Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paraplegia. His top areas of expertise are 15q11.2 Microdeletion, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Cluster Headache.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Paraplegia.
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Locations
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Taga isElite. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Advanced
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Cluster HeadacheDr. Taga isAdvanced. Learn about Cluster Headache.
- HeadacheDr. Taga isAdvanced. Learn about Headache.
- Primary Lateral SclerosisDr. Taga isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Lateral Sclerosis.
- Tension HeadacheDr. Taga isAdvanced. Learn about Tension Headache.
- Experienced
- Beta-Ketothiolase DeficiencyDr. Taga isExperienced. Learn about Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Taga isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseDr. Taga isExperienced. Learn about Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
- Complex Regional Pain SyndromeDr. Taga isExperienced. Learn about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Taga isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- EpilepsyDr. Taga isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.