Michael Taylor, MD

Physician Biography

Michael B. Taylor, MD treats all aspects of adult urology with a special focus in benign prostatic hyperplasia (otherwise known as BPH or enlarged prostate), kidney stones, men's health, urethral stricture disease, prostate cancer, and bladder cancer.

Dr. Taylor has pioneered several procedures in the state of Idaho. He was the first urologist in the state to perform the following:

• Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP)
  • Dr. Taylor performed the first HoLEP in Idaho on July 31, 2022
  • He performed > 330 HoLEP procedures and trained other local urologists in HoLEP over the next 24 months
  • As of March 2025, he has conducted over 450 HoLEP procedures in Idaho with a >98% success rate
• Urolift® (or prostatic urethral stenting)
• Rezūm™ (prostate thermovaporization)
• Buccal Graft Urethroplasty

Dr. Taylor has a track record of excelling both academically and surgically. He was class valedictorian in high school, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brigham Young University, elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society of his medical school (University California, Irvine), received the Humanism in Medicine Award, and was selected by the faculty as Surgical Student of the Year. He completed his Urology Residency training at the University of Utah.

Prior to starting his independent practice, Dr. Taylor served as Medical Director of the St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center Operating Room.

He is a member of the American Urologic Association and is Board Certified.