Bruce Taylor

Tissue recipient

Age 69 – Newport, OR

Honored by RTI

Orthopedic surgeon Bruce Taylor has truly experienced tissue donation full circle. Bruce is a donor father, a grateful tissue recipient and an orthopedic surgeon who helps transform the lives of recipients using donated tissue.

In 1994, Bruce and his wife lost their son, who became a tissue donor. During this difficult time, it meant a lot to Bruce and his wife to have the opportunity to authorize their son’s donation and help others after his death.

In 2015, Bruce received donated tissue to reconstruct a torn ligament in his knee. Prior to the surgery, Bruce’s knee was increasingly unstable, making it difficult to work and stay active. After the surgery, he was able to return to his work as an orthopedic surgeon, spend time with his family and travel.

Bruce’s Story

Orthopedic surgeon Bruce Taylor has truly experienced tissue donation full circle. Bruce is a donor father, a grateful tissue recipient and an orthopedic surgeon who helps to transform the lives of recipients using allograft tissue.

In 1994, Bruce and his wife lost their son, who was able to become a tissue donor. It is still hard for them to talk about the pain of that loss, but it meant a lot to Bruce and his wife to have the opportunity to authorize their son’s donation and help others after his death.

Bruce has been an orthopedic surgeon for almost 30 years and performs reconstructive surgeries using donor tissue.

In 2015, Bruce received donated tissue during a surgery to reconstruct a torn ligament in his knee. Prior to the surgery, Bruce’s knee was increasingly unstable, to the point that he was having difficulty continuing to work and stay active.

After the surgery, Bruce was able to prolong his career as an orthopedic surgeon and continue other things that are equally important, such as spending time with his family and traveling.

According to Bruce, “Organ and tissue donation is the most profound of gifts—it costs nothing to give it, although it costs everything to be in a position to be able to give it. I have experienced tissue donation from every aspect, and I want to help get the word out.”