Barbara S. Taylor, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Barbara Taylor is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and the Assistant Dean for the MD/MPH Program at UT Health San Antonio. She is an alumna of Princeton University, Harvard Medical School, and the Mailman School of Public Health, and completed her residency and fellowship training at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Taylor conducts research to improve health outcomes for those living with or at risk for HIV, with a specific focus on Latinx populations. She is an infectious disease specialist with a focus on care of people living with HIV and other viral illnesses an HIV care provider at the University Health FFACTS clinic.

Her current work uses implementation science to address barriers to care for emerging adults with HIV throughout Texas and explores risk for STIs in key populations in the Dominican Republic. She is also a principal investigator on the NIH-funded RECOVER study, which works to determine the impact of long COVID in the United States. She is passionate about fostering research that improves the health of Texans and eliminates chronic infectious diseases and their sequelae.