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21840 Normandie AveTorrance, CA 90502
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Summary
- Scott Filler, MD, is an Infectious Disease Specialist based in Torrance, CA, with a focus on fungal infections such as invasive aspergillosis and disseminated candidiasis research, as evident from his recent publications in prestigious journals such as Mbio and Nature Microbiology. Dr. Filler completed his medical education, residency in Internal Medicine, and fellowship in Infectious Disease at the Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He currently serves as an Infectious Disease Specialist and Attending Physician/Principal Investigator at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Education & Training
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1987 - 1991- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Metabolic imprinting drives epithelial memory during mucosal fungal infection.Jinendiran Sekar, Norma V Solis, Jian Miao, Nicolas Millet, Bryce Tom
Biorxiv. 2025-07-17 - Strain background interacts with chromosome 7 aneuploidy to determine commensal and virulence phenotypes in Candida albicans.Abhishek Mishra, Norma V Solis, Siobhan M Dietz, Audra L Crouch, Scott G Filler
Plos Genetics. 2025-06-01 - 1 citationsHost targets of candidalysin.Jianfeng Lin, Scott G Filler
Plos Pathogens. 2025-06-01
Journal Articles
- Intersection of Phosphate Transport, Oxidative Stress and TOR Signalling in Candida Albicans VirulenceScott Filler, MD, PLoS One
Press Mentions
The Naked Truth About the World's Most Common 'Brain Worm'May 11th, 2025
California Trees Harbor Fungus Deadly to People with HIV - US NewsAugust 28th, 2014
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