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Westyn Branch-Elliman

Infectious Disease

Credentials: · · · ·

History

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2009–2011
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2006–2009
Harvard Medical School
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2002–2006

Research

Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post-COVID-19 Conditions
JAMA Psychiatry · 2022 · 286 citations
Association of Duration and Type of Surgical Prophylaxis With Antimicrobial-Associated Adverse Events
JAMA Surgery · 2019 · First of 6 authors · 278 citations
Risk of surgical site infection, acute kidney injury, and Clostridium difficile infection following antibiotic prophylaxis with vancomycin plus a beta-lactam versus either drug…
PLoS Medicine · 2017 · First of 8 authors · 75 citations

JS
Judith Strymish
28 papers
Paul Monach
27 papers
KG
Kalpana Gupta
21 papers
ES
Erica Shenoy
15 papers
Nhan Do
14 papers
MB
Mary Brophy
13 papers
Sharon Wright
12 papers
SD
Shira Doron
11 papers
HG
Howard Gold
10 papers
Kamal Itani
10 papers
Daniel Morgan
8 papers
Robin Jump
8 papers

Grants

Assessing the Sustainability of Compliance with Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis After Discontinuation of Mandatory Active Reporting
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
PI · Va Boston Health Care System
2021–2026
Promoting De-Implementation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use in Cardiac Device Procedures By Expanding Audit and Feedback
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
Contact PI · Va Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
2021–2026
Enhancing the Care Continuum for Veterans Who Inject Drugs Using Harm Reduction Approaches
Department of Veterans Affairs · I01
PI · Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
2020–2022
Validation of a Semi-Automated Infection Surveillance Algorithm for Electrophysiology Procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs · I21
Contact PI · Va Boston Health Care System
2018–2019

Clinical trials

De-Implementation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use After Cardiac Device Procedures
Principal investigator · Completed
VA Office of Research and Development
2023–2025
Sarilumab for Patients With Moderate COVID-19 Disease
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
Westyn Branch-Elliman
2020–2021