Meet Jolyn Taylor, M.D.
Jolyn Taylor, M.D.
Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery
About Jolyn Taylor
Dr. Taylor is an Assistant Professor of Gynecologic Oncology. Caring for women with gynecologic malignancies is her passion. She administers chemotherapy and performs specialized surgery, including by open, laparoscopic and robotic techniques. Her research interests include Quality Improvement and Health Services Research focusing on disparities in healthcare. She has authored and co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Taylor is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA, MPH, Master of Public Health |
| 2010 | New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2006 | Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, BA, Chemistry and Spanish |
Postgraduate Training
| 2014-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Center, Houston, TX |
| 2010-2014 | Clinical Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, New York, NY |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Taylor JS, He W, Harrison R, Zhao H, Sun CC, Lu KH, Giordano SH, Meyer LA. Disparities in treatment and survival among elderly ovarian cancer patients. Gynecol Oncol 151(2):269-274, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30253875.
- Taylor JS, Rajan SS, Zhang N, Meyer LA, Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC, Lairson DR, Giordano SH. End-of-Life Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Patients With Ovarian Cancer. J Clin Oncol 35(16):1829-1835, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28388292.
- Taylor JS, Rajan SS, Zhang N, Meyer LA, Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC, Lairson DR, Giordano SH. End-of-Life Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Patients With Ovarian Cancer. J Clin Oncol 35(16):1829-1835, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28388292.
- Gorski JW, Taylor JS, Zhang J, Liu J, Jazaeri AA. Hormonal based treatment of ovarian anaplastic ependymoma with anastrozole. Gynecol Oncol Rep 20:93-96, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28393092.
- Taylor JS, Marten CA, Munsell MF, Sun CC, Potts KA, Burzawa JK, Nick AM, Meyer LA, Myers K, Bodurka DC, Aloia TA, Levenback CF, Lairson DR, Schmeler KM. The DISINFECT Initiative: Decreasing the Incidence of Surgical INFECTions in Gynecologic Oncology. Ann Surg Oncol 24(2):362-368, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27573526.
- Geynisman-Tan JM, Taylor JS, Edersheim T, Taubel D. All the darkness we don't see. Am J Obstet Gynecol 216(2):135.e1-135.e5, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27664496.
- Taylor JS, Marten CA, Potts KA, Cloutier LM, Cain KE, Fenton SL, Tatum TN, James DA, Myers KN, Hubbs CA, Burzawa JK, Vachhani S, Nick AM, Meyer LA, Graviss LS, Ware KM, Park AK, Aloia TA, Bodurka DC, Levenback CF, Schmeler KM. What Is the Real Rate of Surgical Site Infection?. J Oncol Pract 12(10):e878-e883, 2016. PMID: 27460495.
- Prescott LS, Taylor JS, Lopez-Olivo MA, Munsell MF, VonVille HM, Lairson DR, Bodurka DC. How low should we go: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies in oncology. Cancer Treat Rev 46:1-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27046422.
- Taylor JS, Brown AJ, Prescott LS, Sun CC, Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC. Dying well: How equal is end of life care among gynecologic oncology patients?. Gynecol Oncol 140(2):295-300, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26706661.
- Prescott LS, Dickens AS, Guerra SL, Tanha JM, Phillips DG, Patel KT, Umberson KM, Lozano MA, Lowe KB, Brown AJ,Taylor JS , Soliman PT, Garcia EA, Levenback CF, Bodurka DC. Fighting cancer together: Development and implementation of shared medical appointments to standardize and improve chemotherapy education. Gynecol Oncol 140(1):114-9, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26549108.
- Taylor JS, Zhang N, Meyer LA, Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC, Rajan SS, Giordano SH. Changing patterns of hospice and end of life care. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2016.
- Prescott LS, Aloia TA, Brown AJ, Taylor JS, Munsell MF, Sun CC, Schmeler KM, Levenback CF, Bodurka DC. Perioperative blood transfusion in gynecologic oncology surgery: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Gynecol Oncol 136(1):65-70, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25451693.
- Brown AJ, Sun CC, Prescott LS, Taylor JS, Ramondetta LM, Bodurka DC. Missed opportunities: Patterns of medical care and hospice utilization among ovarian cancer patients. Gynecol Oncol 135(2):244-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25192878.
- Frey MK, Taylor JS, Pauk SJ, Hughes D, Turbendian HK, Sapra KJ, Holcomb K. Knowledge of Lynch syndrome among obstetrician/gynecologists and general surgeons. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 126(2):161-4, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24950908.
- Lin SN, Taylor JS, Alperstein S, Hoda R, Holcomb K. Does speculum lubricant affect liquid-based Papanicolaou test adequacy?. Cancer Cytopathol 122(3):221-6, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24254917.
- Adams BN, Musa FB, Taylor JS, Holcomb K. AlloDerm graft mimicking uterine carcinosarcoma recurrence on PET/CT. J Obstet Gynaecol 34(1):102-3, 2014. PMID: 24359070.
- Taylor JS, Panico V, Caputo T, Gerber D, Gupta D, Pirog E, Holcomb K. Clinical outcomes of patients with adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix treated by conization. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 35(6):641-5, 2014. PMID: 25556268.
- Taylor JS, Roboz GJ, Baergen RN, Genc MR. Pregnancy in a woman with chronic neutrophilic leukemia. Obstet Gynecol 121(2 Pt 2 Suppl 1):457-60, 2013. PMID: 23344408.
- Taylor JS, Viera L, Caputo TA, Chan J, Frey MK, Gupta D, Kligman I. Unsuccessful planned conservative resection of placental site trophoblastic tumor. Obstet Gynecol 121(2 Pt 2 Suppl 1):465-8, 2013. PMID: 23344410.
- Frey MK, Biewald MA, Worley MJ, Taylor JS, Lin SN, Holcomb K. Lynch Syndrome: Awareness among Medical Students at a United States Medical School. Curr Womens Health Rev 8(3):242-247, 2012. PMID: 23316129.
- Taylor JS, Frey MK, Fatemi D, Robinson S. Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as ovarian torsion. Am J Obstet Gynecol 207(2):e4-6, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22742781.
- Frey MK, Ward NM, Caputo TA, Taylor JS, Worley MJ, Slomovitz BM. Lymphatic ascites following pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy procedures for gynecologic malignancies. Gynecol Oncol 125(1):48-53, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22101154.
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