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Benjamin Weston MPH, MD

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Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Emergency Medicine

Member of the Comprehensive Injury Center
Member of the Institute for Health & Humanity

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Publications (48)

  • The Role of Emergency Medical Services in Addressing Opioid Use Disorder-A Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP. (Glenn MJ, Mercer MP, Murrell A, Simpson N, Knotts MC, Crowe R, Weston BW, Cabañas JG, Cage TM, Hickerson M, Joiner AP) Prehosp Emerg Care 2026 May 20:1-11 PMID: 42114053 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105039634868 05/11/2026    
  • The Impact and Description of a Training Program With a Novel Landmark Device for Needle Thoracostomy. (Chu JT, Engel T, Chinn M, Weston BW) WMJ 2026;125(1):67-70 PMID: 41980135 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105035591638 04/14/2026    
  • Health and Medical Preparedness and Response to the 2024 Republican National Convention. (Grawey T, Liu JM, Engel T, Pojar D, Cieciwa M, Boeshaar R, Totoraitis M, Hensley D, Weston B) Prehosp Emerg Care 2026 May 15:1-10 PMID: 41879627 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105038858482 03/25/2026    
  • The Impact and Description of a Training Program With a Novel Landmark Device for Needle Thoracostomy (Chu JT, Engel T, Chinn M, Weston BW) Wisconsin Medical Journal March 2026;125(1):67-70 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105035591638 03/01/2026    
  • Beyond the Beats: Disparities in Prehospital Cardiac Care (Wleklinski NP, Nickel LB, Colella MR, McGlynn E, Weston BW) Journal of Emergency Medicine January 2026;80:23-32 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022454826 01/01/2026    
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Mortality in the Omicron Period: Evidence from Linked Mortality and Vaccination Records. (Farzana S, Rossi FM, Allen KS, Luo Q, Whittle J, McGurk K, Weston BW, Yuan AY, Moghtaderi A, Atanasov V, Black B) Vaccines (Basel) 2025 Dec 11;13(12) PMID: 41441701 PMCID: PMC12737531 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025937858 12/24/2025    
  • Comparing Predictive Power of Area-Level Socioeconomic Status Indices Across Health Outcomes and Geographic Levels. (Rossi FM, Franchi L, Barreto N, Chorniy A, Weston BW, Meurer JR, Whittle J, Ackermann RT, Black B) Med Care 2026 Feb 01;64(2):77-88 PMID: 41433210 PMCID: PMC13286083 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105027098308 12/23/2025       2 Citations
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Mortality in the Omicron Period: Evidence from Linked Mortality and Vaccination Records (Farzana S, Rossi FM, Allen KS, Luo Q, Whittle J, McGurk K, Weston BW, Yuan AY, Moghtaderi A, Atanasov V, Black B) Vaccines December 2025;13(12) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025937858 12/01/2025    
  • Beyond the Beats: Disparities in Prehospital Cardiac Care. (Wleklinski NP, Nickel LB, Colella MR, McGlynn E, Weston BW) J Emerg Med 2026 Jan;80:23-32 PMID: 41270316 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022454826 11/21/2025    
  • Stroke alert: Examining demographic disparities in prehospital stroke care. (McGlynn E, Nickel LB, Colella MR, Wleklinski NP, Weston BW) Am J Emerg Med 2025 Oct;96:116-121 PMID: 40554897 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105008564077 06/25/2025       1 Citation
  • Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Termination of Resuscitation Practices for Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. (Naas CJ, Nickel LB, Aufderheide TP, Weston BW) Prehosp Emerg Care 2026;30(2):211-218 PMID: 40168034 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003278722 04/01/2025       1 Citation
  • Associations with resolution of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction criteria on out-of-hospital 12-lead electrocardiograms following resuscitation from cardiac arrest. (Naas CJ, Saleh HO, Engel TW 2nd, Gutterman DD, Szabo A, Grawey T, Weston BW, Monti CE, Baker JE, Labinski J, Tang L, Jasti J, Bartos JA, Kalra R, Yannopoulos D, Riccardo Colella M, Aufderheide TP) Resuscitation 2025 Apr;209:110567 PMID: 40057016 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105000556919 03/09/2025       5 Citations
  • Assessing the "Reach" of a Fire-Based Mobile Integrated Health Buprenorphine Induction Program Through an Implementation Science Lens. (Engel Ii TW, Hernandez-Meier J, Comstock G, Fumo N, Mueller D, Kovacevich H, Pojar D, Schaak J, Weston BW) Prehosp Emerg Care 2025;29(4):465-473 PMID: 39847680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85216502922 01/23/2025       1 Citation
  • Navigating stroke care: Geospatial assessment of regional stroke center accessibility: Geospatial Assessment of Stroke Centers. (Halada S, Beyer KM, Zhou Y, Weston BW) J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024 Dec;33(12):108093 PMID: 39461451 PMCID: PMC11570335 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85208216709 10/27/2024       3 Citations
  • Using Science to Reduce Firearm Injuries and Deaths. (Cunningham R, Rosenberg M, Corbin T, Branas C, Buggs SAL, Haring S, Jackson R, Jain A, Parsonnet J, Weston B) NAM Perspect 2023;2023 PMID: 38784640 PMCID: PMC11114596 05/24/2024    
  • Prospective validation of a hospital triage predictive model to decrease undertriage: an EAST multicenter study. (Biesboer EA, Pokrzywa CJ, Karam BS, Chen B, Szabo A, Teng BQ, Bernard MD, Bernard A, Chowdhury S, Hayudini AE, Radomski MA, Doris S, Yorkgitis BK, Mull J, Weston BW, Hemmila MR, Tignanelli CJ, de Moya MA, Morris RS) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024;9(1):e001280 PMID: 38737811 PMCID: PMC11086287 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85192362128 05/13/2024    
  • Understanding racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality using a novel metric: COVID excess mortality percentage. (Yuan AY, Atanasov V, Barreto N, Franchi L, Whittle J, Weston B, Meurer J, Luo QE, Black B) Am J Epidemiol 2024 Jun 03;193(6):853-862 PMID: 38375671 PMCID: PMC11145910 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195227154 02/20/2024       5 Citations
  • Evidence on COVID-19 Mortality and Disparities Using a Novel Measure, COVID excess mortality percentage: Evidence from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois. (Atanasov V, Barreto N, Franchi L, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston BW, Luo QE, Yuan AY, Zhang R, Black B) PLoS One 2024;19(1):e0295936 PMID: 38295114 PMCID: PMC10829977 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85183811426 01/31/2024       4 Citations
  • Asthma as a Risk Factor for Hospitalization in Children and Youth With COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. (Lara ST, Rein LE, Simanek AM, Totoraitis MF, Rausch DJ, Weston BW, Ahn KW, Meurer JR, Beyer KMM) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 May 01;43(5):437-443 PMID: 38241639 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191103877 01/19/2024       2 Citations
  • Selection Effects and COVID-19 Mortality Risk after Pfizer vs. Moderna Vaccination: Evidence from Linked Mortality and Vaccination Records. (Atanasov V, Barreto N, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston BW, Luo QE, Yuan AY, Franchi L, Zhang R, Black B) Vaccines (Basel) 2023 May 11;11(5) PMID: 37243075 PMCID: PMC10221876 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160332576 05/27/2023       7 Citations
  • Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness against Death Using a Novel Measure: COVID Excess Mortality Percentage. (Atanasov V, Barreto N, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston BW, Luo QE, Franchi L, Yuan AY, Zhang R, Black B) Vaccines (Basel) 2023 Feb 07;11(2) PMID: 36851256 PMCID: PMC9959409 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149121496 03/01/2023       15 Citations
  • Blind Spots: Biases in Prehospital Race and Ethnicity Recording. (Weston BW) Prehosp Emerg Care 2023;27(8):1072-1075 PMID: 36735657 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147740241 02/04/2023       7 Citations
  • Documenting Patient Interaction: Emergency Medical Services Report Reader Expectations and Improvements for Providers. (Angeli EL, Jezykowski J, Sinclair P, Grawey T, Poltrock JT, Weston B) WMJ 2022 Dec;121(4):285-291 PMID: 36637839 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146363717 01/14/2023       2 Citations
  • Blind Spots: Biases in Prehospital Race and Ethnicity Recording (Weston BW) Prehospital Emergency Care 2023;27(8):1072-1075 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147740241 01/01/2023       7 Citations
  • Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Against Death Using a Novel Measure: COVID Excess Mortality Percentage. (Yuan A, Atanasov V, Parra PNB, Whittle J, Meurer J, Weston B, Luo QE, Franchi L, Zhang R, Black B) Res Sq 2022 Dec 16 PMID: 36561183 PMCID: PMC9774224 12/24/2022    
  • Outcomes of law enforcement officer administered naloxone. (Gooley B, Weston B, Colella MR, Farkas A) Am J Emerg Med 2022 Dec;62:25-29 PMID: 36215781 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139273729 10/11/2022       8 Citations
  • Accidental Occupational Exposure to a Large Volume of Liquid Fentanyl on a Compromised Skin Barrier with No Resultant Effect. (Feldman R, Weston BW) Prehosp Disaster Med 2022 Aug;37(4):550-552 PMID: 35722948 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134426255 06/21/2022       8 Citations
  • 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 Feb;112(2):220-222 PMID: 35080941 PMCID: PMC8802590 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123905268 01/27/2022       4 Citations
  • The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, the frequency and acuity of emergency department utilization and primary care engagement. (Diaz R, Walker RJ, Lu K, Weston BW, Young N, Fumo N, Hilgeman B) Child Abuse Negl 2022 Feb;124:105479 PMID: 35026607 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123585305 01/14/2022       9 Citations
  • Examining the Examiners: How Medical Death Investigators Describe Suicidal, Homicidal, and Accidental Death (Miner AS, Markowitz DM, Peterson BL, Weston BW) Health Communication 2022;37(4):467-475 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097080347 01/01/2022       2 Citations
  • Change in out-of-hospital 12-lead ECG diagnostic classification following resuscitation from cardiac arrest. (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 Dec;169:45-52 PMID: 34666124 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118490179 10/20/2021       6 Citations
  • 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       1 Citation
  • Examining the Examiners: How Medical Death Investigators Describe Suicidal, Homicidal, and Accidental Death. (Miner AS, Markowitz DM, Peterson BL, Weston BW) Health Commun 2022 Apr;37(4):467-475 PMID: 33950764 PMCID: PMC8939265 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097080347 05/06/2021       2 Citations
  • Choosing a Vasopressor for a Prehospital Emergency Medical System: Consideration for Agent Selection and Review of Pharmacologic Profiles, Efficacy, and Safety in Treatment of Shock. (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       4 Citations
  • SAFER model: Strategic allocation of fundamental epidemic resources. (Weston BW, Swingen ZN, Gramann S, Pojar D) J Public Health (Oxf) 2022 Jun 27;44(2):228-233 PMID: 33161436 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133102518 11/09/2020       3 Citations
  • 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       1 Citation
  • Investigating the Trajectory of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Milwaukee County and Projected Effects of Relaxed Distancing. (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       3 Citations
  • 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    
  • 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       3 Citations
  • Saving Lives with Tourniquets: A Review of Penetrating Injury Medical Examiner Cases. (Bonk C, Weston BW, Davis C, Barron A, McCarty O, Hargarten S) Prehosp Emerg Care 2020;24(4):494-499 PMID: 31580174 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075948546 10/04/2019       12 Citations
  • Fear and paperwork: Evaluating barriers to safer prehospital care. (Weston BW, Chinn M, Lenz TJ, Lerner EB, Colella MR) Am J Emerg Med 2020 Feb;38(2):399-401 PMID: 31377015 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084206947 08/05/2019    
  • 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 2019;23(1):66-73 PMID: 30118617 PMCID: PMC9721191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052077839 08/18/2018       8 Citations
  • 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 Apr;113:96-100 PMID: 28215590 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85013344023 02/22/2017       15 Citations
  • An unusual cause of cardiopulmonary arrest. (Dodd KW, Weston BW, Marinelli WA, Moore JC) Intern Emerg Med 2016 Sep;11(6):833-5 PMID: 27141847 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84965032276 05/05/2016    
  • 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 08/01/2015    
  • Multiple casualty scenario from a bomb/blast injury (Weston B, Simpson N, Hart D, Fitzgerald-Swenson L, Hick J) MedEdPORTAL Publications 04/01/2015    
  • 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 PMID: 21769003 06/01/2009    
  • Evolutionary dynamics of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes: higher intensities of purifying selection than other genes. (Thomas MA, Weston B, Joseph M, Wu W, Nekrutenko A, Tonellato PJ) Mol Biol Evol 2003 Jun;20(6):964-8 PMID: 12716985 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0038586458 04/30/2003       50 Citations
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