Linden Huhmann

2026

Sentinel lymph node biopsy utilization and positivity in veterans with cutaneous melanoma: A comparative analysis of the VA Cancer Registry and the SEER Program.

Daniel Y. Kim, Susan M. Swetter, Linden Huhmann, Jacqueline M. Ferguson, Kimberly Breglio, Allyson C. Spence, Lee Wheless, Mary T. Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Nathanael Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Cutaneous Melanoma VA Cancer Registry SEER Database Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

2026

A retrospective cohort study using the Veterans Affairs Cancer Registry database: Increased hazard of Parkinson's disease in United States Veterans with melanoma.

Linden B. Huhmann^†, Jonathan C. Hwang^†, David Perez, Daniel Y. Kim, Kaelyn Nannini, Nhan V. Do, John M. Gaziano, Mary T. Brophy, Lee E. Wheless, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Cutaneous Melanoma Parkinson's Disease Retrospective Cohort Study U.S. Veterans and VA Data VA Cancer Registry

2026

Evolution of Real-World Front-Line Treatment Patterns in Multiple Myeloma.

Alexander Lazzaro^†, Kaelyn Nannini^†, Cenk Yildirim, Linden Huhmann, John M. Culnan, June K. Corrigan, Danne Elbers, Nhan V. Do, Mary T. Brophy, Nikhil C. Munshi, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡, Camille V. Edwards^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

Blood Advances

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Multiple Myeloma Overall Survival Health Disparities

2026

Frailty and survival outcomes in veterans with invasive cutaneous melanoma: A Veterans Affairs Cancer Registry retrospective cohort study.

Linden B. Huhmann^†, Jonathan C. Hwang^†, Daniel Y. Kim, Kaelyn Nannini, Nhan V. Do, John M. Gaziano, Lee E. Wheless, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology95(1), 240-243

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Cancer-Associated Thrombosis Cutaneous Melanoma Overall Survival

2026

Risk and protective factors for uveal melanoma: Evidence for a protective role of autoimmune and immune-mediated conditions.

Charles Lu^†, Debby Cheng^†, Andrew Mu, Olivia Burke, Lirit Fuksman, Priya Katyal, Sara Khattab, Nga Nguyen, Emma Beagles, Crystal Chang, Suzanne Xu, Jonathan C. Hwang, Linden Huhmann, Nicholas Starink, Martin A. Weinstock, Maryam M. Asgari, Marc S. Hurlbert, John M. Gaziano, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Rebecca I. Hartman, Yevgeniy R. Semenov^† Equal first authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology95(1), 211-214

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Case-Control Study Uveal Melanoma Cutaneous Melanoma Logistic Regression

2026

Parkinson's disease and risk of melanoma in United States veterans: A Veterans Affairs Cancer Registry retrospective cohort study.

Jonathan C. Hwang^†, Linden B. Huhmann^†, David Perez, Daniel Y. Kim, Kaelyn Nannini, Nhan V. Do, John M. Gaziano, Mary T. Brophy, Lee E. Wheless, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology94(6), 1811-1814

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study VA Cancer Registry Parkinson's Disease Cutaneous Melanoma

2026

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Dementia Risk in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders.

David T. Liebers^†, Tianshe He^†, Rebecca A. Betensky, Chunlei Zheng, Kaitlin N. Swinnerton, Sean Jacobson, Linden Huhmann, Mary T. Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Paola Gilsanz, Ricardo S. Osorio, Nunzio Pomara, Antonio Convit, Donald C. Goff, Dan V. Iosifescu, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Jaime Ramos-Cejudo^† Equal first authorship

JAMA Network Open9(6), e2619985

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Electronic Health Records Alzheimer Disease and Dementia SGLT2 Inhibitors

2026

Risk factors for the development of acral melanoma: A multi-institutional, retrospective cohort study.

Charles Lu^†, Olivia Burke^†, Christopher J. Thang, Sara Khattab, Nga Nguyen, Emma Beagles, Crystal Chang, Suzanne Xu, Jonathan C. Hwang, Linden Huhmann, Nicholas Starink, Martin A. Weinstock, Maryam M. Asgari, Marc S. Hurlbert, John M. Gaziano, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Theodore C. Feldman, Rebecca I. Hartman, Yevgeniy R. Semenov^† Equal first authorship

JAAD international28, 38-46

Acral Melanoma Race and Ethnicity Risk Factors Retrospective Cohort Study Logistic Regression

2026

Identification of Risk Factors for Acral Melanoma in US Veterans.

Jonathan C. Hwang^†, Linden B. Huhmann^†, Kelly Cho, Sergey D. Goryachev, Nicholas Starink, Martin A. Weinstock, Maryam M. Asgari, Christy Zheng, Charles Lu, Theodore C. Feldman, Nhan V. Do, John M. Gaziano, Yevgeniy R. Semenov, Marc S. Hurlbert, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

JAMA Dermatology162(3), 279-291

Acral Melanoma Agent Orange Exposure U.S. Veterans and VA Data VA Cancer Registry Nested Case-Control Study

2025

Treatment and disease-specific survival differences among veterans with Merkel cell carcinoma.

Daniel Y. Kim, Linden Huhmann, Daniel S. Hippe, Lee Wheless, Michelle Pavlis, Jonathan C. Hwang, Mary T. Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Paul Nghiem, Nathanael Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology93(4), 1103-1106

U.S. Veterans and VA Data VA Cancer Registry SEER Database Merkel Cell Carcinoma Disease Specific Survival

2025

Area Deprivation Index and Melanoma Thickness in Veterans.

Alejandra K. Moncayo, Jacqueline M. Ferguson, Mathew P. Dizon, Linden Huhmann, Daniel Y. Kim, Nhan Do, Mary T. Brophy, Thomas F. Osborne, Allyson C. Spence, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Susan M. Swetter^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡‡ Equal senior authorship

JAMA Dermatology161(6), 582-588

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Electronic Health Records Cutaneous Melanoma Health Disparities Area Deprivation Index

2024

Real-world effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors and BRAF/MEK inhibitors among veteran patients with cutaneous melanoma.

Daniel Y. Kim, Susan M. Swetter, Linden Huhmann, Matthew P. Dizon, Jacqueline M. Ferguson, Thomas F. Osborne, Allyson C. Spence, Amina Ziad, Nathanael Fillmore^‡, Rebecca I. Hartman^‡‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology90(3), 620-623

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Cutaneous Melanoma Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors BRAF/MEK Inhibitors

2024

Matching Patients to Accelerate Clinical Trials (MPACT): Enabling Technology for Oncology Clinical Trial Workflow.

Nhan V. Do, Danne C. Elbers, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Samuel Ajjarapu, Steven J. Bergstrom, John Bihn, June K. Corrigan, Rupali Dhond, Svitlana Dipietro, Arkadiy Dolgin, Theodore C. Feldman, Sergey D. Goryachev, Linden B. Huhmann, Jennifer La, Paul A. Marcantonio, Kyle M. McGrath, Stephen J. Miller, Vinh Q. Nguyen, George R. Schneeloch, Feng-Chi Sung, Kaitlin N. Swinnerton, Amelia H. Tarren, Hannah M. Tosi, Danielle Valley, Austin D. Vo, Cenk Yildirim, Chunlei Zheng, Robert Zwolinski, Gisele A. Sarosy, David Loose, Colleen Shannon, Mary T. Brophy

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics310, 1086-1090

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Electronic Health Records Natural Language Processing Clinical Trial Enrollment Patient Screening Workflow

2023

Machine learning-based natural language processing to extract PD-L1 expression levels from clinical notes.

Eric Lin^†, Robert Zwolinski^†, Julie Tsu-Yu Wu, Jennifer La, Sergey Goryachev, Linden Huhmann, Cenk Yildrim, David P. Tuck, Danne C. Elbers, Mary T. Brophy, Nhan V. Do^‡, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

Health Informatics Journal29(3), 14604582231198021

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Electronic Health Records Natural Language Processing Machine Learning PD-L1 Expression

2022

Increased COVID-19 breakthrough infection risk in patients with plasma cell disorders.

Jennifer La^†, Julie Tsu-Yu Wu^†, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Linden Huhmann, Summer S. Han, Mary Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Albert Y. Lin, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡, Nikhil C. Munshi^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

Blood140(7), 782-785

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Electronic Health Records Multiple Myeloma COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness

2022

Association of COVID-19 Vaccination With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Cancer: A US Nationwide Veterans Affairs Study.

Julie Tsu-Yu Wu^†, Jennifer La^†, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Linden B. Huhmann, Summer S. Han, Giovanni Parmigiani, David P. Tuck, Mary T. Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Albert Y. Lin^‡, Nikhil C. Munshi^‡, Nathanael R. Fillmore^‡† Equal first authorship · ^‡ Equal senior authorship

JAMA Oncology8(2), 281-286

U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Cancer Patients