Ian Weston serves as the assistant vice president of Integrated Surgical Services for MedStar Medical Group. In this role, he oversees the operations of ambulatory and hospital-based surgical services, including General, Specialty, and Reconstructive programs, supporting over 500 providers and associates.
Ian joined MedStar Health in 2017 following his tenure as executive director of the American Trauma Society (ATS). At the ATS, he collaborated with adult and pediatric trauma centers across the United States to advance local and regional trauma care systems, establish trauma prevention initiatives, and implement survivorship and recovery programs for patients. Prior to the ATS, Ian served as director of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program, National Resource Center, housed at Children’s National Medical Center. There, he led a federally funded initiative to enhance the capacity of state, local, and hospital-based emergency medical services to deliver pediatric care in pre-hospital and emergency department settings. His career also includes health policy advisory roles in both the Federal Government and private sectors.
Ian is the Deputy Commander for the Maryland-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), a Baltimore-based unit under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this role, he has been deployed across the U.S. and its territories to provide rapid-response medical care during disasters and public health emergencies that surpass local and state resources.
Ian earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy and Political Science from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a Master of Arts degree in Global Health Policy from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.