Dr. Taylor is an accomplished clinician, medical educator and clinical researcher. He is active at the local and national levels in a number of professional societies and organizations, including the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, National Medical Association, International Society for Hypertension in Blacks, and the Association of Black Cardiologists, where he has served as treasurer, vice-president, and president. Dr. Taylor is active in the Mississippi Medical and Surgery Association where he has served two terms as president. He was appointed by the governor of Mississippi to serve on the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. He has served as primary investigator for a number of clinical studies and has been a lecturer on congestive heart failure, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease for many years.