Herman Alfred Taylor, Jr.

Herman Alfred Taylor, Jr. is a High Senior Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine. His research focuses on cardiovascular disease epidemiology, health equity, and cardiovascular health disparities in African American populations, with particular emphasis on vascular dysfunction, arterial stiffness, and early life trauma exposure. His recent work examines functional outcomes and pain in former professional American-style football players, including osteoarthritis and quantitative sensory testing, alongside digital health innovations such as the my Heart Counts Cardiovascular Health Study smartphone platform. He has also investigated circadian regulation of adiposity through ADCY3 variants and biological age predictors of cardiovascular risk. His publications span leading journals including the Journal of the American Heart Association, American Journal of Hypertension, and Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases.