About Me

Dr. Samuel Taylor is board certified in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. His clinical expertise includes minimally invasive and reconstructive techniques of the shoulder, elbow and knee. As a life-long athlete, Dr. Taylor understands the demands and anxieties injured athletes face.

Dr. Taylor played varsity football during his four years at Harvard University. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and went on to complete an orthopedic surgery residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. During his residency, the faculty awarded Dr. Taylor the Weill Cornell Alumni Council Distinguished Housestaff Award for exemplary all-around service. His peers also selected him to receive the Jean C. McDaniel Award for leadership, professionalism and ethics in patient care.

Dr. Taylor participated in a traveling fellowship, where he received additional training from nationally and internationally renowned experts in complex shoulder, knee and elbow conditions.

Dr. Taylor currently serves as Associate Team Physician for the New York Giants NFL team and team physician for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) semi-professional football team.

Dr. Taylor has published extensively in his field, authoring more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and 13 book chapters. He was recognized with the J. Whit Ewing Award at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America for his groundbreaking work on the long head of the biceps tendon.
  • Specialties

    Specialties

    Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
    Orthopaedic Surgery

    Special Interests

    Minimally invasive shoulder, elbow and knee reconstruction
    Orthopedic surgery
    Sports medicine

    Languages

    English

  • Education & Training

    Medical School

    Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

    Residency

    Hospital for Special Surgery

    Fellowship

    Hospital for Special Surgery

  • Board Certifications & Affiliations

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

    Affiliations

    Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
    American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
    American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
    American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
    NFL Physician Society
    The Thomas B. Quigley Society

Published Work

Risk Factors for Revision Surgery After Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Repair

Taylor SA, Degen RM, White AE, McCarthy MM, Gulotta LV, O’Brien SJ, Werner BC. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Jun;45(7): 1640-1644.

The Effect of Concomitant Biceps Tenodesis on Reoperation Rates After Rotator Cuff Repair: A Review of a Large Private-Payer Database from 2007 to 2014

Erickson BJ, Basques BA, Griffin JW, Taylor SA, O’Brien SJ, Verma NN, Romeo AA. Arthroscopy. 2017 Jul;33(7): 1301-1307.

Integrating Social media and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery: An Analysis of Patient, Surgeon, and Hospital Use

Ramkumar PN, La T Jr, Fisch E, Fabricant PD, White AE, Jones KJ, Taylor SA. Arthroscopy. 2016 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print]

The Quality of Open-Access Video-Based Orthopedic Instructional Content is Inconsistent

Urch EY, Taylor SA, Cody E, Fabricant PD, Koltsov JB, O’Brien SJ, Dines DM, Dines JS. HSS J. 2016 Oct;12(3):209-215.

The 3-Pack Examination Is Critical for Comprehensive Evaluation of the Biceps-Labrum Complex and the Bicipital Tunnel: A Prospective Study

Taylor SA, Newman AM, Dawson C, Gallagher KA, Bowers A, Nguyen J, Fabricant PD, O’Brien SJ. Arthroscopy. 2016 Jul 20 [Epub ahead of print]

The Clinical Impact of Bicipital Tunnel Decompression During Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Taylor SA, Ramkumar P, Fabricant PD, Dines JS, Gausden E, White A, Conway JE, O’Brien SJ. Arthroscopy. 2016 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Shoulder Instability Management: A Survey of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society

Garcia G, Taylor SA, Fabricant PD, Dines JS. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Mar-Apr;45(3): E91-7.

Influence of Graft Type and Configuration on Revision Rate and Patient Reported Outcomes After MPFL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Weinberger JM, Fabricant PD, Taylor SA, Mei JY, Jones KJ. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty and Work Related Outcomes

Garcia GH, Taylor SA, Mahony GT, DePalma BJ, Grawe BM, Nguyen J, Dines JS, Dines DM, Warren RF, Craig EV, Gulotta LV. Orthopedics. 2016 Jan22:1-6.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Currently Fails to Fully Evaluate the Biceps-Labrum Complex and Bicipital Tunnel

Taylor SA, Newman AM, Nguyen J, Fabricant PD, Baret NJ, Shorey M, Ramkumar P, O’Brien SJ. Arthroscopy. 2016. Feb;32(2):238-244. [2015 Oct 2 Epub ahead of print]

Clinically Relevant Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Proximal Biceps

Taylor SA, O’Brien SJ. Clin Sports Med. 2016 Jan;35(1):1-18. [Epub 2015 Oct 17]

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Preservation: Early Results of a Novel Arthroscopic Technique for Suture Anchor Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair

DiFelice GD, Villegas C, Taylor SA. Arthroscopy. 2015. 31(11):2162-2171.

Standard Diagnostic Glenohumeral Arthroscopy Fails to Fully Evaluate the Biceps-Labrum Complex

Taylor SA, Khair MM, Gulotta L, Dy CJ, Baret NJ, Newman AM, Pearle AD, O'Brien SJ. Arthroscopy. 2014 Dec 10 [Epub ahead of print]. Arthroscopy 2015 Feb; 31(2):215-24.

The Anatomy and Histology of the Bicipital Tunnel of the Shoulder

Taylor SA, Fabricant PD, Bansal M, Khair MM, McLawhorn A, DiCarlo E, Shorey M, O’Brien SJ. JSES. 2014 Nov 18 [Epub ahead of print]. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015 Apr;24(4):511-519.

Midterm Clinical Outcomes for Arthroscopic Subdeltoid Transfer of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon to the Conjoint Tendon

Taylor SA, Fabricant PD, Baret NJ, Newman AM, Sliva N, Shorey M, O'Brien SJ. Arthroscopy. 2014 Sep 18 [Epub ahead of print]. Arthroscopy 2014 Ded;30(12): 1574-81.

Augmentation Techniques for Isolated Meniscal Tears

Taylor SA, Rodeo S. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2013 Jun;6(2):95-101.

Evaluation and Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures

Khmelnitakya K, Lamont LE, Taylor SA, Lorich DG, Dines DM, Dines JS. Advances in Orthopaedics. 2012. 2012:861598. Epub 2012 Dec 18.

A Review of Synthetic Playing Surfaces, the Shoe-Surface Interface, and Lower Extremity Injury in Athletes

Taylor SA, Fabricant PD, Khair MM, Haleem AM, Drakos MC. Phys Sportsmed. 2012 Nov;40(4):66-72.

Biceps Transfer Using Subdeltoid Arthroscopy

O'Brien SJ, Voos JE, Drakos MC, Taylor SA. Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2007: 8(1):29-36.

Arthroscopic Release of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon: Functional Outcome and Clinical Results

Kelly AM, Drakos MC, Fealy S, Taylor SA, O’Brien SJ. Am J Sports Med. 2005 Feb;33(2):208-213.

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