Westyn Branch-Elliman, MD, MMSc

Adjunct Instructor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of 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.

Publications

  • Published 5/5/2025

    Morgan DJ, Branch-Elliman W, Goodman KE. Time to Study Implementation of AI-Generated Discharge Summaries. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 May 05. PMID: 40323624.

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  • Published 2/21/2025

    Swinnerton K, Fillmore NR, Vo A, La J, Elbers D, Brophy M, Do NV, Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. Leveraging near-real-time patient and population data to incorporate fluctuating risk of severe COVID-19: development and prospective validation of a personalised risk prediction tool. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Mar; 81:103114. PMID: 40070694.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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Education

  • Northwestern University School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard Medical School, MMS/MMSc
  • University of California, Berkeley, BA

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