https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-6434
Overview
Brad Hammill, DrPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences within the School of Medicine and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Dr. Hammill received his DrPH in Biostatistics from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research is focused on leveraging real-world data—including electronic health record data, health insurance claims data, and registry data—for clinical research.
Areas of expertise: Biostatistics, Real-World Data, Health Services Research, Health Policy, and Epidemiology
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2021 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Associate Professor in Medicine
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2020 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2016 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Linking the TVT Registry to Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Claims: Feasibility, Accuracy, and Implications for Real-World Surveillance Infrastructure.
Journal article Circ Cardiovasc Interv · August 6, 2026 BACKGROUND: Fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare linkage to clinical registries has been used to assess medical device performance, quality improvement, and postmarket surveillance, but have excluded Medicare Advantage (MA). We assessed the accuracy and implicat ... Full text Link to item CiteNeighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Guidelines.
Journal article Am J Ophthalmol · August 5, 2026 PURPOSE: Screening for diabetic retinopathy is imperative to prevent irreversible vision loss. Features to identify patient populations at higher risk for nonadherence to screening guidelines is key to improving visual outcomes. The purpose of this study w ... Full text Link to item CiteCardiovascular Multimorbidity and Associated Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicaid.
Journal article J Am Heart Assoc · August 4, 2026 BACKGROUND: Patients dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid have higher mortality rates and disparate outcomes for acute cardiovascular conditions compared with those eligible for Medicare alone. However, the association between dual eligibility, cardio ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke Ophthalmology Mentored Physician Scientist Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031UrogynCREST Program
ResearchCourse Faculty · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2019 - 2029Assessing Unmet Need on a Health System Level: Projected Supply and Demand for Vitreoretinal Care in the United States
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. · 2026 - 2028View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2015
DrPH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1998
M.A.