WestynBranch-EllimanMDMMSc
Infectious Disease • Boston, MAHealthcare Associated Infections
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Summary
- Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman is an infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. She specializes in healthcare associated infections.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2009 - 2012
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2014 - 2017
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2010- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top abstract Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America, 2019
- Top Reviewer Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2017
- First Place, Residents and Fellows Research Competition Harvard Medical School, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Sarilumab for Patients With Moderate COVID-19 Disease Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 10
- De-Implementation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use After Cardiac Device Procedures Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsDoes Adjunctive Tigecycline Improve Outcomes in Severe-Complicated, Nonoperative Clostridium difficile Infection?Mary T. LaSalvia, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Graham M. Snyder, Monica V Mahoney, Carolyn D. Alonso
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2017-01-01 - 3 citationsCorrigendum to: Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff...Polly van den Berg, Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Rebecca S Jack, Isabella Epshtein, Richard Nelson
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022-03-23 - 42 citationsEffectiveness of three versus six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff: A retrospective, state...Polly van den Berg, Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, Rebecca S Jack, Isabella Epshtein, Richard W Nelson
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-03-10
Press Mentions
First Opinion Readers on Covid and Trump, Rare Diseases, and Institutional NeutralityOctober 12th, 2024- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Should Drop Mask Requirements, Medical Experts SayApril 21st, 2023
- Healthcare Epidemiologists and Infectious Diseases Experts Review Changing Context for Masking in Healthcare SettingsApril 17th, 2023
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Grant Support
- K12NHLBI2018–2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in AmericaMember
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