Dr Taylor Cullen | Rheumatologist

About Dr Taylor Cullen

Taylor is a consultant Rheumatologist who specialises in treating inflammatory, autoimmune and musculoskeletal disease. She has experience working with diverse populations, especially young women, across NSW, QLD and the NT. As a result she is aware of how critical balancing immunosuppression and infection risk is to ensure positive quality of life and treatment outcomes. She also understands how important pain control is to maintain an active lifestyle, as outside of work she enjoys running, playing sports and is passionate about the creative arts with a history of dancing ballet.

Taylor completed Rheumatology training at Prince of Wales and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals. She holds a master’s degree in public health and is a PhD candidate with the University of NSW. As part of her ongoing research into health systems and patient centred care, she is an active contributor to the scientific community through conference presentations for which she has won several awards. She has also held university and hospital teaching roles and is currently a conjoint associate lecturer at the University of Western Sydney.

Taylor works as an independent practitioner consulting at BJC Health.

Wed 11 November 8pm!

Register to attend. You will also get the live recording.

How can this event help me?

Reaching a clear diagnosis in rheumatology is not always a straightforward process, and for those of you experiencing ongoing symptoms, we appreciate that this can be really frustrating.

Some conditions take time to become clearer as symptoms evolve, patterns emerge, and a fuller picture develops over time. This session aims to bring some clarity to that process, so you feel more informed and supported at every stage of your care. In this BJC Connect event, Rheumatologist Dr Ilana Ginges will walk you through how rheumatological conditions are assessed and monitored over time, helping you understand what is happening at each stage and why.

In this session, you will learn:

Why diagnosis in rheumatology can take time: learn how symptoms, blood tests, imaging, and clinical findings are brought together gradually, and why this process leads to a more accurate and complete picture
How your symptoms are tracked and reviewed: the way rheumatologists monitor changes across appointments, and how shifts in pain, stiffness, or inflammation can become important clues in shaping your care
What active care looks like before a diagnosis is confirmed: how your management remains structured and purposeful even while things are still becoming clearer
How treatment and monitoring are used to support you: the way symptom management is adjusted based on how you are progressing and what you are experiencing day to day
What shapes the next steps in your care: the factors that inform future decisions, including treatment responses, symptom changes, and findings across ongoing appointments

Join us on Wednesday, November 11th at 8:00 PM AEST for this informative live online event. As always, we welcome your questions and discussions to make this an engaging and supportive experience for everyone.