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Davis Taylor, MD, Neurosurgery, Portsmouth, VA

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Neurosurgery Portsmouth, VA

Assistant Department Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

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  • Office

    620 John Paul Jones Circle
    Portsmouth, VA 23708
    Phone+1 757-953-9390
    Fax+1 757-953-9415

Summary

  • Davis Taylor is an AANS board eligible neurosurgeon and completed neurosurgical residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is the assistant department head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and an active duty Naval surgeon. As a resident at UVA, he published over 60 peer reviewed papers, received internal grants from UVA and external grants from the AANS/CNS, and was involved in numerous research projects within the medical center and brain, immunology and glial center. He spent a year abroad in New Zealand performing a skull base and cerebrovascular fellowship.

Education & Training

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2014 - 2021
  • Auckland District Health Board
    Auckland District Health BoardFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology and Vascular Neurosurgery, 2019 - 2020
  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
    University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 2014
  • University of Alabama
    University of AlabamaBS, Finance, Cum Laude, 2006 - 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2024 - 2024

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Robert J Dempsey Cerebrovascular Research Award AANS/CNS, 2019
  • John A Jane Sr Neuroanatomy Award University of Virginia, 2016
  • Oustanding Neuroscience Award University of South Alabama, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • BRAF V600 Mutation and BRAF Kinase Inhibitors in Conjunction with Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Melanoma Metastases: A Multicenter Retrospective Study  
    Veronica Chiang, James Yu, Ronald Warnick, Panagiotis Mastorakos, Jack Qian, Veronica Chiang, Ronald Warnick, Panagiotis Mastorakos, Zhiyuan Xu, Jack Qian, Ajay Chatra..., Neurosurgery

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