Hudson Gerry Taylor PhD, ABPP-CN

H. Gerry Taylor, PhD, ABPP-CN, is Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Taylor is a pediatric neuropsychologist with a background in clinical assessment of children. His research aims to better understand the effects of early neurological risks on the child and family, the neurological basis of developmental problems, and the influences of social and environmental factors on outcome.

H. Gerry Taylor, PhD, is Director of Pediatric Neuropsychology in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. He is Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Dr. Taylor is board certified in clinical neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. His special interests include low birth weight and premature birth, neuropsychological and learning evaluations, learning disabilities, developmental disorders and traumatic brain injury.

He completed his undergraduate work in psychology at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., and earned his master’s and doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Iowa Institute of Child Behavior and Development, Iowa City, Iowa. He completed his training with a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental neuropsychology at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Dr. Taylor was named to the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital staff in 1988. Prior to that he was director of the McGill-Montreal Children's Hospital Learning Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Dr. Taylor has been the principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous national studies related to his special interests. He currently is co-investigator on three major multicenter studies, one on manic symptoms in children and two related to traumatic brain injury in children.