Faculty and Staff Detail
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A. Thomas Taylor, Pharm.D. Associate Professor Emeritus Clinical Administrative Pharmacy |
| Contact Information | |
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| Phone: | (706)721-6490 |
| Email: | totaylor@mail.mcg.edu |
| Fax: | (706)721-3994 |
| Office: | HM-1202 |
| Address: |
Medical College of Georgia UGA Clinical Pharmacy Program HM-1200 Augusta, GA 30912 |
| Biosketch | |||
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| Pharm.D. | Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy | Charleston, SC | 1977 |
| ASHP Accredited Residency | Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | 1975 |
| BS Pharm | University of Georgia College of Pharmacy | Athens, GA | 1974 |
- Honors and Awards
- College of Pharmacy Recognition of Superior Teaching, The University of Georgia, 1984-1985
Election to Membership, UGA Chapter, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1986
Selected as one of eight faculty participants for The Senior Teaching Fellows Program, The University of Georgia, Athens, 2000-2001
Selected as one of the Inaugural Class of The University of Georgia Teaching Academy, November 2000
Honors Faculty Member, UGA Honors Program, 2003 - 2005
- Area of Expertise
- - Pharmacotherapy in family medicine / general practice
- The management of nausea and vomiting (see Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, editions 1 through 6)
- Clinical conditions including: pneumonia, meningitis, systemic fungal infections, diabetic limb infection, depression in primary care, renal diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Representative Publications
- Taylor AT. A difficult monitoring situation: theophylline toxicity. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1982; 16:877-879.
Fisher JF, Taylor AT, Clark J, Raghunatha R, Espinel-Ingroff A. Penetration of amphotericin B into the human eye. J Inf Dis. 1983; 147:164.
DiPiro JT, Taylor AT, Steele Jr JCH. Lack of influence of commonly used drugs on bioassay indicator organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1983; 23:703-5.
Taylor AT. Analysis of drug information requested by medical students and house-staff members. J Med Educ. 1983; 58:824-6.
Taylor AT, Kotzan JA. Attitudes of pharmacy students toward cancer. Am J Pharm Educ. 1984; 48:263-7.
Taylor AT, Wade AE. Chemical carcinogenicity and the antineoplastic agents. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1984; 41:1844-1848.
Taylor AT. Office Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Primary Care, 1986; 13:743-760.
Moore LD, Taylor AT. Theophylline Dosing and Theophylline Level Testing in a Family Practice Population, J Fam Pract. 1988; 27:57-61.
Schwartz MP and Taylor AT. Multi-Drug Theophylline Overdose, J Fam Pract. 1989; 28:575-577.
Holland EG and Taylor AT. Glucocorticoids in Clinical Practice, J Fam Pract 1991; 32:512-519.
Holland EG, Taylor AT. Practical Management of Stress-Related Gastric Ulcers, J Fam Pract. 1991;December:33 (6), 625-632.
Hornsby JL, Mongan PF, Taylor AT, Treiber FA. 'White Coat' Hypertension in Children, J Fam Pract, 1991; 33:617-623.
Schwartz MP, Taylor AT. Nifedipine: Use of an Oral Antihypertensive Agent in the Emergency Department Setting, J Fam Pract. 1992;34:98-100.
Taylor AT. Diabetic Limb Infections: Identification of Microorganisms and Selection of Treatment, Family Practice Research Journal, 1993; 13:53-61.
Taylor AT, Wagner PJ, Pritchard DC, Tollison JW. Fluoxetine in Family Practice Patients, J Fam Pract. 1994; 39:45-49.
Taylor AT, Pritchard DC, Goldstein AO, Fletcher JL. Continuation of Warfarin-Nafcillin Interaction During Dicloxacillin Therapy, J Fam Pract 1994;39:182-185.
Chisholm MA, Taylor AT. Treating acute hypercalcemia associated with malignancy, U.S. Pharmacist, 1996; October: HS3-10.
Longe RL, Taylor AT, Wade WE, Spruill WJ. Enhancing outcomes research - the experience of a community pharmacist research network, Dis Manage Health Outcomes, 1999; 6:261-268.
Wagner PJ, Jester D, LeClair B, Taylor AT, Woodward L, Lambert J. Taking the edge off: Why patients choose St. John’s Wort, J Fam Pract 1999;48:615-619
Taylor AT, Spruill WJ, Longe RL, Wade WE, Wagner PJ. Improved Health-Related Quality of Life with SSRI’s and Other Antidepressants, Pharmacotherapy 2001;21:189-194.
- Other
- After serving the College in a variety of administrative and faculty responsibilities for many years, Dr. Taylor is emeritus faculty in the department of clinical and administrative pharmacy and clinical professor in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.
Dr. Taylor provides didactic instruction in disease management and pharmacotherapy. He continues to develop experiential training opportunities in a local hospital in Augusta.