Tara Catherine Lagu MD SFHM
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center
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22 Bramhall StPortland, ME 04102
Phone+1 207-662-4618
Fax+1 207-662-6254
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Summary
- Dr. Tara Lagu, MD is a board certified internist in Portland, Maine. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Maine, Illinois, 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
ME State Medical License 2025 - 2028
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2027
IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
IN State Medical License 1997 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citations"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. 2025-05-01 - 1 citationsCan 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 - 5 citationsMalnutrition 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
Why 40% of U.S. Clinics Turn Away Patients with Severe ObesitySeptember 30th, 2025- Over 40% of Specialty Clinics Refuse Patients Weighing 465 Pounds or MoreSeptember 29th, 2025
- Roundup: Health Risks Linked to Teens’ Skincare Trends on Social Media; And More NewsJune 13th, 2025
Grant Support
- 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
