Chris Westgarth-Taylor, MD

Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Program

Pediatric General Surgery
English
Child 0-17, Adolescent 12-17
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Meet Chris Westgarth-Taylor, MD

Prior to joining CHRISTUS Children’s, Dr. Chris Westgarth-Taylor was recruited from South Africa to be the Director of Colorectal Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Colorectal and Pelvic reconstruction in Columbus, Ohio, in 2022. Before that he worked for more than a decade at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, where he started the first dedicated pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstruction unit in Africa which served a large population of patients with complex colorectal issues from all over Africa.

He is also a founding director of Surgeons for Little Lives, a charitable organization aimed at improving the care of pediatric surgical patients in South Africa. In this role, he has traveled extensively to multiple developing countries to operate and educate surgeons on advanced colorectal surgery. He has also been on faculty at many national and international colorectal congresses and authored numerous peer-reviewed pediatric colorectal surgery publications.

His areas of expertise include complex colorectal/urogenital recontructive surgery and revisions; bowel management for fecal incontinence. 

In his leisure time, Dr. Westgarth-Taylor enjoys playing paddle ball, pickleball and golf. He is married and has one daughter. 

 

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

Baylor College of Medicine

CHRISTUS Children's

CHRISTUS Health Plan

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna - Commercial, Behavorial Health, and Medicare
  • Aetna Better Health - Medicaid, CHIP and Perinate
  • AmeriGroup - Medicaid
  • AmeriGroup - Medicare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) - Blue Essentials
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)- Blue Advantage HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) -CHRISTUS Employee Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield TX (BCBSTX) - PPO
  • CHRISTUS Health Plan
  • Cigna Commercial
  • Community First Health Plan (CFHP) - Medicaid
  • Driscoll Health
  • El Paso Health
  • FirstCare Health Plan
  • Healthcare Highways Commercial
  • Humana
  • Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - Commercial PPO
  • Medicaid
  • Molina - Medicaid
  • MultiPlan
  • Oscar Health - Commerical EPO
  • Superior Health Plan - Medicaid
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • United Healthcare (UHC)

Education & Certifications

Fellowship: Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

Residency: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Residency: Pietermaritzburg Hospital Complex

Medical Education: Universiteit van Stellenbosch Faculteit Geneeskunde