Alexander Baldacchino
Professor
St Andrews University
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor Alexander Baldacchino; PhD, MD, MPhil, FRCPsych, FRCP is a Clinical Professor at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine and specialises in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. He is an Executive Board Member and President to the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM). His main research interest lies in improving the lives of individuals with a history of substance use disorders. His research portfolio has a common thread of understanding the co-morbid conditions (physical and psychological) arising as a result of chronic abuse of pharmacological agents with dependence potential especially opioids, nicotine and alcohol. He is interested in utilising informatics systems, clinical outcome data, neuropsychological and neuroimaging processes and digital technology amongst many other possibilities in order to identify and minimise risks present in this population. Additionally he has been working with United Nation agencies such as UNODC and WHO, with the EMCDDA, Pompidou Group and other international intergovernmental organisations. After 40 years as a practising clinician he has just retired from NHS Fife as a senior consultant psychiatrist and clinical lead. During that time he also acted as Director for Research, Development and Innovation for 22 years.
Research Interest
Psychological