FINAL Taylor Program

BRADLEY S. TAYLOR, MD, MPH
Bradley Taylor, MD, MPH, is Professor and
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery at the University
of Maryland School of Medicine. He also serves as
the Director of Coronary Revascularization and the
Co-Director of the Center of Aortic Disease.
Dr. Taylor graduated from the Oxford College of
Emory University and Emory College with a
Bachelor of Science in Biology. He received his
Master in Public Health with a focus in Health
Administration and a Medical Degree from the Emory University School of
Medicine. Dr. Taylor trained in both general and cardiothoracic surgery at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. There he studied the regulation and
expression of the Human Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (INOS) Gene. He has
published manuscripts in both the Proceedings of National Academy of Science and
the Journal of Biochemistry. After training, Dr. Taylor stayed at the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center as an Assistant Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
In 2006, Dr. Taylor completed a minimally invasive mitral valve cardiac surgery
fellowship at the OLV Hospital in Aalst Belgium
Dr. Taylor joined the faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in
2012, after establishing a busy community-based practice in Cardiac and Vascular
surgery in South Central Pennsylvania. His clinical and research efforts have focused
on the surgical treatment of aortic disease, coronary artery bypass grafting as well as
the impact of cardiac surgery in the state of Maryland. He performs over 400
complex adult cardiac cases per year and leads a cardiac surgery team that performs
more than 1,800 cardiac operations annually. Dr. Taylor performs a full array of
cardiac surgeries and has been instrumental in developing and implementing an
advanced endovascular aortic repair program at the School of Medicine.
Dr. Taylor has a strong interest in outcomes research in thoracic aortic surgery and
has published over 85 articles in journals such as the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and
the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He serves as principal
investigator at the University of Maryland for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Trials
Network for multiple prospective randomized clinical trials sponsored by CTSN
through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). He is also the
principal investigator on multiple novel device clinical trials.

WELCOME
Mary Pooton
Associate Dean for Development
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Christine L. Lau, MD, MBA
Dr. Robert W. Buxton Chair of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
REMARKS
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and
Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine
DONOR RECOGNITION
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
REMARKS
Jeffrey McLaughlin, MD
Son of Dr. Joseph McLaughlin
Nelson Goldberg, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
SPEAKERS
Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mehrdad Ghoreishi, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Co-Director, Center for Aortic Disease
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Anuj Gupta, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor, Medicine
Clinical Co-Director of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mark Taylor, MD, FASE
Chair, Enterprise Surgical Operations
Cleveland Clinic
MEDAL PRESENTATION
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
REMARKS
Bradley S. Taylor, MD, MPH
The Dr. Joseph S. & Irene P. McLaughlin Professor of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
CLOSING REMARKS
Christine L. Lau, MD, MBA

T
he first endowed professorships were established more than
500 years ago with the creation of the Lady Margaret chairs
in divinity at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The
original endowed chairs were sponsored by Lady Margaret,
countess of Richmond, and grandmother of Henry VIII in 1502.
Subsequently, private individuals began making financial contributions
to establish other endowed professorships and chairs such as the
Lucasian Chair of Mathematics, which Sir Isaac Newton held beginning
in 1669. Professor Stephen Hawking, the internationally renowned
physicist and recipient of the 2010 US Medal of Freedom, was another
prominent holder of this endowed chair.
The honor associated with appointment to an endowed position has
remained unchanged for the last 500 years and is recognized as one of
the highest tributes that an academic institution can bestow upon its
most distinguished faculty. These endowed professorships and chairs
continue to reward exceptional scholars uninterrupted to the present
time.
The Office of Development is charged with securing private gifts to
ensure the School’s tradition of excellence is sustained through robust
research, clinical, and educational programs and initiatives. The
University of Maryland School of Medicine is fortunate to have nearly
85 endowed chairs & professorships in various stages of completion
and held by esteemed faculty members.

JOSEPH S. MCLAUGHLIN, MD
Dr. Joseph S. McLaughlin has been an
integral part of the University of Maryland
his entire adult life. A Maryland native, he
graduated from the University of Maryland
School of Medicine in 1956. Following
his residency and fellowship and a stint at
the National Institutes of Health Heart
Institute, Dr. McLaughlin returned to University Hospital to help set
up the Shock Trauma Unit, where he served as Clinical Director from
1965 to 1969. In 1961, Dr. McLaughlin was the first surgeon in the
world to treat a traumatic rupture of a mitral valve by open heart
surgery and placation of the valve. For nearly thirty years, he was
Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program and Head of the
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. After an association
with the University of Maryland School of Medicine for nearly 50
years, Dr. McLaughlin announced his retirement in December 1999
and then served as chairman of the Medical Alumni Association
Medicine Bulletin editorial board. Upon his retirement, colleagues,
former surgical residents, family and friends contributed to this
endowed professorship to honor Dr. McLaughlin’s legacy. Dr.
McLaughlin was married to the late Irene Paul McLaughlin and they
had four children.
For many generations of University of Maryland medical students,
residents, fellows and faculty members, Dr. McLaughlin commonly
known as “Dr. Mac”, was enormously influential both professionally
and personally. Through his superior skills as a surgeon and educator,
as well as his limitless good nature, he made numerous contributions
to the Department of Surgery and the School of Medicine’s growth and
reputation.