
Ben Weston, MD, MPH
Associate 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 Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He serves as Chief Health Policy Advisor for Milwaukee County working to enhance the health of one million citizens. In addition, Dr. Weston is the Director of Medical Services for the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management, overseeing medical services for the 15 fire departments throughout the county. He practices clinically in the emergency department at Froedtert Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Dr. Weston served as the Medical Director for the Milwaukee County/City/Municipality COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center. He has been featured on MSNBC, CNN, BBC, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, and in Politico and The New York Times. He has provided medical direction and oversight for events including NFL, NBA, MLB, IndyCar, and USA Triathlon. He has been selected as Milwaukee Business Journal’s 40 under 40, named the Public Health Leader of the Year, and listed as “Best of Milwaukee” in Milwaukee Magazine.
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. Dr. Weston’s research interests include prehospital care, resuscitation, health equity, and public health surveillance.
Publications
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(Miner AS, Markowitz DM, Peterson BL, Weston BW.) Health Commun. 2022 04;37(4):467-475 PMID: 33950764 PMCID: PMC8939265 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097080347 05/06/2021
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Targeting Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations Using the Evaluating Vulnerability and Equity (EVE) Model.
(Weston BW, Swingen ZN, Gramann S, Pojar D.) Am J Public Health. 2022 02;112(2):220-222 PMID: 35080941 PMCID: PMC8802590 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123905268 01/27/2022
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(Diaz R, Walker RJ, Lu K, Weston BW, Young N, Fumo N, Hilgeman B.) Child Abuse Negl. 2022 02;124:105479 PMID: 35026607 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123585305 01/14/2022
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(Miner AS, Markowitz DM, Peterson BL, Weston BW.) Health Communication. 2022;37(4):467-475 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097080347 01/01/2022
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(Aufderheide TP, Engel TW 2nd, Saleh HO, Gutterman DD, Weston BW, Pepe PE, Baker JE, Labinski J, Debaty G, Tang L, Szabo A, Kalra R, Yannopoulos D, Colella MR.) Resuscitation. 2021 12;169:45-52 PMID: 34666124 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118490179 10/20/2021
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ED EMS time: A COVID-friendly alternative to ambulance ride-alongs.
(Grawey T, Hinze J, Weston B.) AEM Educ Train. 2021 Aug;5(4):e10689 PMID: 34632247 PMCID: PMC8486211 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122060243 10/12/2021
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(Feldman R, Stanton M, Chinn M, Grawey T, Weston B.) WMJ. 2020 Dec;119(4):240-247 PMID: 33428833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099890579 01/12/2021
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SAFER model: Strategic allocation of fundamental epidemic resources.
(Weston BW, Swingen ZN, Gramann S, Pojar D.) J Public Health (Oxf). 2020 Nov 09 PMID: 33161436 11/09/2020
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Efficacy of Distance-Based EMS Education in a Low-Resource Country.
(Seymour L, Montejo R, Watson BW.) WMJ. 2020 Sep;119(3):182-184 PMID: 33091286 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094111317 10/23/2020
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(Bemanian A, Ahn KW, O'Brien M, Rausch DJ, Weston B, Beyer KMM.) WMJ. 2020 Jun;119(2):84-90 PMID: 32659059 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088027487 07/14/2020
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Innovative Approaches to Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Challenges.
(Weston BW, Gaither J, Schulz K, Srinivasan S, Smith JJ, Colella MR.) West J Emerg Med. 2020 Feb 21;21(2):429-433 PMID: 32191200 PMCID: PMC7081868 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082144807 03/20/2020
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An Elderly Female with a Widened Mediastinum
(Teijido J, Mendez A, Weston B.) Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. July 2020;20 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085281222 07/01/2020