Melissa Skanderson, MSW
Staff Affiliate - VAMCCards
About
Research
Publications
2026
Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans A Sex-Based Analysis
Varghese M, Han L, Gandhi P, Skanderson M, Wu W, Drwal K, Burg M, Kazi D, Gaffey A, Levy D, Feder S, Mayberry B, Farmer M, Mattocks K, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgün K. Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans A Sex-Based Analysis. JACC Advances 2026, 5: 102615. PMID: 41713154, PMCID: PMC12933818, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe association between long-term opioid therapy and composite infection-related dental outcomes
Black A, Gordon K, Dziura J, Barry D, Crystal S, Edelman E, Gibson G, Hamilton M, Jurasic M, Li Y, Marshall B, Skanderson M, Suda K, Becker W. The association between long-term opioid therapy and composite infection-related dental outcomes. PLOS ONE 2026, 21: e0341361. PMID: 41628103, PMCID: PMC12863492, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0341361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeveraging the Electronic Health Record for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Among 9.4 Million US Veterans
Wang L, Tate J, Skanderson M, Hauser R, Brandt C, Yang Y, Justice A. Leveraging the Electronic Health Record for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Among 9.4 Million US Veterans. Clinical And Translational Gastroenterology 2026, 17: e00982. PMID: 41589692, PMCID: PMC13102422, DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000982.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Military Sexual Trauma and the Incidence of Gynecologic Cancers Among Women Veterans
Ramsey-Hardy C, Abel E, Skanderson M, Akgün K, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, DeRycke E, Farmer M, Masheb R, Murthy S, Haskell S, Gaffey A. Military Sexual Trauma and the Incidence of Gynecologic Cancers Among Women Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 41: 2174-2181. PMID: 41417448, PMCID: PMC12954725, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10077-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsomnia, Sleep Apnea, and Incidence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Among Men and Women US Veterans
Gaffey A, Burg M, Yaggi H, Wang K, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Chang T, Levine A, Skanderson M, Zinchuk A. Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, and Incidence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Among Men and Women US Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2025, 14: e045382. PMID: 41378507, PMCID: PMC12826891, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicide-related outcomes in veterans with post-traumatic headache: a retrospective cohort study
Anthony S, Phadke M, Lipton R, Rogers D, Brenner L, Ney J, Altalib H, Androulakis X, Grinberg A, Skanderson M, Lin H, Scholten J, Fenton B, Seng E, Sico J. Suicide-related outcomes in veterans with post-traumatic headache: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 53: 101299. PMID: 41321729, PMCID: PMC12662118, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection
Levinson R, Bushman R, Tate J, Skanderson M, Mezzacappa C, Park L, Brandt C, Schuster K, Ketwaroo G, Yang Y, Justice A, Wang L. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2543701. PMID: 41236736, PMCID: PMC12619103, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.43701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood Pressure Control and Maintenance in U.S. Veterans Roles of Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Deprivation
Gaffey A, Chang T, Dhruva S, Burg M, Haskell S, Bastian L, Spatz E, Levine A, Skanderson M, Brandt C. Blood Pressure Control and Maintenance in U.S. Veterans Roles of Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Deprivation. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 102267. PMID: 41138531, PMCID: PMC12595360, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of 2 electronic health record data extraction methods for laboratory tests used in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index
Ramsey-Hardy C, Skanderson M, Tate J, Justice A, Marconi V, Alcorn C, Hauser R, Anderson-Mellies A, McGinnis K. Comparison of 2 electronic health record data extraction methods for laboratory tests used in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index. JAMIA Open 2025, 8: ooaf074. PMID: 40727112, PMCID: PMC12303373, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Gender Identity: A Cohort Study
Streed C, Duncan M, Heier K, Workman T, Beach L, Jasuja G, Wolfe H, Hughes L, O’Leary J, Skanderson M, Goulet J. Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Gender Identity: A Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 40: 3149-3158. PMID: 40601199, PMCID: PMC12508330, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09701-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research