Overview
Dr. Aruna Rao completed her Neurology residency at Johns Hopkins school of medicine followed by a fellowship in Sleep medicine. She sees patients at the headache center, cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) disorders center and sleep disorders center, which are located at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She specializes in all headache disorders including migraine, cluster, tension headaches, trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain. Dr. Rao is currently not accepting new patients. In the CSF Disorders Center she evaluates patients with pseudotumor cerebri and other CSF disorders. In the sleep disorders center she sees patients with sleep apnea, insomnia, hypersomnolence disorders and movement disorders associated with sleep like restless leg syndrome.
Dr. Rao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Restless Legs Syndrome.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cluster Headache.
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Locations
Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Allergy & Asthma Center, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Neurological Medicine, P.A.
Syed Asad is a Neurologist in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. Asad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Memory Loss. Dr. Asad is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Arens Taga is a neurologist specializing in neuromuscular diseases, with a particular focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases. His clinical work aims to improve the quality of care for patients with ALS through biomarker-based, precision medicine approaches that refine disease stratification and facilitate more targeted and efficient enrollment in clinical trials. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Taga uses patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells to model ALS, uncover novel disease mechanisms and identify therapeutic targets that are translatable to clinical trials. In recognition of his work in ALS, Dr. Taga was awarded the 2025 Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award, which honors early-career physician-scientists dedicated to advancing ALS research. Dr. Taga earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Parma, Italy, where he also completed his neurology residency. He subsequently trained at The Johns Hopkins University, completing a postdoctoral research fellowship in the neuromuscular division, an internal medicine internship, a neurology residency and a neuromuscular clinical fellowship. Dr. Taga is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. His top areas of expertise are 15q11.2 Microdeletion, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Cluster Headache.
Robert Varipapa is a Neurologist in Dover, Delaware. Dr. Varipapa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cluster Headache. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Varipapa is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Rao isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.
- HydrocephalusDr. Rao isDistinguished. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- Normal Pressure HydrocephalusDr. Rao isDistinguished. Learn about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
- Advanced
- Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- HeadacheDr. Rao isAdvanced. Learn about Headache.
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
- MeningitisDr. Rao isAdvanced. Learn about Meningitis.
- Obstructive Sleep ApneaDr. Rao isAdvanced. Learn about Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Experienced
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Bipolar Disorder (BPD)Dr. Rao isExperienced. Learn about Bipolar Disorder (BPD).
- Central Sleep ApneaDr. Rao isExperienced. Learn about Central Sleep Apnea.
- Cluster HeadacheDr. Rao isExperienced. Learn about Cluster Headache.
- DrowsinessDr. Rao isExperienced. Learn about Drowsiness.
- Excessive Daytime SleepinessDr. Rao isExperienced. Learn about Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.