Westyn Branch‐Elliman

University of California, Los Angeles — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research(30), Surgical site infection prevention(30), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies(28), Healthcare cost, quality, practices(16), COVID-19 epidemiological studies(15)

Publications213 total

Bloodstream Infections Among Veterans With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Source Identification and Intervention Strategies
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2026Open Access
Leveraging a large language model to support expansion of surveillance activities to include cardiovascular implantable device infections in a large, integrated national healthcare system
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2026Open Access
681. Compliance with Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Metrics Before and After National Policy Discontinuation: A Nationwide, Retrospective Cohort Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2026Open Access
P-1130. Promoting De-Implementation of Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use Following Cardiac Device Procedures
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2026Open Access
Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Identify Central Line–associated Bloodstream Infections
Clinical Infectious Diseases·2025
Using Generative Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance
Clinical Infectious Diseases·2025· 1 cited
The life cycle of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship projects and interventions: the dynamic interplay of implementation and de-implementation science (Part I of II)
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2025Open Access
Leveraging de-implementation science to promote infection prevention and stewardship: a roadmap and practical examples (Part II of II)
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Comparing Generative Artificial Intelligence vs Experts for Detection of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Clinical Infectious Diseases·2025· 4 cited
The Search for the Golden Egg: Applied Large Language Models to Detect Patients With Potential Exposure to Avian Influenza
Clinical Infectious Diseases·2025
Impact of lifting school mask mandates on community SARS-CoV-2 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths: a retrospective observational study
Frontiers in Public Health·2025Open Access
Cardiac Implantable Device Infection Surveillance Algorithm
JAMA Network Open·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Enabling national identification of lung cancer screening eligibility with large language models.
Journal of Clinical Oncology·2025
Infectious Complications of Substance Use: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Hospitalized Veterans
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2025Open Access
Sustainability and spread of best practices for peri-operative antimicrobial stewardship following discontinuation of mandatory public reporting: perceptions from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America research network
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2025· 2 cited
Time to Study Implementation of AI-Generated Discharge Summaries
JAMA Internal Medicine·2025· 4 cited
Leveraging near-real-time patient and population data to incorporate fluctuating risk of severe COVID-19: development and prospective validation of a personalised risk prediction tool
EClinicalMedicine·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Hazard-aware adaptations bridge the generalization gap in large language models: a nationwide study
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Chatting new territory: large language models for infection surveillance from pilot to deployment
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats.
UNC Libraries·2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Judith Strymish(14), Kalpana Gupta(13), Paul A. Monach(9), Sharon B. Wright(8), Jennifer La(8), Nathanael R. Fillmore(8), Nhan Do(7), Howard S. Gold(7), Mary T. Brophy(6), Hillary J. Mull(5), William J. O’Brien(4), Kamal M.F. Itani(4), Shira Doron(4), Anna E. Barón(4), Marin L. Schweizer(3), Elissa M. Schechter‐Perkins(3), Isabella Epshtein(3), Julie Wu(3), Linden Huhmann(3), Summer S. Han(3)