Dr. Taylor Reif, MD

Dr. Taylor Reif is a member of the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He specializes in the comprehensive surgical care of limb deformities, limb length discrepancies, amputation reconstructions, and musculoskeletal tumors. He has particular clinical and research interest in limb lengthening, amputation reconstruction via osseointegration prostheses, applying technologic advancements to deformity correction and bone regeneration of tumor related bone loss. Dr. Reif attended Northwestern University obtaining a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He was awarded Kappa Theta Epsilon honors for his engineering cooperative work at Procter & Gamble. He earned his medical degree from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, achieving acceptance into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, during which Dr. Reif developed an …interest in musculoskeletal tumors and limb reconstruction. To further develop this specialized expertise, he completed two fellowships: the Enneking fellowship in orthopedic oncology at the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center and the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Reif grew up in Colorado hiking the Rocky Mountains with his family and understands the joys of life that come from activity and the people with whom we share it. He will strive to see patients achieve their functional and rehabilitation goals to restore an active lifestyle.