Sheila Taylor, D.O. — Sports Medicine
Sheila Taylor, D.O. joined the Christiana Care Sports Medicine team in August 2017. Dr. Taylor is board certified in family medicine and sports medicine.
A native of Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Fordham University in the Bronx, NY. She graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. She then completed family medicine residency at Reading Hospital and went on to complete a sports medicine fellowship at Wellspan York Hospital in Pennsylvania.
As an Osteopathic Physician and former Division I collegiate rower, Dr. Taylor has strong interest in musculoskeletal and sports medicine. She enjoys providing musculoskeletal care for patients of all ages and all levels of activity. Her clinical interests include diagnostic and procedural musculoskeletal ultrasound, female athlete issues, concussion, and sports performance and weight management counseling. She has diverse sports coverage experience, having worked with USA Weightlifting, International Weightlifting Federation Masters, York Revolution Baseball, Marine Corps Marathon, collegiate teams in all sports and multiple high school sports teams.
Her specialized skills include Tenex percutaneous tenotomy, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), ultrasound-guided injections of joints and tendons, treadmill stress testing, gait analysis and osteopathic manipulation.
She is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine and American Academy of Family Physicians.