He was a Board Certified Dermatologist in Tallahassee, Florida. He was an expert in psoriasis and had more than 100 publications in referred journals and numerous abstracts, chapters and reviews. He served as a member of the medical advisory board of the National Psoriasis Foundation and has lectured nationally and internationally.
Dr. Taylor completed medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. He completed a year of internship and a year of medical residency at the same institution before beginning his dermatology residency training at the University of Oregon in Portland, Oregon. Upon completion of his residency program he joined the University of Miami as Assistant Professor and Assistant Chief of Dermatology at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center. After a few years he became an Associate Professor, then Professor and Chief of Dermatology at the VAMC. Dr. Taylor was named Professor Emeritus of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami upon his retirement in August of 2002. After retirement from the University of Miami, Dr. Taylor moved to Tallahassee to join the practice of his daughter-in-law. Perhaps his greatest professional contribution was his role in mentoring many medical students who became practicing physicians and remember him with great kindness.
Surviving family members include his former wife Bonnie, four sons, John, Mike, Jim, and Robert and two daughters in law, Cynthia and Crista. In addition, Dr. Taylor is survived by seven grand children: David, Zachary, Jayson, Evan, Frances, Alex, and Caleb and special family friend Julie Kane.
Visitation and viewing will be held at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, 1737 Riggins Road in Tallahassee.
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