Westyn Branch-Elliman MD, MMSc
Adjunct Instructor, General Internal Medicine
72 E. Concord Street | (617) 414-5013westyn.branch-elliman@va.gov
Sections
General Internal 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.
Education
Medicine, MD, Northwestern University School of Medicine
Clinical Evaluation/Research, MMS/MMSc, Harvard Medical School
Cell & Molecular Biology, BA, University of California, Berkeley
Publications
Banach DB, Mathew TA, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: building a strong and resilient healthcare workforce. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 05; 1-4. PMID: 38835227.
Published on 6/5/2024Weber 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 Jun 05; 1-5. PMID: 38835229.
Published on 6/5/2024Branch-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 Jun 05; 1-5. PMID: 38835230.
Published on 6/5/2024Shenoy 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 Jun 05; 1-5. PMID: 38836649.
Published on 6/5/2024Hsu VP, Haessler S, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jun 05; 1-3. PMID: 38835222.
Published on 2/9/2024Siempos II, Kalil AC, Belhadi D, Veiga VC, Cavalcanti AB, Branch-Elliman W, Papoutsi E, Gkirgkiris K, Xixi NA, Kotanidou A, Hermine O, Porcher R, Mariette X. Immunomodulators for immunocompromised patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Mar; 69:102472. PMID: 38361992.
Published on 2/5/2024Anand ST, Vo AD, La J, Do NV, Fillmore NR, Brophy M, Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA. Severe COVID-19 in Vaccinated Adults With Hematologic Cancers in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 05; 7(2):e240288. PMID: 38393725.
Published on 2/2/2024Livorsi DJ, Branch-Elliman W, Drekonja D, Echevarria KL, Fitzpatrick MA, Goetz MB, Graber CJ, Jones MM, Kelly AA, Madaras-Kelly K, Morgan DJ, Stevens VW, Suda K, Trautner BW, Ward MJ, Jump RLP. Research agenda for antibiotic stewardship within the Veterans' Health Administration, 2024-2028. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Feb 02; 1-7. PMID: 38305034.
Published on 1/31/2024Langford BJ, Branch-Elliman W, Nori P, Marra AR, Bearman G. Confronting the Disruption of the Infectious Diseases Workforce by Artificial Intelligence: What This Means for Us and What We Can Do About It. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Mar; 11(3):ofae053. PMID: 38434616.
Published on 1/25/2024Monach PA, Anand ST, Fillmore NR, La J, Branch-Elliman W. Underuse of Antiviral Drugs to Prevent Progression to Severe COVID-19 - Veterans Health Administration, March-September 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25; 73(3):57-61. PMID: 38271286.
Media Mentions
Published on 1/6/2022
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