clinical practice. He is widely known for developing neurotransmitter imaging technique that allows detection, mapping and measurement of neurotransmitters released acutely in the live human brain during cognitive, emotional and behavioral processing.

As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neuro and Oncology Research, Dr. Badgaiyan provides editorial leadership, oversees the peer-review process, and ensures adherence to high standards of scientific quality, ethical publishing, and editorial integrity. He is committed to promoting rigorous, transparent, and impactful research in neuroscience and oncology.

Research Interests:
Neuro-oncology, neurodegeneration, translational neuroscience, molecular imaging