Hugh S. Taylor MD
Anita O'Keeffe Young Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Anita O'Keeffe Young Professor of Women's Health, Yale University

Departments & Organizations
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental BiologyYale Medical Group
Stem Cells and Tissue Repair
Cancer Center, Yale
Pituitary Program
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program | Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility: Yale Fertility Center; In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Program; Perimenopausal & Menopausal Therapy Program; Endometriosis Program | Reproductive Physiology Group | Center for Research in Reproductive Biology | Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development Center
Gene Regulation and Functional Genomics
Biography
Dr. Taylor is the Anita O'Keeffe Young Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is also Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental biology at Yale University. His clinical interests include IVF, infertility, endometriosis, implantation, menopause, uterine anomalies and DES exposure.
Dr. Hugh Taylor received his undergraduate training at Yale University and received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale. His postdoctoral training included a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as well as a fellowship in Molecular Biology, both at Yale.
Dr. Taylor is a board certified specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology. 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 on stem cells. He is a recipient of eight National Institutes of Health research grants and directs The Yale Center for Reproductive Biology. Dr. Taylor has published more than 125 articles and in leading medical journals. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Reproductive Sciences.
Education
- B.A., Yale University , 1983
- M.D., University of Connecticut , 1988
Selected Publication
- Cakmak H and Taylor HS. Implantation failure: molecular mechanisms and clinical treatment. Human Reproduction Update 2011, 17(2):242-253.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Honoree of the Year(2012) , Endometriosis Association
Articles
Autumn 2011
Ghrelin levels linked to fertility
Mice whose mothers had low levels of ghrelin are less fertile and produce smaller litters, Yale researchers reported in...

Autumn 2007
Charles J. Lockwood, M.D, Hugh S. Taylor, M.D.
Charles J. Lockwood, M.D., the Anita O’ Keefe Young Professor of Women’s Health and chair of obstetrics, gynecology and...
Spring 2006
Pesticide linked to infertility
A common pesticide may interfere with the reproductive tract, leading to reduced fertility in women, according to Yale...
Autumn 2007
Yale joins national effort to reconsider the benefits of hormone therapy
In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a research program begun in 1991 by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood...

Autumn 2007
From the inner city to Yale and neurosurgery
An elite neurosurgeon born in crushing poverty, Benjamin Carson, M.D., told the Class of 2007 how learning transformed...



