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 8/30/2023
Fillmore NR, La J, Wu JT, Corrigan JK, Branch-Elliman W, Monach P, Brophy MT, Do NV, Munshi NC. Even after SARS-CoV-2 Booster There is Increased COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection in Patients with Plasma Cell Disorders. Blood Adv. 2023 Aug 30. PMID: 37647600.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/22/2023
Doron S, Branch-Elliman W. Pandemic scientific data sharing recommendations: examining and re-imagining pre-print servers after the end of the world-wide emergency. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e141. PMID: 37663450.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/17/2023
Branch-Elliman W, Elwy AR, Chambers DA. Embracing dynamic public health policy impacts in infectious diseases responses: leveraging implementation science to improve practice. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1207679. PMID: 37663826.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/26/2023
Ertem Z, Nelson RE, Schechter-Perkins EM, Al-Amery A, Zhang X, Branch-Elliman W. Condition-Dependent and Dynamic Impacts of Indoor Masking Policies for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mitigation: A Nationwide, Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 26; 77(2):203-211. PMID: 37072937.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/22/2023
Trottier C, La J, Li LL, Alsoubani M, Vo AD, Fillmore NR, Branch-Elliman W, Doron S, Monach PA. Maintaining the Utility of COVID-19 Pandemic Severity Surveillance: Evaluation of Trends in Attributable Deaths and Development and Validation of a Measurement Tool. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Jun 22. PMID: 37348870.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/16/2023
Doron S, Monach PA, Brown CM, Branch-Elliman W. Improving COVID-19 Disease Severity Surveillance Measures: Statewide Implementation Experience. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Jun; 176(6):849-852. PMID: 37186921.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/8/2023
Harvey LH, Sliwinski SK, Flike K, Boudreau J, Gifford AL, Branch-Elliman W, Hyde J. The integration of harm reduction services in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): a qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators. J Addict Dis. 2023 May 08; 1-9. PMID: 37154222.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2023
Reyes Dassum S, Mull HJ, Golenbock S, Lamkin RP, Epshtein I, Shin MH, Strymish JM, Blumenthal KG, Colborn K, Branch-Elliman W. A Novel Informatics Tool to Detect Periprocedural Antibiotic Allergy Adverse Events for Near Real-time Surveillance to Support Audit and Feedback. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 01; 6(5):e2313964. PMID: 37195660.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/29/2023
Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA. Moving towards a precision approach for prevention of severe COVID-19. Lancet. 2023 Apr 29; 401(10386):1423-1424. PMID: 37120280.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/26/2023
Branch-Elliman W, Fisher L, Doron S. The next 'pandemic playbook' needs to prioritize the needs of children-and a clear roadmap for opening schools. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e82. PMID: 37179759.
Read at: PubMed
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