Marek Chawarski, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency MedicineDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Emergency Medicine
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Psychiatry
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Psychiatry
CMHC/SAC, 34 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519
United States
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Emergency Medicine
Fully Joint
Psychiatry
Fully Joint
Additional Titles
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Psychiatry
CMHC/SAC, 34 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519
United States
Appointments
Emergency Medicine
Fully Joint
Psychiatry
Fully Joint
Additional Titles
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Contact Info
Psychiatry
CMHC/SAC, 34 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519
United States
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Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Emergency Medicine
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale University (1995)
- MPhil
- Yale University, Psychology (1993)
- MS
- Yale University, Psychology/Cognitive (1992)
- MA
- Jagiellonian University, Psychology/Clinical, Cognitive (1987)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Amphetamine-Related Disorders; China; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Opioid-Related Disorders; Psychiatry; Risk-Taking; Russia; Substance Abuse Detection; Taiwan
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0000-0001-6254-3092
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Research topics Marek Chawarski is interested in exploring.
Patrick G. O'Connor, MD, MPH, MACP
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
David Fiellin, MD
Edouard Coupet II, MD, MS
Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS
Declan Barry, PhD
114Publications
4,376Citations
Opioid-Related Disorders
Malaysia
Risk-Taking
China
Substance Abuse Detection
Amphetamine-Related Disorders
Publications
2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Lu T, Ryan D, Cadet T, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Edelman E, Hawk K, Huntley K, Jalali A, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G, Murphy S. Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 39570250, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHealth care sector perspectiveImplementation facilitatorsOpioid use disorder careIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioHealth care sector costsEducational strategiesImplementation facilitation strategyCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesLikelihood of cost-effectivenessCost-effectiveOpioid use disorderQuality-adjusted life yearsUse disorderPatient engagementAcademic EDED visitsAcceptability curvesStandard educationEmergency departmentLife yearsFacilitation strategiesMeasures of effectivenessHealthBuprenorphine403EMF Barriers and Facilitators to Addiction Treatment Access From the Emergency Department Among Black Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder
Coupet E, Chawarski M, Hercules K, Williams J, Murphy A, Owens P, D'Onofrio G. 403EMF Barriers and Facilitators to Addiction Treatment Access From the Emergency Department Among Black Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: s182-s183. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.08.403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchW81 Implementation Facilitation Improves Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine in Four Urban Academic Centers
Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Cowan E, Curry L, Freiermurth C, Lyons M, Murphy A, O'Connor P, Richardson L, Rothman R, Whiteside L, Williams J, Fiellin D, Edelman E. W81 Implementation Facilitation Improves Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine in Four Urban Academic Centers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110699. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchM162 Phytochemical Composition of Fresh Kratom Leaves Collected in the Northern Region of Malaysia
Karunakaran T, Kasinather V, Chawarski M. M162 Phytochemical Composition of Fresh Kratom Leaves Collected in the Northern Region of Malaysia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110442. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT45 Changing Characteristics of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Malaysia
Kasinather V, Ramadah R, Singh D, Chooi W, Zaharim N, Chawarski M. T45 Changing Characteristics of HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Malaysia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110494. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhytochemical analysis of water and ethanol liquid extracts prepared using freshly harvested leaves of Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.)
Karunakaran T, Vicknasingam B, Chawarski M. Phytochemical analysis of water and ethanol liquid extracts prepared using freshly harvested leaves of Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.). Natural Product Research 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-8. PMID: 38842220, DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2362428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsFreshly harvested leavesPhytochemical compositionO-coumaric acidDried leaf materialLiquid extractionSpectrum of phytochemicalsKratom leavesBioactive phenolicsChlorogenic acidPhytochemical analysisWater extractLeaf materialLeavesLCMS/MS analysisAnalysis of waterMass spectraFreshlyExtractionLeaves of Mitragyna speciosaSpectrometric methodOxidized derivativesRutinQuercitrinAcidPhytochemicalsResearch and publication gaps on kratom and kratom products: a scoping review of current literature
Vicknasingam B, Karunakaran T, Chawarski M. Research and publication gaps on kratom and kratom products: a scoping review of current literature. Current Opinion In Psychiatry 2024, 37: 282-291. PMID: 38818826, DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth system databasePublic health impactPublic health consequencesPrevalence ratesNational surveyHealth impactsPublic healthPublication gapSystem databaseCase series reportControlled clinical studiesClinical case reportEpidemiological factorsEpidemiological surveillanceCase reportScopus databasesSeries reportClinical studiesKratom productsSurveyHuman laboratoryResearch articlesKratomHealthAnalytical study
2023
Evaluation of toxicity profile of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) decoction in rats
Hassan Z, Singh D, Suhaimi F, Chear N, Harun N, See C, Kaur G, Mat N, Bakar S, Yusof N, Kasinather V, Chawarski M, Murugaiyah V, Ramanathan S. Evaluation of toxicity profile of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth) decoction in rats. Regulatory Toxicology And Pharmacology 2023, 143: 105466. PMID: 37536550, DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDays of treatmentToxicity profileFemale Sprague-Dawley ratsOpioid replacement therapyLow platelet countEnd of treatmentSprague-Dawley ratsEvidence of toxicityOccurrence of mortalityPlatelet countDawley ratsHematology profileBody weightMitragyna speciosa KorthBrain tissueHistopathology analysisHistological investigationHerbal drug preparationsDecoctionUric acidDrug preparationTherapeutic propertiesKidneyMortalityRatsPerspectives on and experiences of emergency department–initiated buprenorphine among clinical pharmacists: A multi-site qualitative study
Justen M, Edelman E, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Cowan E, Lyons M, Owens P, Martel S, Richardson L, Rothman R, Whiteside L, O'Connor P, Zahn E, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin D, Hawk K. Perspectives on and experiences of emergency department–initiated buprenorphine among clinical pharmacists: A multi-site qualitative study. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 155: 209058. PMID: 37149149, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOpioid use disorderClinical pharmacistsED careEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineEffective OUD treatmentEffectiveness-implementation studyHealth Services frameworkFocus groups/interviewsMulti-site qualitative studyFuture implementation effortsOUD treatmentUrban EDGroups/interviewsEmergency departmentPromoting ActionUnique pharmacologyED staffBuprenorphinePharmacist participantsUse disordersED contextPharmacistsPractice changePharmacy resourcesSuccessful program implementationPerspectives of Clinicians and Staff at Community-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings on Linkages With Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Programs
Sue K, Chawarski M, Curry L, McNeil R, Coupet E, Schwartz R, Wilder C, Tsui J, Hawk K, D’Onofrio G, O’Connor P, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Perspectives of Clinicians and Staff at Community-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings on Linkages With Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine Programs. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2312718. PMID: 37163263, PMCID: PMC10173026, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCommunity-based cliniciansOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentOUD treatmentMedication treatmentSubstance use disorders trainingUrban academic emergency departmentEffectiveness-implementation studyAcademic emergency departmentDisorder treatment settingsPerspectives of cliniciansCommunity-based treatmentCommunity-based treatment programsStaff perspectivesImplementation science frameworkBuprenorphine programTreatment cliniciansPeer navigatorsReferral sitesPromoting ActionMAIN OUTCOMEED staffBuprenorphineFocus groupsUse disorders
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Substance abuse treatment
ResearchDetails11/01/2010 - 10/31/2017Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaAbstract/SynopsisA study entitled "Behavioral Drug and HIV Risk Reduction Counseling with MMT in China" will provide critical data regarding the efficacy for reducing drug-and sex-related HIV transmission risk behaviors, as well as improving MMT outcomes and patient functioning of two transportable counseling models, behavioral drug and HIV risk reduction counseling (BDRC) and educational counseling (EC) as compared with the current standard of care model in MMT in China.
activity Heroin Dependence
ResearchDetails01/01/2008 - 10/31/2017Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran; Muar, Johor, MalaysiaAbstract/SynopsisProfessor Schottenfeld has established research projects in Malaysia and Iran which are aimed at evaluating treatments for heroin or other opiate dependence and are comparing the efficacy of maintenance treatment with buprenorphine or naltrexone.
activity Substance abuse treatment
ResearchDetails01/01/2010 - 06/30/2017Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg, RussiaAbstract/SynopsisA study entitled "Naltrexone and Behavioral Drug and HIV Risk Reduction Counseling in Russia" will examine the effects of combining behavioral therapy with naltrexone pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opiate dependence and reduction of HIV risks in opiate dependent individuals in St. Petersburg, Russia.
activity Prevention of HIV Infection among Opiate Dependent Injectors - Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of buprenorphine/naloxone drug treatment in p
ResearchDetails01/01/2008 - 09/30/2015Beijing, Beijing, China; Chiang Mai, จ.ร้อยเอ็ด, Thailand; Nanning, Guangxi, China +1 moreAbstract/SynopsisThe purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of a drug treatment intervention (buprenorphine/naloxone) in the prevention of HIV transmission among opiate dependent injectors by reducing drug use and associated risk behaviors. URL: http://www.hptn.org/research_studies/hptn058.asp
honor Honorary Guest Professorship
International AwardCentral South University, Changsha, ChinaDetails09/01/2015China
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- June 06, 2024Source: Natural Product Research
Phytochemical Analysis of Water and Ethanol Liquid Extracts Prepared Using Freshly Harvested Leaves of Mitragyna Speciosa (Korth.)
- December 13, 2022
Department of Emergency Medicine Congratulates Four Faculty on Recent Promotions
- January 30, 2022Source: Connecticut Health I-Team
Calls To Rethink The War On Opioids
- December 19, 2019Source: Health Affairs
For Hospitals, A Blueprint For Fighting The Opioid Epidemic
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