BrianS.TaylorMD
Psychiatry • Ventura, CAPsychiatrist, Private Practice; Secretary, Sterling Care Psychiatric Group, Inc.; Staff Psychiatrist, Ventura County Behavioral Health, Utilization Review/Quality Assurance
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Office
Brian S. Taylor, M.D., Inc.
3585 Maple Street, Suite 205
Ventura, CA 93003Phone+1 805-654-0926Fax+1 805-654-0949
Summary
- Past positions include: Medical Director, Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH), Adult Division & Alcohol and Drug Programs; Quality Medical Director, VCBH; Medical Director, Anka-Ventura Crisis Residential Treatment; Medical Director, Hillmont House MHRC; Chief of Staff, Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC); Chief, Department of Psychiatry (VCMC).
Dr. Taylor graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1991, completed his internship in general surgery at University of California, San Francisco, then returned to Stanford University Hospital to train in psychiatry where he served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Taylor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He sees adults and adolescents age 16 and older who desire evaluation and treatment of their mental health issue(s) regardless of complexity. Dr. Taylor offers a complete psychiatric evaluation, including a psychosocial assessment and make recommendations for his patients based on evidence-based practice guidelines. Psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic strategies are tailored to meet a patient’s needs. Dr. Taylor has primarily worked in community mental health serving the seriously and persistently mentally ill populations of the Bay Area and Southern California. He is also affiliated with the Lakehouse Recovery Center in Westlake Village, CA.
Dr. Taylor received the prestigious Fainer-Tauber Award for Behavioral Health Professional of the Year (2015) and was recognized as one of America’s Top psychiatrists by the Consumers’ Research Council of America (2015).
Dr. Taylor is a former member of the Board of Governors for the Ventura County Medical Association and Treasurer for the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1992 - 1995
University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1991
Case Western Reserve UniversityBA, Biology, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1982 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1992 - 2026- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- Clinical Tools, Inc.Buprenorphine Waiver
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fainer-Tauber Award, Behavioral Health Professional of the Year Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation, 2015
- America's Top Psychiatrists Consumers' Research Council of America, 2015
- Eli Lilly Fellow U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress, 1993
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Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
- Blood Glucose and Insulin Response in Patients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's TypeWinograd C, Jacobson U, Minkoff J, Peabody C, Taylor B, Widrow L, Yesavage J., Biol. Psychiatry, 1/1/1991
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Safe Alprazolam Prescribing and Benzodiazepine Monitoring Program2018 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit (Atlanta, CA) - 4/3/2018
- Highlights from the 2017 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin SummitVentura County Medical Center Grand Rounds Series - 8/30/2017
- Marijuana Legalization and Medical ConsiderationsVentura County Medical Center Grand Rounds Series - 3/29/2017
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Committees
- VCBH Medical Director, Strategic Planning, Accounting and Resourcing Council, Ventura County Health Care Agency 2017 - Present
- Member/Chair, Medication Monitoring Work Group, Ventura County Behavioral Health 2009 - Present
- Member, Medical Executive Committee, Ventura County Medical Center 2009 - Present
- VCBH Medical Director (former Past Chief, Quality Medical Director), Department of Psychiatry Committee, Ventura County Medical Center 2009 - Present
- Behavioral Health Advisor, Ventura County Medical Center Strategic Coordinating Council 2014 - 2016
- Member, Medical Advisory Board, Alzheimer's Association of Ventura County 2011 - 2015
- Member, Stanford University Hospital Graduate Medical Education Review Committee 1994 - 1995
- Member, Voluntary Clinical Faculty Committee, Stanford University Hospital Dept. of Psychiatry 1994 - 1995
- Member, Resident Education Committee, Stanford University Hospital Dept. of Psychiatry 1994 - 1995
- Member, Resident Evaluation Committee, Stanford University Hospital Dept. of Psychiatry 1994 - 1995
- Member, Whitecoats Subcommittee, Stanford Medical School Committee for the Well-Being of Medical Students 1990 - 1991
- Member, Committee on Admissions, Stanford University School of Medicine 1988 - 1991
Research History
- Research AssistantDepartment of Psychology CWRU; Supervisor: Olga B. Emery, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Research Subject: Neuropsychological, biochemical and neuropathological correlations in Alzheimer's disease and Pseudodementia.1996 - 1996
- Research AssistantDepartment of Medicine/Divisions of Gerontology and Family & Community Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine; Supervisor: Gwen Yo, Ph.D., Director of Geriatric Education; Research Subject: Determining the utility of health care screening programs at four local community centers.1989 - 1989
- Research AssistantDept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Stanford University School of Medicine; Supervisor: Jerome A Yesavage, M.D., Associate Professor; Research Subject: Endocrine and nutritional studies in patients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type.1988 - 1989
- Research AssistantDepartment of Pathology Stanford University School of Medicine; Supervisor Lawrence F. Eng, Ph.D., Professor; Research Subject: Developing an immunoassay for somatostatin in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease.1987 - 1988
- Research AssistantDepartment of Neuropathology; CWRU School of Medicine/Institute of Pathology; Supervisor: George Perry, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Research Subject: Isolation and purification of paired helical filaments of the Alzheimer type.1984 - 1986
- Research AssistantDepartment of Neuroscience & Harvard Medical School/ McLean/Brigham & Women's Hospitals; Supervisor: Dennis Selkoe, M.D., Associate Professor; Research Subject: Isolation of low molecular weight proteins from amyloid plaque fibers and paired helical filaments in Alzheimer's disease.1984 - 1985
Professional Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa SocietyMember
- Stanford University Alumni AssociationMember
- Stanford University School of Medicine Alumni AssociationMember
- Member
- Southern California Psychiatric SocietyMember
- Ventura County Medical AssociationMember
- California Medical AssociationMember
- Medical Staff, Ventura County Medical CenterMember
Industry Relationships
- Member, Board of Governors, Ventura County Medical AssociationMember since Sept. 20152017 - Present
- Member of the Board, Ventura County Medical Resource FoundationTreasurer, Jan. 2017 to Dec. 20182015 - 2018
External Links
- Private Practicehttp://www.briantaylormd.com
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