Portrait of Taylor J. Aiken, MD

Taylor J. Aiken, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Specialties

  • Surgical oncology 
  • Melanoma 
  • Sarcomas 
  • Advanced non-melanoma skin cancer 
  • Perioperative immunotherapy 
  • Cutaneous malignancies 

Call for patient appointments: 314-362-2280 


Meet Dr. Aiken 

Dr. Taylor Aiken is a surgical oncologist specializing in perioperative immunotherapy. 

He has expertise in hepatobiliary malignancies, complex general surgical oncology and advanced non-melanoma skin cancer. 

Dr. Aiken earned his medical degree from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He completed general surgery residency at University of Wisconsin and a complex general surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  

“The changing landscape of preoperative immunotherapy, especially in melanoma, is very exciting and I look forward to contributing to the multidisciplinary effort needed to bring these advances to our patients.”

Dr. Aiken

Degrees

Medical Degree
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
2017

Residency

General Surgery Residency
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2024

Fellowship

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
2026


Research interests

Cancer immunotherapy 

Radioimmunotherapy and combination immunotherapeutic strategies 

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy 

Tumor immunology and immune mechanisms of cancer response 

Clinical Trials 

ctDNA 

Tumor Vaccines 


Locations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
1 Barnes-Jewish Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Fax: 888-352-8360
Appointments: 314-362-2280

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
12634 Olive Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63141
Fax: 888-352-8360
Appointments: 314-362-2280

Gary C. Werths Building
Siteman Cancer Center
4500 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
314-362-2280
Floor: 8th
Appointments: 314-362-2280

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital  

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital  

Siteman Cancer Center 

Missouri Baptist Medical Center 


Board certifications

  • General Surgery