Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin Medical College of Wisconsin
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Benjamin Weston, MD, MPH

Ben Weston, MD, MPH

Associate Professor; Chief Health Policy Advisor, Milwaukee County; Chief Medical Director, Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management

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Education

MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2011
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 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 been largely focused on community-engaged, evidence-based initiatives addressing substance use disorder, motor vehicle collisions, firearm injuries, health care access, disease prevention, and health communication. 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 is an NIH funded researcher with interests including prehospital care, resuscitation, health equity, and public health promotion.

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