Taylor Scott, MD, is a board-certified general, child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. She has experience treating patients from a myriad of backgrounds that has helped to develop her unique, personalized treatment strategies. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Scott serves as the chief medical officer for Catholic Charities. She also recently served as a consultant for the Anne Arundel County Department of Health. In these roles, Dr. Scott leads efforts to provide safe, well-informed care through case consultations as well as the development and implementation of agency-wide policies.
Prior to her role as chief medical officer, she served as the director of education, leading training and scholarship pursuits for the team of physicians and nurse practitioners, and then as medical director of the Villa Maria outpatient clinics. For several years, she provided telehealth services to children and adults in Harford County. During that time, she provided oversight and worked collaboratively with several teams of mental health professionals. Her experience in telehealth-based care has allowed for a robust, flexible private practice that provides both in-person and virtual services.
Currently, she continues her work providing services to the state of Maryland through the outpatient mental health clinic setting and her private practice. Through her many years in private practice, Dr. Scott has been successful in delivering practical, individualized, and evidence-based care. Dr. Scott obtained her undergraduate degree from Duke University in Durham, NC. She went on to complete her medical training at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill. While in training, Dr. Scott participated in multiple research projects as a Whitehead research fellow and Howard Hughes research fellow that culminated in peer-reviewed publications. She completed both her general psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt. During her fellowship, Dr. Scott led recruitment efforts and provided oversight to trainees as a chief resident.
Raised in NJ but with a strong southern background, Dr. Scott enjoys the endless benefits of residing in Maryland. She spends all of her free time enjoying the activities this area has to offer with her wonderful husband and 3 children.