About
Dr. Robert Filler, MD, MBA, MPH, EIT
Dr. Robert Filler draws upon more than a decade of delivering occupational medicine solutions to stakeholders in a variety of settings around the globe. Whether you need to support medical coverage near a war zone, improve the quality of care in a worker’s comp program or execute programs to support a healthier work force, he can help.
Engineering background: enables robust analysis of problems enabling the development of optimal solutions
Aviation safety experience: identify root causes of safety incidents through a human centered approach to fix systems instead of blaming individuals
World class medical training in hazards, controls and occupational health, with experience to back it up.
Business acumen: the best outcomes in business are win-wins. Employee health and safety can strengthen your bottom line
Education
Residency in Occupational Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Master of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Master of Business Administration
West Texas A&M University
Internship in General Surgery
Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
Doctor of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Bachelor of Science Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Certifications
Board Certified in Occupational Medicine
Board Certified in Lifestyle Medicine
FMCSA Certified Medical Examiner
Medical Review Officer
Engineer in Training (EIT) – Mechanical Engineering
Prior Professional Experience
Division Chief, Occupational Medicine
Staff Physician
Tower Health, Reading, PA
Technical Consultant
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Resident
Harvard Occupational Residency, Boston, MA
US NAVY
Department Head, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533
Beaufort, SC
Department Head, Marine Helicopter Squadrons
Camp Pendleton, CA
Flight Surgeon Trainee
Pensacola, FL
ER Staff Physician
San Diego, CA
General Surgery Trainee
San Diego, CA
Licenses
Pennsylvania Medical License
New Jersey Medical License
DEA
Dr. Filler’s Journal Publications
Sociodemographic risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection among
Massachusetts healthcare workers: A retrospective cohort study
Lan FY, Filler R, Mathew S, Buley J, Iliaki E, Bruno-Murtha LA, Osgood R, Christophi CA, Fernandez-Montero A,
Kales SN. Sociodemographic risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection among
Massachusetts healthcare workers: A retrospective cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jan
28:1-6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.17.PMID: 33504372.
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Evolving virulence? Decreasing COVID-19 complications among Massachusetts healthcare workers: a cohort study
Lan FY, Filler R, Mathew S, Iliaki E, Osgood R, Bruno-Murtha LA, Kales SN. Evolving virulence? Decreasing
COVID-19 complications among Massachusetts healthcare workers: a cohort study. Pathog Glob Health. 2021
Feb;115(1):4-6. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2020.1847778. Epub 2020 Nov 14. PMID: 33191880; PMCID:
PMC7850339.
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COVID-19 Symptoms Predictive of Healthcare Workers’ SARS-CoV-2 PCR Results
Lan FY, Filler R, Mathew S, et al. COVID-19 Symptoms Predictive of Healthcare Workers’ SARS-CoV-2 PCR
Results. PLoS One. 2020. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235460
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Sleep Apnea Screening for Commercial Drivers, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Wilcox, Clifton MD, MPH; Yang, Justin MD, MPH; Filler, Robert MD, MBA, MPH; Chen, Po-Hua MD, MPH; Hyun,
Yoo Jin; Rielly, Albert MD, MPH; Kales, Stefanos N. MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM Sleep Apnea Screening for
Commercial Drivers, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: June 16, 2020 – Volume Publish
Ahead of Print – Issue – doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001937
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Embrace Technology to Combat Inefficiencies in Healthcare. US Naval Institute Proceedings
Filler, RD. Embrace Technology to Combat Inefficiencies in Healthcare. US Naval Institute Proceedings. January
2019 Vol. 145/1/1,391.
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Pectoralis Major Muscle Rupture Repair: Technique Utilizing Uni-cortical Buttons
Metzger PD, Bailey JR, Filler RD, Provencher MT, Dewing CB. Pectoralis Major Muscle Rupture Repair:
Technique Utilizing Uni-cortical Buttons. Arthroscopy. 2012 Jul; E-publication. PMID: 23766966.
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Raman Micro Spectroscopy Measurement of Hemoglobin Oxygen Saturation (SO2) Using 532nm Excitation
Torres Filho I, Filler RD, Torres L, Terner J, Pittman RN, Ward KR. Raman Micro Spectroscopy Measurement of
Hemoglobin Oxygen Saturation (SO2) Using 532nm Excitation. Microcirculation. 2007 Jun; 14(4-5): 221-225.
PMID: 17613812.
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Dr. Filler’s Presentations
Filler RD. Sudak D, Swavely D. (2023, April). COVID, Mental Health and Return to Work. Tower Health COVID Clinical Conversations.
Filler RD. Powell D. (2022, October). Hot Topics in Outbreaks [Monkey Pox, Influenza and Polio]. Tower Health COVID Clinical Conversations.
Filler RD. (2020, June). Coronary Artery Calcium Score as a Predictor of CVD Risk in Asymptomatic Adults. Oral Presentation presented at Harvard Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Grand Rounds.
Filler RD, Kogelman L. (2020, March). PrEP and the Traveler. Oral Presentation presented at Harvard Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Grand Rounds.
Filler RD, Nowell D. (2019, October). The role of psychological testing in impairment and disability determination. Oral Presentation presented at Harvard Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Grand Rounds.
Filler RD. (2019, July). Key Performance Indicators of CHA Clinic Operations. Oral Presentation presented at Cambridge Health Alliance Occupational Health Clinic annual department meeting.
Filler RD. (2019, June). Key Performance Indicators of CHA Clinic Operations. Oral Presentation presented at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Research Symposium.
Filler RD. (2019, April). Key Performance Indicators of Clinic Operations: An Opportunity to Intervene in the Opioid Epidemic. Poster Presentation presented at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Post-Doctoral Student Association Annual Poster Presentation Session.
Filler RD, Goldman R. (2019, March). Uranium Exposure: Cause for Concern? Oral Presentation presented at Harvard Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Grand Rounds.
Filler RD, Bigornia VE. (2018, May). Perceived Effectiveness of Performance Maintenance Medications during Combat Flight Operations. Oral presentation presented at: Aerospace Medicine Association 2018.
Filler RD, Foster DA, Lavan T, Carpenter RJ, Curtis D, Foley SP. (2017, May) Impaired Fasting Glucose in Naval Aviators: Prevalence and Risks. Oral presentation presented at: Aerospace Medicine Association 2017.
Ramachandran V, Jones JA, Scheuring RA, Ramakrishnan R, Filler RD, Perry CM, Shender BS, Baskin D. (2017, May) Exercise Regimen for Mitigation of Acute and Chronic Pain in Military Aircrew. Oral presentation presented at Aerospace Medicine Association 2017.
Filler RD. (2017, January). Faster, Higher, Awaker?: One Squadron’s Experience with Performance maintenance medications. Oral presentation presented at: United States Navy Aeromedical Conference 2017.
Filler RD. (2017, January). A Retrospective Review of F-18 Physiologic Episodes for Human Factors Causes. Poster presentation presented at: United States Navy Aeromedical Conference 2017.
Filler RD, Foster DA, Foley SP, Carpenter RJ. (2017, January). Prevalence of Impaired Fasting Glucose in Naval Aviation Personnel. Poster presentation presented at: United States Navy Aeromedical Conference 2017.
Filler RD, Kryzanowski L, Fernandez A. (2010, September). Treatment of Sexually Inappropriate behavior in a Veteran with Bipolar Disease and Vascular Dementia. Poster presented at: Psychiatric Society of Virginia Fall meeting.
Torres Filho I, Filler RD, Proffitt E, Torres L, Terner J, Pittman R, Ward KR. (2007, August). Micro-Spectroscopy Measurement of Hemoglobin Oxygen Saturation using 532nm Excitation. Poster presented at: 8th World Congress for Microcirculation.