Dr. Taber grew up 100 miles east of San Antonio in the small town of Schulenburg . He then attended Louisiana State University , where he played 5 years on the LSU football team. After earning his Bachelor's degree with cum laude honors, Dr. Taber then returned back to Texas , where he received his medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Center – San Antonio . There he was awarded the Charles A. Rockwood award, given to the top orthopaedic medical student.

Following medical school, he completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at UT Southwestern, working at Parkland Hospital. While in residency, he also spent time oversees in Norwich, England where he worked exclusively with the hip and knee replacement surgeons. Following the completion of his residency, Dr. Taber then completed his sports medicine fellowship at Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Clinic in Vail, Colorado under the directions of orthopaedic pioneer Richard Steadman. There he specialized in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, hip, and knee and worked on multiple professional athletes from the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL.

Dr. Taber has been very active in the orthopaedic sports medicine world. While in Vail, he served as team physician for the U.S. National Snowboard Team and the U.S. National Ski Team, traveling with both teams during the 2007-2008 World Cup season. He also worked as an assistant physician for the Denver Broncos during the 2007-2008 season. Dr. Taber was also one of the team physicians for many of the high schools in Colorado and the Dallas area over the past 4 years.