J. Richard Taylor, M.D.

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J. Richard Taylor, M.D. is a Board Certified Dermatologist now practicing in Tallahassee.  He is a world-renowned expert in psoriasis and has 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.  At Skin & Cancer Associates in Tallahassee, he is the director of the phototherapy center, where both UVA & UVB light therapy is available.

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 an Assistant Professor and Assistant Chief of Dermatology at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center.   In 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, Dr. Cynthia Tie.  He sees private patients several hours every day and continues to perform clinical studies.

Professional Affiliations:

                     American Academy of Dermatology

                     American Medical Association

                     National Psoriasis Foundation

                     Capital Medical Society

                     Florida Dermatological Association

                     Florida Society of Dermatology

                     International Society of Dermatology                    

                     Florida Medical Association

                     Society of Investigative Dermatology

                     Phi Sigma Society