Nathanael R. Fillmore
Topics / Race and Ethnicity
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Race and Ethnicity

Fillmore has extensively investigated how systemic healthcare delivery and socioeconomic barriers drive racial and ethnic disparities in cancer outcomes. His research demonstrates that providing equal access to care can reverse traditional survival inequities, as seen in Black patients with multiple myeloma and general cancer mortality within the single-payer Veterans Affairs system. Additionally, he has identified race-specific risk factors and outcomes in acral melanoma, COVID-19 prevalence, and pancreatic cancer surgical access.

U.S. Veterans and VA Data 14 Retrospective Cohort Study 11 Health Disparities 9 Electronic Health Records 7 Real World Evidence 7 Risk Factors 6 Patient Outcomes 6 Logistic Regression 5 Cox Proportional Hazards Model 4 Overall Survival 4 Epidemiology 3 ICD-10 Coding 3

Publications (18)

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

Neutrophil inflammation metrics are associated with the risk of future dementia in large data from NYU Langone Hospitals and the Veterans Health Administration.

Tianshe He, Rebecca A. Betensky, Ricardo S. Osorio, Kaitlin Swinnerton, Chunlei Zheng, Tovia Jacobs, Alok Vedvyas, Karyn Marsh, Joshua Chodosh, Ula Y. Hwang, Natalia Sifnugel, Omonigho M. Bubu, Thomas Wisniewski, Mary Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Nathanael R. Fillmore‡, Jaime Ramos-Cejudo‡‡ Equal senior authorship

Alzheimer's & Dementia22(4), e71335
U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Electronic Health Records Alzheimer Disease and Dementia Risk Factors
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
2026

Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Confirmatory Biopsy for Patients With Prostate Cancer Receiving Active Surveillance.

Matthew R. Cooperberg†, John R. Bihn†, John M. Culnan, Jennifer La, Sergey D. Goryachev, Daniel C. R. Chen, Oleg Soloviev, Grace Lee, June K. Corrigan, Kaitlin N. Swinnerton, Nicholas G. Nickols, Karlynn N. Dulberger, Pedro Barata, Rhonda L. Bitting, Mary T. Brophy, Heather H. Cheng, Hoedt Amanda De, Nhan V. Do, Stephen J. Freedland, Isla P. Garraway, J. Michael Gaziano, Susan Halabi, Richard L. Hauger, Stacy Loeb, David M. Nanus, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Matthew B. Rettig, Chong-Xian Pan, Kenute Myrie, Rachel B. Ramoni, Nathanael R. Fillmore‡, Channing J. Paller‡† Equal first authorship · ‡ Equal senior authorship

JAMA Oncology12(1), 111-113
U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Electronic Health Records Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance
2023

Prevalence of Central Venous Stenosis among Black and White ESKD Patients with Dysfunctional Dialysis Access.

Nkiruka Arinze, Jonathan D. Ravid, Kristina Yamkovoy, Najia Idrees, Mathew Diamond, Rohit Pillai, Tyler Ryan, Saran Lotfollahzadeh, Janice Weinberg, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Alik Farber, Rajendran Vilvendhan, Jean Francis, Vipul Chitalia

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice16(3), 71-89
Retrospective Cohort Study End-Stage Kidney Disease Central Venous Stenosis Fistulography Race and Ethnicity
2023

Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Risk Assessment Model for Cancer-Associated Thrombosis in Two Unique US Health Care Systems.

Ang Li†, Jennifer La†, Sarah B. May, Danielle Guffey, Costa Wilson L. da, Christopher I. Amos, Raka Bandyo, Emily M. Milner, Karen M. Kurian, Daniel C. R. Chen, Nhan V. Do, Carolina Granada, Nimrah Riaz, Mary T. Brophy, Vipul Chitalia, J. Michael Gaziano, David A. Garcia, Marc Carrier, Christopher R. Flowers, Neil A. Zakai‡, Nathanael R. Fillmore‡† Equal first authorship · ‡ Equal senior authorship

Journal of Clinical Oncology41(16), 2926-2938
Cancer-Associated Thrombosis Predictive Modeling Retrospective Cohort Study External Validation U.S. Veterans and VA Data
2023

Epidemiology of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Solid and Hematologic Neoplasms in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

Kylee L. Martens†, Ang Li†, Jennifer La, Sarah B. May, Kaitlin N. Swinnerton, Hannah Tosi, Danne C. Elbers, Nhan V. Do, Mary T. Brophy, J. Michael Gaziano, Saran Lotfollahzadeh, Vipul Chitalia, Katya Ravid, Nathanael R. Fillmore† Equal first authorship

JAMA Network Open6(6), e2317945
U.S. Veterans and VA Data Retrospective Cohort Study Electronic Health Records Cancer-Associated Thrombosis Health Disparities
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