Ben Weston, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor; Associate Fellowship Director, EMS Fellowship
Contact Information
Education
MPH, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2011
BA, Lawrence University, 2005
Biography
Dr. Weston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He serves as Medical Director for Kenosha Fire Department and the Assistant Director of Medical Services for Milwaukee County. He is the Director of Mass Gathering and Event Medicine, having provided medical direction and oversight for events including NFL, NBA, MLB, IndyCar, and USA Triathlon as well as other concerts and competitive sporting events. He is the Assistant Program Director for the ACGME Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program. He practices clinically in the emergency department at Froedtert Hospital.
Dr. Weston received his baccalaureate degree at Lawrence University, his medical degree and master of public health from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and completed his emergency medicine residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Weston is dual board-certified in Emergency Medicine as well as Emergency Medical Services by the American Board of Emergency Medicine after completing his Emergency Medical Services Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Research Interests
Emergency medical services, prehospital medicine, resuscitation, and public health surveillance
Publications
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Self-Assessment Feedback Form Improves Quality of Out-of-Hospital CPR.
(Weston BW, Jasti J, Mena M, Unteriner J, Tillotson K, Yin Z, Colella MR, Aufderheide TP.) Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Aug 17:1-8.
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Does an individualized feedback mechanism improve quality of out-of-hospital CPR?
(Weston BW, Jasti J, Lerner EB, Szabo A, Aufderheide TP, Colella MR.) Resuscitation. 2017 04;113:96-100.
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An unusual cause of cardiopulmonary arrest.
(Dodd KW, Weston BW, Marinelli WA, Moore JC.) Intern Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;11(6):833-5.
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Cocaine use in inner city african american research volunteers.
(Weston BW, Krishnaswami S, Gray MT, Coly G, Kotchen JM, Grim CE, Kotchen TA.) J Addict Med. 2009 Jun;3(2):83-8.
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(Thomas MA, Weston B, Joseph M, Wu W, Nekrutenko A, Tonellato PJ.) Mol Biol Evol. 2003 Jun;20(6):964-8.
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Body-worn cameras improve law enforcement officer report writing accuracy
(Dawes D, Heegaard W, Brave M, Paetow G, Weston B, Ho J.) Journal of Law Enforcement. .
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Multiple casualty scenario from a bomb/blast injury
(Weston B, Simpson N, Hart D, Fitzgerald-Swenson L, Hick J.) MedEdPORTAL Publications. .