Robertas Badaras

Doctor of Biomedical Science, interested in the treatment of chemical addictions, acute poisonings, rapid detoxification methods and clinical nutrition.

 

EDUCATION:

2011 – 2016 – Doctoral Program in Biomedicine, Vilnius University. Defended doctoral dissertation in biomedical sciences “Rapid opioid detoxification using a new method of induction of gradually increasing doses of naltrexone”;

2007 – 2009 – Residency in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Vilnius University;

1991 – 1993 – Residency in Clinical Toxicology, Vilnius University;

1989 – 1990 – Therapy internship, Vilnius University;

1983 – 1989 – Medical Medicine, Kaunas Medical Institute.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2021 – present – JSC “Innovita Research”, doctor clinical toxicologist;

2020 – present – Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, Associate Professor;

2010 – present – Head of the Toxicology Center of the Republican Vilnius University Hospital;

2010 – present – Head of the Toxicology Center of Vilnius University;

2003 – 2020 – Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, assistant;

2009 – present – Department of Acute Poisoning, Vilnius University Ambulance Hospital, anesthesiologist – resuscitator;

2002 – present – Poison Control and Information Bureau, doctor, clinical toxicologist;

1995 – 1998 – Head of the Admission Department of Vilnius University Ambulance Hospital;

1991 – 2010 – Department of Acute Poisoning, Vilnius University Ambulance Hospital, doctor, clinical toxicologist;

1990 – 1991 – Vilnius City 6th Clinical Hospital, Department of Toxicology, doctor, clinical toxicologist.

SPECIALIZED MEDICAL PRACTICE LICENSES:

• License of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania public health care specialist No. 0417-MA-10 to engage in compulsory training on the harm of alcohol and drugs to human health;
• British General Medical Council Anesthesiologist Registration Certificate No. 7056022;
• Diploma of Clinical Nutritionist of the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism No. 00109;
• Certificate of Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2) Basic Course Certificate No. e-781.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Escalation of Naltrexone to Reduce Stress Responses Associated With Opioid Antagonist Induction: A Double-blind Randomized Trial.

Badaras R, Jovaisa T, Lapinskiene I, Ivaskevicius J. J Addict Med. 2020 May/Jun;14(3):253-260. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000560. PMID: 31609865.

• Alcohol control policy and changes in alcohol-related traffic harm.

Rehm J, Manthey J, Lange S, Badaras R, Zurlyte I, Passmore J, Breda J, Ferreira-Borges C, Štelemėkas M. Addiction. 2020 Apr;115(4):655-665. doi: 10.1111/add.14796. Epub 2019 Oct 3. PMID: 31475395.

• Research Protocol to Evaluate the Effects of Alcohol Policy Changes in Lithuania.

Rehm J, Štelemekas M, Badaras R. Alcohol Alcohol. 2019 Jan 1;54(1):112-118. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agy068. PMID: 30260375.

• Consequences of an extreme diet in the professional sport: Refeeding syndrome to a bodybuilder.

Lapinskienė I, Mikulevičienė G, Laubner G, Badaras R. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Feb;23:253-255. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Nov 2. PMID: 29460810.

• Ethyl and isopropyl alcohol poisonings: standardised approach for postmortem evaluation of the toxic interaction.

Plenta, Jūris & Kisielius, Giedrius & Raudys, Romas & Badaras, Robertas & Jovaisa, Tomas & Justickis, V. & Plentaite, I.. (2017). Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine. 25. 384-389. 10.4323/rjlm.2017.384.

• Changes in Potassium Concentration During Opioid Antagonist Induction: Comparison of Two Randomized Clinical Trials.

Badaras R, Jovaisa T, Judickas S, Ivaskevicius J. J Addict Med. 2016 Jul-Aug;10(4):244-7. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000225. PMID: 27200514.

• Glutathione and glutathione S-transferase levels in patients with liver metastases of colorectal cancer and other hepatic disorders.

Baltruskeviciene E, Kazbariene B, Badaras R, Bagdonaitė L, Krikštaponienė A, Zdanavičius L, Aleknavicius E, Didziapetrienė J. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jul;27(4):336-41. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2016.15457. PMID: 27458849.

• Kaitinamojo tabako poveikis sveikatai bei širdies ir kraujagyslių sistemai.

Serpytis, Pranas & Alonderyte, Audre & Samalavicius, Robertas & Badaras, Robertas. (2020). Health Sciences. 30. 84-87. 10.35988/sm-hs.2020.146.

• Profile of Patients Presenting with Acute Seizures: Is Alcohol-Related Seizures a Big Problem in Lithuania?

Jauniškytė M, Jokimaitytė U, Laubner G, Radevičiūtė L, Badaras R. EC Neurology. 2020

• Challenges in the diagnostics and management of hydrochlorothiazide-induced severe hyponatremia in a habitual beer drinker.

Laubner G, Gintautaitė G, Badaras R. Acta Med Litu. 2020;27(1):39-44. doi: 10.6001/actamedica.v27i1.4265. PMID: 32577095; PMCID: PMC7305805.

• Cocaine-induced myocardial injury.

Badariene, Jolita & Matuliauskaitė, Lina & Badaras, Robertas & Petrauskiene, Birute. (2019). Seminars in Cardiovascular Medicine. 25. 40-43. 10.2478/semcard-2019-0005.

• Co-author of the “Nutrition in Alcohol Abuse” module of the European Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Society (ESPEN) curriculum http://lllnutrition.com/mod/url/view.php?id=2205;
• Co-author of the textbook “Clinical Toxicology”, Kaunas 2002;
• Co-author of the textbook “Medical Toxicology – Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Poisoning”, Kaunas 2010;
• Co-author of the textbook “Rapid Detoxification Methods of Opioid Addiction”, Vilnius University 2009;
• Co-author of the textbook “Drug abuse treatment and prevention: Study manual for medical students and young doctors”, Leonardo da Vinci Program Pilot Project: BG / 04 / B / F / PP-166016;
• Co-author of the “Interactive Cardiology Handbook”, 2013 e-KardioAngio.com. http://www.e-kardioangio.com.