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Dr. Erica Taylor is a practicing orthopaedic hand surgeon at Duke University. She achieved her degree in Biomedical Engineering Science from the University of Virginia and obtained her medical degree from the Duke School of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. She joined the Duke School of Medicine faculty in 2013 and received her Masters of Business Administration from the Duke Fuqua School of Business in 2020.
As a proud member of the Duke University Community, she is heavily committed to various aspects of leadership, including extensive engagement in surgical governance through her role as the Duke Raleigh Hospital Orthopaedic Medical Director. In addition, she is the Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion for the Department of Orthopaedics and was recently appointed as the first Duke Health Associate Chief Medical Officer for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) physician organization. In this senior leadership role, she works alongside colleagues and institutional leaders to develop thoughtful strategy and best practices towards implementation of health equity across clinical environments.
Inspired by the aforementioned education and experiences, in 2020 she founded the Orthopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium, LLC, a pioneering organization whose mission is to elevate the necessary components of inclusive leadership in healthcare through network and strategy development. She also has earned a faculty appointment at the Duke Fuqua School of Business, where she lectures on the nuances of strategic diversity leadership in healthcare. Dr. Taylor brings a lifetime of experience, passion and a proven track record as a leader for change. She has worked closely with pipeline programs and national organizations that strive to promote successful pathways into orthopaedic surgery for populations that are under-represented in this field. She is known for embracing differences among people and making sure that everyone has a “voice at the table,” promoting achievement through a unified collective.