Sally Haskell, MD
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Deputy Chief Officer, Office of Women's Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Director, VA Connecticut, Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
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Deputy Chief Officer, Office of Women's Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Director, VA Connecticut, Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
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Deputy Chief Officer, Office of Women's Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Director, VA Connecticut, Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
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Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
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Deputy Chief Officer, Office of Women's Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; Director, VA Connecticut, Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health
Biography
Dr. Haskell is the Deputy Chief Consultant for Clinical Operations and National Director of Comprehensive Women's Health, Office of Women's Health Services, Veterans Health Administration She is based in West Haven, CT, where she is a General Internist with a special interest in Women's Health. Dr.Haskell has published extensively on women Veteran's health and health care. She is also the Director of the VA Connecticut Advanced Fellowship in Women's Health and Professor at Yale School of Medicine.
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General Internal Medicine
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Education & Training
- MD
- Emory University (1985)
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Internal Medicine
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- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 1988
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0000-0002-2888-2637
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Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Allison E. Gaffey, PhD
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Galina A. Portnoy, PhD
Mary Driscoll, PhD
Veterans Health
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Women's Health
Chronic Pain
Depression
Internal Medicine
Publications
2026
Relational demand in the chronic pain experience of women veterans: a mixed methods analysis
Driscoll M, Adamowicz J, Donahue M, Buta E, Selander K, Hadlandsmyth K, Kerns R, Haskell S, Heapy A. Relational demand in the chronic pain experience of women veterans: a mixed methods analysis. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2026, 1-15. PMID: 42050099, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-026-00669-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pain experienceBehavioral pain interventionsWomen veteransPain interventionsEcological momentary assessmentExperiences of women veteransBack painLoved onesPain Self-ManagementSelf-management strategiesMomentary assessmentSelf-management effortsImpact of painCognitive behavioural principlesPain-relevant variablesDate of registrationPain interferenceTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERSelf-ManagementPsychoeducational contentPain intensityPsychological interventionsPain experienceVeteransChronic painHypertension Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management for Post‐9/11 US Veterans
Chang T, Lichtman J, Brandt C, Jackson S, He S, Haskell S, Gaffey A. Hypertension Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management for Post‐9/11 US Veterans. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2026, 15: e045830. PMID: 42017325, PMCID: PMC13279121, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.045830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPost-9/11 veteransUndiagnosed hypertensionHypertension prevalenceAssociated with 5% lower riskLow riskSelf-measured blood pressure monitoringVeterans Health Administration dataHealth administrative dataHigh riskVeterans Health AdministrationRisk of untreated hypertensionNational Veterans Health Administration dataUntreated hypertensionCross-sectional studyTailored screeningSubsets of womenClinical hypertensionPrevalence ratiosWhite veteransYounger veteransHealth AdministrationBlack veteransUS veteransHypertensive measurementsUS population26-A-18274-ACC DEPRESSION SUBTYPES AND INCIDENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AMONG MEN AND WOMEN VETERANS
Yee I, Skanderson M, Haskell S, Brandt C, Varghese M, Bastian L, Gaffey A. 26-A-18274-ACC DEPRESSION SUBTYPES AND INCIDENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AMONG MEN AND WOMEN VETERANS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2026, 87: a327. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.809.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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationIncidence of gynecologic cancersMilitary sexual traumaHistory of military sexual traumaPositive MST screenHealth behaviorsWomen veteransGynecologic cancerMilitary sexual trauma statusElectronic health record documentationVeterans Health Administration careMilitary sexual trauma screeningIncidence rateRisk of ovarian cancerRisk of uterine cancerHealth record documentationRisk of cervical cancerRetrospective cohort of womenCohort of womenSexual traumaCox proportional hazards modelsRetrospective cohortOvarian cancer diagnosisAssociation of military sexual traumaOvarian cancerInsomnia, 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaPost-9/11 veteransCardiovascular diseaseOutpatient diagnosisTime-varying Cox proportional hazards modelsAssociated with CVD riskHealth care useVeterans Health AdministrationCox proportional hazards modelsAssociated with cardiovascular diseaseIncidence of hypertensionAssociated with elevated riskRisk of hypertensionCardiovascular disease riskInclusion of patientsProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohortCare useClinical factorsApneaPrevention prioritiesFollow-upNon-VeteransCardiovascular riskBlood 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 ResearchCitationsConceptsSocial deprivation indexDeprivation indexBP controlU.S. Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterNH-White patientsOdds of controlAffairs Medical CenterCardiovascular diseaseNH Black patientsBlood pressureNew-onset hypertensionRetrospective cohort studyAdequate follow-upYounger veteransSociodemographic characteristicsSociodemographic variablesZip codesHispanic patientsHypertension managementU.S. veteransCohort studyLogistic regressionVeteransWhite patientsClinical 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsVeterans 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 sample“Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”
Gaffey A, Mattocks K, Yaggi H, Marteeny V, Walker L, Brandt C, Haskell S, Bastian L, Burg M. “Sleep Is Not Getting the Attention It Deserves”. Medical Care 2025, 63: 472-478. PMID: 40307672, PMCID: PMC13040448, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVA careSleep managementSleep healthCohort of U.S. veteransSemistructured qualitative interviewsMental health providersMental health screeningVA Medical CenterSleep management practicesPost-9/11 veteransPrimary careProvider knowledgeHealth providersCare practicesRoutine educationFront lineHealth screeningUnique barriersInductive codingStandard educationQualitative interviewsU.S. veteransCareSleep knowledgeProviders
2024
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTraining-as-usualImplementation facilitatorsReferral to treatmentCase managementBrief interventionHybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trialPain managementImplementation strategiesPrimary implementation outcomeSubstance misuseProportion of participantsPain careUsefulness of screeningVeteran engagementVA sitesImplementation outcomesPragmatic trialPain serviceVeteran participantsCase management systemPain intensityDischarged veteransStudy enrollmentVeteransChronic painPatterns of Intimate Partner Violence Among Veterans: A Latent Class Analysis
Portnoy G, Relyea M, Webermann A, Presseau C, Iverson K, Brandt C, Haskell S. Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence Among Veterans: A Latent Class Analysis. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2024, 40: 3663-3688. PMID: 39394718, DOI: 10.1177/08862605241284087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsBidirectional Intimate Partner ViolenceIntimate partner violencePatterns of intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violence patternsLatent class analysisPartner violenceIntimate partner violence classPost-9/11 veteransPsychological intimate partner violenceSample of post-9/11 veteransClass analysisIntimate partner violence useWitnessing family violenceGender differencesClass membershipFamily violenceIPV screeningLatent class analysis modelPhysical assaultChild abuseRelationship healthViolenceEmployment statusMarital statusPotential gender differences
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