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  • Office

    2121 Santa Monica Blvd
    Santa Monica, CA 90404
    Phone+1 310-453-1324
    Fax+1 424-212-5921

Summary

  • Scott P Layne MD FACP FIDSA is a physician-scientist known for interdisciplinary work in applied virology, large-scale laboratory technologies, biological security policy and epidemiologic analysis. He has over 60 publications (including books, patents and government reports) with many technical publications appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Nature and Science.

    Throughout the pandemic, as a practicing infectious disease physician, Dr. Layne has cared for over 1000 patients who were hospitalized for acute SARS-CoV-2 infections and life-threatening COVID-19. He has organized major scientific studies to understand how COVID-19 attacks and destroys human lungs and also authored major publications on topics pertaining to molecular pathogenesis of COVID-19 and needs for global surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1994 - 1996
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
  • Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
    Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1980 - 1980
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 1983 - 2020
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Infectious Disease
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Lung epithelial and endothelial damage, loss of tissue repair, inhibition of fibrinolysis, and cellular senescence in fatal COVID-19  
    Felice D'Agnillo1, Kathie-Anne Walters, Yongli Xiao, et. al., Science Translational Medicine, 10/10/2021
  • Increasing threats from SARS-CoV-2 variants: Time to establish global surveillance  
    Scott P. Layne, Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Science Translational Medicine, 7/7/2021
  • New coronavirus outbreak: Framing questions for pandemic prevention  
    Scott P. Layne, James M. Hyman, David M. Morens, Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Science Translational Medicine, 3/11/2020

Press Mentions

  • Recent Advances in Pathophysiology, Drug Development and Future Perspectives of SARS-CoV-2
    Recent Advances in Pathophysiology, Drug Development and Future Perspectives of SARS-CoV-2September 22nd, 2020

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