Michele Tagliati MD

Dr. Michele Tagliati is a clinician and clinical researcher, investigating advanced therapeutics of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and other movement disorders. He was among the pioneers developing the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders in the United States.

Dr. Tagliati attended medical school and neurology residency in Rome, Italy, before moving to New York in 1993. He completed a second residency in neurology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, during which time he was Chief Resident. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at Beth Israel Medical Center and afterward joined the Department of Neurology as an attending and faculty member at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2004, Dr. Tagliati moved back to Mount Sinai, where he was an Associate Professor of Neurology and Division Chief of Movement Disorders. In 2010, he moved to Los Angeles to accept the position of Vice Chairman of Neurology and Director of Movement Disorders at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Tagliati is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is a co-author of the patient reference book Parkinson’s Disease for Dummies. Dr. Tagliati has received research grants from various agencies and foundations and was a Principal Investigator in several clinical trials exploring new medical and surgical therapies for Parkinson’s disease. He has lectured at conferences and academic institutions around the world and is one of the premier educators of DBS management, having directed, among others, the DBS programming course at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Tagliati also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.