A BOARD-CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIST
In Practice For Over 30 Years

DR. BRIAN S. TAYLOR

As a Board-Certified psychiatrist, Dr. Taylor provides care to both adults and adolescents ages 15 and older, who desire evaluation and treatment of their mental health issue(s) regardless of complexity. For over two decades, while working with the public sector, he has treated our most seriously and persistently mentally ill populations of the Bay Area and Southern California. Formerly with VCBH, Dr. Taylor delivered care, Dr. Taylor has delivered care to geriatric, forensic, addiction, crisis residential and long-term rehabilitation specialty populations.

Practicing general adult psychiatry, Dr. Taylor is experienced in treating all psychiatric disorders including major depression, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, impulse control disorders, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, neurocognitive disorders, ADHD, sleep disorders, personality disorders and substance use disorders. Office-Based Opioid Treatment (Suboxone) is also offered for those requiring medication-assisted treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. In-office Spravato (intranasal esketamine) administration is also being offered for treatment-resistant depression or MDD with suicidal ideation/behavior.

He offers a complete psychiatric evaluation, including psychosocial assessment, discusses his clinical impressions with you, provides education about mental health syndromes, and makes recommendations for you based on current, evidence-based practice guidelines. Equally important, the risks and benefits of treatment, as well as the risks of not treating are also discussed. Psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic strategies are tailored to meet your needs and relieve the distressing symptoms impacting your well-being. One-time consultations and second-opinion evaluations from a referring provider are also welcomed.

Dr. Taylor is the only provider in Ventura County offering Deep TMS (deep transcranial magnetic stimulation) for treatment-resistant depression. Deep TMS is far superior statistically than traditional TMS. Deep TMS results in a 50% higher response rate and 50% higher remission rate compared to traditional TMS. Deep TMS also has a 50% higher remission rate when combined with medication vs. taking medication alone. In-office Spravato (intranasal esketamine) administration is also offered for treatment-resistant depression or major depression with suicidal ideation/behavior. When combined with Deep TMS, patients who are also administered Spravato, have a similar response in the first week to patients receiving off-label I.V. ketamine for depression. Dr. Taylor also offers Office-Based Opioid Treatment (Suboxone) for those requiring medication-assisted treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Taylor graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1991, completed his internship in general surgery at University of California, San Francisco, then returned to Stanford University Hospital to train in psychiatry where he served as Chief Resident. As an educator and researcher, he has taught medical students and residents at both San Francisco General Hospital and the VCMC Family Medicine program, authored scientific publications, developed performance improvement projects, and has been an invited lecturer, panelist or speaker at local and national conferences.

Past administrative/leadership positions include Medical Director for the Adult Division & Alcohol and Drug Programs, Ventura County Behavioral Health (2017-2019), VCBH Quality Medical Director (2014-2016), Chief of Staff at Ventura County Medical Center (2014-2016), Medical Director for Hillmont House Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (2014-2016), Medical Director for Anka-Ventura Crisis Residential Treatment (2012-2014), and Chief of the VCMC Department of Psychiatry (2010-2014).

Phone

Office: (805) 654-0926

FAX

Office FAX: (805) 654-0949

Office Location

1000 Town Center Drive, Suite 400; Oxnard, CA 93036

Open Hours

Monday-Friday: 9am–5pm