Dr. Hugh S. Taylor MD

Hugh S. Taylor, MD, is the Anita O’Keeffe Young Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. He is also Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Dr. Taylor went to Yale, where he completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology and postdoctoral training, which included a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and a fellowship in molecular biology.

Dr. Taylor is a recipient of 30 National Institutes of Health research grants, and he directs The Yale Center for Reproductive Biology. His clinical research centers on implantation, endometriosis, and menopause. His basic science research focuses on uterine development, the regulation of developmental gene expression by sex steroids, endocrine disruption, and stem cells. Dr. Taylor has published more than 300 articles in leading medical journals. He serves on several editorial boards and as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals and is frequently invited as a speaker at national and international medical meetings.

Dr. Taylor has received numerous awards, including the Best Doctors in America award, the IVI Foundation International Award for the Best Research in Reproductive Medicine, and the Society for Gynecologic Investigation President Achievement Award. He has 22 times been awarded the Society of Gynecologic Investigation President Presenter’s Award for his role as academic mentor. Dr. Taylor is the current president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. He was the past president of the Society for Reproductive Investigation and was on the Board of Directors of The American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Institute of Primate Research. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2016.