Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, MMSc
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine
Biography
I am a physician investigator who focuses on optimizing healthcare resource utilization and expanding infection prevention programs beyond traditional boundaries. My research projects include epidemiologic and economic evaluations of postpartum breast infections, comparative and cost-effectiveness evaluations of preventions designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI), and development of novel electronic tools for improved HAI detection. The majority of my time is dedicated to clinical research. I also see patients and teach medical students, residents and infectious diseases fellows. In my previous role as the Medical Director of Infection Prevention at the Eastern Colorado VA Healthcare System, I dedicated significant effort to administrative responsibilities, including healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Education
- Northwestern University School of Medicine, MD
- Harvard Medical School, MMS/MMSc
- University of California, Berkeley, BA
Publications
- Published on 2/14/2025
Wu JT, Langford BJ, Shenoy ES, Carey E, Branch-Elliman W. Chatting new territory: large language models for infection surveillance from pilot to deployment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 14; 1-3. PMID: 39949129.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/30/2025
Swinnerton K, Fillmore NR, Oboho I, Grubber J, Brophy M, Do NV, Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. Pulmonary aspergillosis in US Veterans with COVID-19: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025; 5(1):e28. PMID: 39911504.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/16/2024
Ayeni C, Branch-Elliman W, Foster M, Higgins MCSS, Hederstedt K, Bart N, Mull HJ. Potentially Preventable Adverse Events in Ambulatory Interventional Radiology: Results from a National Multisite Retrospective Medical Record Review. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 Mar; 51(3):223-228. PMID: 39799069.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/30/2024
Al Lawati HJ, Harvey KL, Shin M, Mull H, Lamkin RP, Golenbock S, Basnet-Thapa D, Strymish JM, Lee M, Gold H, Bidwell Goetz M, Branch-Elliman W. Operationalizing an adverse event detection surveillance system to support antimicrobial stewardship activities: perceptions and insights from the SHEA research network. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 30; 1-4. PMID: 39473228.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/25/2024
Kwon JH, Advani SD, Branch-Elliman W, Braun BI, Cheng VC, Chiotos K, Douglas P, Gohil SK, Keller SC, Klein EY, Krein SL, Lofgren ET, Merrill K, Moehring RW, Monsees E, Perri L, Scaggs Huang F, Shelly MA, Skelton F, Spivak ES, Sreeramoju PV, Suda KJ, Ting JY, Weston GD, Yassin MH, Ziegler MJ, Mody L. A call to action: the SHEA research agenda to combat healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 25; 45(9):1-18. PMID: 39448369.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2024
Branch-Elliman W, Ertem MZ, Nelson RE, Danesharasteh A, Berlin D, Fisher L, Schechter-Perkins EM. Impacts of testing and immunity acquired through vaccination and infection on covid-19 cases in Massachusetts elementary and secondary students. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Oct 16; 4(1):202. PMID: 39415047.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/19/2024
Hsu VP, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Jones Batshon L, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Weber DJ. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):818-820. PMID: 39028203.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/5/2024
Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Seeger MW, Weber DJ. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: the role of healthcare epidemiologists in communicating during infectious diseases outbreaks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):808-812. PMID: 38836649.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/5/2024
Branch-Elliman W, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):821-825. PMID: 38835230.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/5/2024
Weber DJ, Malani AN, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):813-817. PMID: 38835229.
Read at: PubMed
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