Ben Weston, MD, MPH, FAEMS
Associate Professor, Division of EMS Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; Chief Health Policy Advisor, Milwaukee County; Chief Medical Director, Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management
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 Ϲ. 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 Chief Medical Director for the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management, directing medical services for the 15 fire departments throughout the county with 120,000 annual patient encounters. He was recently among seven individuals selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Medicine. He practices clinically in the emergency department at Froedtert Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Dr. Weston’s local, regional and national work has centered on community and partner engagement to advance population health. Through strategic planning, effective communication and crisis management, Dr. Weston has spearheaded initiatives addressing substance use disorder, motor vehicle collisions, firearm injuries, health care access, and disease prevention. 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 Ϲ. Dr. Weston is an NIH funded researcher with interests including prehospital care, resuscitation, disease surveillance, and public health promotion.
Publications
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(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
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(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
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(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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105027098308 12/23/2025
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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 12/24/2025
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(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
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(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
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(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