 Dr. Taylor is a board-certified cardiologist and clinical researcher, specializing in cardiovascular imaging and prevention. Dr. Taylor obtained his medical training at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by residency training in internal medicine at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC, and cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. During a 20 year career in the United States Army at Walter Reed, he served as the Director of Cardiovascular Research, Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Training Program, and Chief of the Cardiology service. He is a full professor of medicine at the Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD. He now serves as the Director of Advanced Cardiac imaging at the Washington Hospital Center and Medstar Research Institute in Washington DC.
Dr. Taylor’s major research accomplishments include defining the role of lipid lowering therapy on carotid atherosclerosis, with a particular focus on HDL cholesterol and the use of niacin. His pioneering work in the field of cardiac CT include conducting long term prospective outcomes trials and randomized clinical trials on the utility of the technique. He has published over 150 original manuscripts, and receives ongoing research funding from various federal and private sources.
Dr. Taylor is the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular CT, and Editor of the Braunwald’s Heart Disease companion text atlas on cardiac CT. He is the president of the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, Chair of the Imaging Council of the American College of Cardiology, and serves on the board of directors of the Society of Cardiovascular CT and Certification Board of Cardiac CT. His work on national writing groups includes guidelines on Cardiac CT training and performance, carotid intima-media thickness, and cardiovascular disease management and prevention. |
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