Tara Catherine Lagu MD SFHM
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center
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251 E Huron StSte 16-738Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-926-5924
Fax+1 312-926-6134
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Summary
- Dr. Tara Lagu, MD is a board certified internist in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, Maine, and Massachusetts. She is an Assistant Professor at Tufts Medical Center.
Education & Training
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1997 - 2026
ME State Medical License 2025 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Can you know before you go? Information about disability accommodations on US hospital websites.Allison Kannam, Carol Haywood, Megan A Morris, Lynn Huang, Tracey Singer
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2025-02-01 - "The Forgotten Minority": Perpetuation of Ableism in Medical Education.Carol Haywood, Tara Lagu, Maggie Salinger, Roberto López-Rosado, Christene DeJong
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-01-15 - Malnutrition in hospitalized adults in the United States, 2016-2019.Ajay Bhasin, Lynn Huang, Meng-Shoiu Shieh, Penelope Pekow, Peter K Lindenauer
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2024-12-01
Authored Content
- Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After HospitalizationMay 2020
Press Mentions
Medical Schools Do a Poor Job Teaching About DisabilityJanuary 17th, 2025- Disability Often Neglected in Medical School Curricula, New Study FindsJanuary 15th, 2025
- Lack of Data Hobbles Research on Disabled Peoples’ Health DisparitiesNovember 18th, 2024
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Grant Support
- The University of Chicago and Northwestern University Postdoctoral Health Services Research ProgramNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2023–2028
- The University of Chicago and Northwestern University Postdoctoral Health Services Research ProgramNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2023–2028
- A mixed methods study to identify and refine implementation strategies to increase use of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failureNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2025
- A mixed methods study to identify and refine implementation strategies to increase use of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failureNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2025
