| Gregory W. Taylor | |
| Office: | 2nd Chief Public Health Officer of Canada |
| Primeminister: | Stephen Harper Justin Trudeau |
| Predecessor: | David Butler-Jones |
| Successor: | Theresa Tam |
| Termstart: | September 24, 2014 |
| Termend: | December 16, 2016 |
| Occupation: | Physician |
| Minister: | Rona Ambrose Jane Philpott |
Gregory W. Taylor is a Canadian physician and public servant who served as the 2nd chief public health officer of Canada from September 24, 2014, until his retirement on December 16, 2016.[1] [2]
Taylor obtained his qualifications as a medical doctor and family medicine resident at Dalhousie University.[3]
Taylor began his medical career in 1985 at a Guelph practice as a family doctor.[2]
In 1992 he moved to the University of Ottawa in order to complete a fellowship in community medicine, after which he was employed by the federal government and began his career as a civil servant.[2] [3]
Taylor joined Health Canada’s Laboratory Centre for Disease Control in 1995.[3]
As CPHO between 2014 and 2016, Taylor needed to advise Canadians on the Ebola outbreak and the Zika virus.[1] Taylor was very concerned about the development of superbugs, and he advised Canadians to ease up on alcohol.[2]
Taylor is now listed as an adjunct professor of epidemiology at the University of Ottawa.[4]
Taylor has served on the board of directors of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research since March 2018.[5]