Melissa Skanderson, MSW
Staff Affiliate - VAMCCards
About
Research
Publications
2025
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection.
Levinson RN, Bushman R, Tate JP, Skanderson M, Mezzacappa C, Park LS, Brandt CA, Schuster KM, Ketwaroo GA, Yang YX, Justice AC, Wang LL. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma After Hepatitis C Infection. JAMA Netw Open 2025, 8: e2543701. PMID: 41236736, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.43701.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 ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health AdministrationObservational Medical Outcomes PartnershipVA stationsVeterans Aging Cohort Study IndexAging Cohort StudyLogical Observation Identifiers NamesHealth AdministrationCohort studyVeteransLaboratory resultsLOINCEHRIdentifiers NamesLaboratory testsData extraction approachIndividual patientsStudied indicesTest resultsPatientsHIVCorrelation of test resultsPartnershipTestIncident 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, 1-10. PMID: 40601199, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09701-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender-affirming hormone therapyIncident atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseGender identityCisgender menCisgender womenAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease outcomesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseGender-affirming careInternational Classification of Diseases diagnosisCisgender veteransVeterans Health AdministrationTrans populationsPrevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasesSexual orientationCardiovascular diseaseCox proportional hazards regressionProportional hazards regressionHealth AdministrationInternational ClassificationAssociated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseHispanic ethnicityGenderCohort studyHazards regressionElevated riskClinical Management of Sleep Disturbances in Post-9/11 Men and Women Veterans: A 20-year Prospective Cohort Study
Gaffey A, Haskell S, Burg M, Yaggi H, Mattocks K, Bastian L, Skanderson M, DeRycke E, Hermes E, Brandt C. Clinical Management of Sleep Disturbances in Post-9/11 Men and Women Veterans: A 20-year Prospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 40: 2573-2582. PMID: 40329029, PMCID: PMC12405142, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09534-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationProspective cohort studyPost-9/11 veteransSleep disordersCohort studyProportion of women veteransSleep careDisordered sleepMethodsThis prospective cohort studyPatient-centered careResultsThe final sampleOdds of insomniaIntroductionSleep disordersTreatment of insomniaManagement of sleep disturbancesWomen veteransVA careSex-based disparitiesChronic conditionsClinical managementHealth factorsHealth AdministrationOutpatient encountersVeteran cohortFinal sampleGender Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Asthma Management in a Veteran Cohort
Bazan I, DeRycke E, Bade B, Bielawski M, Skanderson M, Crothers K, Haskell S, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgun K. Gender Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Asthma Management in a Veteran Cohort. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2025, 211: a7133-a7133. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.abstracts.a7133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchASSOCIATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WITH CARDIAC REHABILITATION PARTICIPATION AMONG WOMEN AND MEN VETERANS
Varghese M, Han L, Skanderson M, Wu W, Burg M, Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Gandhi P, Brandt C, Bastian L, Akgun K. ASSOCIATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS WITH CARDIAC REHABILITATION PARTICIPATION AMONG WOMEN AND MEN VETERANS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 507. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(25)00991-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex
Gandhi P, Runels T, Han L, Skanderson M, Bastian L, Brandt C, Hauser R, Feder S, Rodwin B, Farmer M, Bean-Mayberry B, Placide S, Gaffey A, Akgün K. Natriuretic peptide testing in veterans hospitalized with heart failure: Potential differences by sex. Heart & Lung 2025, 71: 25-31. PMID: 39970822, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatriuretic peptide testingHeart failure hospitalizationFacility characteristicsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemPeptide testingSex-based differencesFacility-related factorsSex-stratified modelsAssociated with increased likelihoodAssociated with decreased likelihoodHealthcare systemHF diagnosisEjection fractionCardiac comorbiditiesFailure hospitalizationClinical outcomesLogistic regressionAtrial fibrillationHeart failureVeteransClinical covariatesPatientsAdmissionSexAssociationLGBTQ+ status and sex of record in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: demographics, comorbidities, and outpatient encounters
Workman T, Goulet J, Brandt C, Skanderson M, O’Leary J, Gordon K, Treitler-Zeng Q. LGBTQ+ status and sex of record in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: demographics, comorbidities, and outpatient encounters. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 12: 1487866. PMID: 39835315, PMCID: PMC11743380, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1487866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaLGBTQ+ individualsMedical care usagePost-traumatic stress disorderTransgenderSexual traumaMarital statusSubstance use disorder diagnosisMental healthStress disorderContext of post-traumatic stress disorderQueerLGBTQ+CrimeVeterans with post-traumatic stress disorderMaltreatmentVeteransOutpatient encountersPolicySexStatusIncreased riskDemographicsChi-squareDisorder diagnosis
2024
Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation
Streed C, Duncan M, Heier K, Workman T, Beach L, Caceres B, O'Leary J, Skanderson M, Goulet J. Prevalent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Veterans by Sexual Orientation. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e036898. PMID: 39508159, PMCID: PMC11681393, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.036898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasesAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseIndex dateCardiovascular diseaseVeterans Health Administration dataPoor cardiovascular healthHealth administrative dataPrimary care appointmentsLGB veteransCardiovascular risk factorsCare appointmentsLogistic regression analysisSexual orientationCardiovascular healthVeteran populationHispanic ethnicityAdministrative dataNationwide cohortVeteransBaseline dateNatural language processing algorithmsSubstance useRisk factorsRegression analysisLanguage processing algorithmsCharacteristics of men and women with medically diagnosed cluster headache in a national integrated healthcare system: A Veterans Health Administration cohort study
Seng E, Burish M, Fenton B, Schindler E, Zhou B, Phadke M, Skanderson M, Best R, Lipton R, Sico J. Characteristics of men and women with medically diagnosed cluster headache in a national integrated healthcare system: A Veterans Health Administration cohort study. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2024, 64: 1273-1284. PMID: 39400858, DOI: 10.1111/head.14842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationElectronic health recordsEHR dataHealthcare systemInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9Integrated healthcare systemNational integrated healthcare systemFiscal yearHospital-based systemClinic-based studyProportion of womenCompared to menLongitudinal cohort of patientsIndividual medical recordsRates of suicidal ideationCH diagnosisStratified prevalenceHealth recordsTobacco useMental healthHealth AdministrationPain diagnosisInternational ClassificationPeriod prevalenceOutpatient visits