Overview
Dr. Dean Taylor is a Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon whose practice and research interests include shoulder instability, shoulder arthroscopy, knee ligament injuries, meniscus injuries, knee cartilage injuries, and ACL injuries in adults and children. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and completed his medical training and residency at Duke University. Dr. Taylor went on to be a part of the John Feagin West Point Sports Medicine Fellowship, retired from the United States Army at the rank of Colonel, and returned to Duke in 2006.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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2007 - Present
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
A Mechanistic Classification for Superior Labral Injuries Guides Operative Management.
Journal Article Arthroscopy · June 9, 2025 The purpose of this article is to provide a clinically oriented classification system for superior labral injuries based on etiology, pathoanatomy, and associated biceps-labrum anchor complex injuries. The proposed classification system is based primarily ... Full text Link to item CiteReturn to Play After Arthroscopic Superior Labral Repair: A Systematic Review.
Journal Article Am J Sports Med · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Superior labral tears are common shoulder injuries among athletes, and for athletes undergoing surgical intervention, one of the main priorities is to return to preinjury levels of activity in a timely manner. However, the literature surroundin ... Full text Link to item CitePosterior Shoulder Instability, Part I-Diagnosis, Nonoperative Management, and Labral Repair for Posterior Shoulder Instability-An International Expert Delphi Consensus Statement.
Journal Article Arthroscopy · February 2025 PURPOSE: To establish consensus statements on the diagnosis, nonoperative management, and labral repair for posterior shoulder instability. METHODS: A consensus process on the treatment of posterior shoulder instability was conducted, with 71 shoulder/spor ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Arthroscopic versus Open Stabilization of Shoulder Instability with Subcortical Bone Loss "Fixed Price"
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2022 - 2025Arthroscopic versus Open Stabilization of Shoulder Instability with Subcortical Bone Loss "Cost Reimbursement"
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2021 - 2025Fresh Tissue Lab Agreement
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DePuy Synthes Companies · 2023 - 2023View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1985
M.D.