Dr Taylor graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree in 2000 and has completed Orthopaedic training in New Zealand, being awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2010.

He continued further training, completing the Brisbane Hand & Upper Limb Fellowship with Princess Alexandra Hospital and Brisbane Hand & Upper Limb Research Institute.  Dr Taylor has also been a  visiting shoulder fellow in Cremona (Italy) before completing a further year of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder fellowship training in the Wrightington Hospital Upper Limb Unit in the UK. 

He welcomes referrals regarding all upper limb orthopaedic problems and will provide both open and arthroscopic options for treatment of the shoulder, elbow and wrist and hand.

His areas of interest and conditions treated are:

Shoulder

• Shoulder Impingement/ Rotator Cuff Tendinosis

• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair

• Shoulder Instability

• Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

• Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

• Shoulder Arthritis

• Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis

• Calcific Tendonitis

Elbow

• Biceps Tendon Rupture

• Elbow Arthritis

• Total Elbow Arthroplasty

• Radial Head Fractures

• Ulnar Nerve Compression

Wrist and Hand

• Fractures

• Tendon Injuries

• Nerve Injuries

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Base of Thumb Arthritis

• De Quervain’s Disease

• Dupuytren’s Disease

• Ganglions/Cysts

• Trigger Finger

Memberships

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

• Australian Orthopaedic Association

• New Zealand Shoulder & Elbow Society

• Australian Hand Surgery Society

• Queensland Hand Surgery Society

• Queensland Shoulder Society