Mario Schootman, PhD

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: Professor and Vice Chair of the Dept of Medicine Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: Northwest Arkansas Campus Department: Internal Medicine

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: GI, Breast
• Research Focus Area: Treatment, Informatics, Prevention
• Type of Research: Population Sciences
• Research Keywords: neighborhood; GIS, epidemiology; real-world data; effectiveness
• Research Interest Statement: Geographic variation in cancer-related patient outomes. Using real-world data (e.g., EMR and claims data) to examine the effectiveness of cancer-related treatment.

Contact Information

• Email Address: MSCHOOTMAN@UAMS.EDU
• Profiles Research Networking Software: View Profile

Recent Publications

• Baek JH, Park YM, Amick BC, [et al., including Schootman M]. Income Persistence and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2026 35(5):743-751. PMID: 41784571.
• Schootman M, Li C, Peng C, [et al.]. Poverty and Mortality Risk in Patients With Colorectal Cancer. JAMA network open. 2026 9(4):e266303. PMID: 41961497.
• Mavros MN, Bailey B, Fuccello A, Schootman M. Risk adjustment for mortality using claims data versus the ACS NSQIP registry in surgical patients. Surgery. 2026 194:110178. PMID: 41924793.
• Boyd M, Rezaeiahari M, Schootman M, [et al.]. Delay in breast cancer surgery: evaluating patient, healthcare access, and social vulnerability predictors. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2026 37(3):49. PMID: 41665719.
• Bauer MA, Farmer P, Su JL, [et al., including Schootman M]. The invisible divide: the impact of racial and geographic disparities on multiple myeloma outcomes - insights from a single-site study. Haematologica. 2026 111(2):713-717. PMID: 40905079.
• Dong K, Fuccello A, Schootman M, [et al.]. Venous thromboembolism following oncologic pancreas and liver surgery. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association. 2026 28(2):159-168. PMID: 41353052.
• Liang LX, He WT, Zhang YT, [et al., including Schootman M]. Kidney Urate Underexcretion Mediates the Relationship between Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and their Alternatives and Uric Acid Levels: Evidence from a Case-Control Study and an Animal Study. Environmental science & technology. 2026 60(2):1648-1659. PMID: 41499190.
• Hallgren E, DelNero P, Owsley KM, [et al., including Schootman M]. Cancer Burden in Persistent Poverty Areas across the Cancer Continuum: A Scoping Review to Identify Gaps and Opportunities for Future Research. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2026 35(1):10-26. PMID: 41159938.
• Vyas V, Fuccello A, Corbin SL, [et al., including Schootman M]. Venous thromboembolism diagnosis definition in claims data: implications for research. Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis. 2025 58(8):1141-1148. PMID: 40544387.
• Ghosh D, He X, Dasgupta A, [et al., including Schootman M]. Residential segregation, housing cost, and smoking behaviors in Black Americans. Social science & medicine (1982). 2025 387:118710. PMID: 41151115.
• Sharma M, Brown AW, Chung S, [et al., including Schootman M]. Race Is an Incomplete Surrogate for Skin Pigmentation in Neonates, with Potential Relevance for Pulse Oximetry. The Journal of pediatrics. 2025 286:114720. PMID: 40651554.
• Narcisse MR, Wang ML, Schootman M, [et al.]. Physical activity among cancer survivors: do neighborhood walkability and metropolitan size play a role?. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2025 19(5):1726-1738. PMID: 38775900.
• Dong K, Fuccello A, Schootman M, [et al.]. Disparities in Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery. Annals of surgical oncology. 2025 32(9):6541-6549. PMID: 40413324.
• Snead R, Henry KA, Wilson RT, [et al., including Schootman M]. The effects of area-level deprivation on colorectal cancer incidence at the small area-level in Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2017. Cancer epidemiology. 2025 97:102850. PMID: 40451089.
• DelNero P, Schootman M, Peng C, [et al.]. Colorectal cancer survival disparities in persistent poverty areas. The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 2025 41(3):e70045. PMID: 40629554.
• Aguilar DR, Park YM, Schootman M, [et al.]. Quantifying Cancer Burden Attributable to Obesity: Highlighting the Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in a Rural State with High Obesity and Cancer Burden. Journal of registry management. 2025 52(2):35-41. PMID: 41281960.
• Plascak JJ, Xing CY, Mooney SJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Neighborhood Disinvestment Predicts Shorter Cancer Survival Time among Black Women Diagnosed with Invasive Breast Cancer. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2025 34(5):684-690. PMID: 39976537. PMCID: PMC12046317.
• Corbin SL, Harris L, Fuccello A, [et al., including Schootman M]. Clinical outcomes of extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after oncologic colorectal surgery. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2025 29(5):102018. PMID: 40086587.
• Knott CL, McCullers A, Woodard N, [et al., including Schootman M]. Community Engagement to Inform Multilevel Analyses of the Role of Neighborhood Factors in Cancer Control Behaviors in African Americans. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2025 34(4):500-509. PMID: 39820265.
• Clennin M, Schootman M, Tucher EL, [et al.]. Social Risk and Acute Health Care Utilization Among Insured Adults. JAMA network open. 2025 8(4):e254253. PMID: 40168021. PMCID: PMC11962667.
• Yu T, Wen Y, Dong PP, [et al., including Schootman M]. The association between anthropogenic heat and parent-report symptoms of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in China: A novel perspective reflecting climate change. International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 2025 264:114518. PMID: 39740574.
• Rumpel JA, Perazzo S, Bona J, [et al., including Schootman M]. ADVANCE: a biomedical informatics approach to investigate acute kidney injury in infants. Pediatric research. 2025 97(2):608-613. PMID: 39122822. PMCID: PMC12024515.
• Park YM, Amick Iii BC, McElfish PA, [et al., including Schootman M]. Income Dynamics and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study. Journal of epidemiology. 2025 35(1):30-38. PMID: 38972733. PMCID: PMC11637811.
• Li C, Peng C, DelNero P, [et al., including Schootman M]. Investigating the coverage of the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database for examining health disparities related to persistent poverty areas in colorectal cancer patients. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2025 36(1):27-44. PMID: 39306812.
• Schootman M, Ying J, Li C, [et al.]. Impact of a minimally invasive approach for colon cancer surgery on outcomes in patients with functional limitations. Colorectal cancer. 2025 14(1). PMID: 40855881.
• Sharma M, Diamond SE, Chancellor J, [et al., including Schootman M]. Partial waiver of consent to overcome translational science barriers in neonatal clinical research. Journal of clinical and translational science. 2025 9(1):e202. PMID: 40994669.
• Lucas MM, Schootman M, Laryea JA, [et al.]. Bias in Prediction Models to Identify Patients With Colorectal Cancer at High Risk for Readmission After Resection. JCO clinical cancer informatics. 2024 8. PMID: 39831110. PMCID: PMC11741203.
• Sharma M, Bowman E, Zheng F, [et al., including Schootman M]. Reducing Iatrogenic Blood Losses in Premature Infants. Pediatrics. 2024 154(4). PMID: 39290188. PMCID: PMC11422196.
• Yell N, Eberth JM, Alberg AJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Comparison of the characteristics of the population eligible for lung cancer screening under 2013 and population newly eligible under 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2024 35(9):1233-1243. PMID: 38717723. PMCID: PMC11377476.
• Clennin M, Reifler L, Goodman O, [et al., including Schootman M]. Association of Housing Instability with Obesity Status Among Insured Adults. American journal of preventive medicine. 2024 67(3):417-422. PMID: 38648907.
• Li C, Peng C, DelNero P, [et al., including Schootman M]. Sampling coverage of the Arkansas all-payer claims database by County's persistent poverty designation. Health services research. 2024 59(4):e14342. PMID: 38880660. PMCID: PMC11249802.
• Gui ZH, Heinrich J, Min Qian Z, [et al., including Schootman M]. Exposures to particulate matters and childhood sleep disorders-A large study in three provinces in China. Environment international. 2024 190:108841. PMID: 38917626.
• Sharma M, Brown AW, Powell NM, [et al., including Schootman M]. Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children. Paediatric respiratory reviews. 2024 50:62-72. PMID: 38233229. PMCID: PMC11139570.
• Park YM, Baek JH, Lee HS, [et al., including Schootman M]. Income variability and incident cardiovascular disease in diabetes: a population-based cohort study. European heart journal. 2024 45(21):1920-1933. PMID: 38666368.
• Narcisse MR, McElfish PA, Schootman M, [et al.]. Type 2 diabetes and health-related quality of life among older Medicare beneficiaries: The mediating role of sleep. Sleep medicine. 2024 117:209-215. PMID: 38593616. PMCID: PMC11081429.
• Schootman M, Li C, Ying J, [et al.]. Maximizing Readmission Reduction in Colon Cancer Patients. The Journal of surgical research. 2024 295:587-596. PMID: 38096772. PMCID: PMC10922981.
• Park YM, Jung W, Yeo Y, [et al., including Schootman M]. Mid- and long-term risk of atrial fibrillation among breast cancer surgery survivors. BMC medicine. 2024 22(1):88. PMID: 38419017. PMCID: PMC10903065.
• Bekteshi V, Schootman M. Bridging Gaps in Breast Cancer Screening: A Comparative Study of Mexican Women in U.S. Rural and Urban Areas. Journal of primary care & community health. 2024 15:21501319241295916. PMID: 39526849. PMCID: PMC11555735.
• Jordan EJ, Shih PC, Nelson EJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Midlife Adults' Daily Stress: Protocol for the Stress Reports in Variable Environments (STRIVE) App Study. JMIR research protocols. 2023 12:e51845. PMID: 37796561. PMCID: PMC10587811.
• Mavros MN, Johnson LA, Schootman M, [et al.]. Adherence to Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Outcomes After Complex Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery. Annals of surgical oncology. 2023 30(9):5522-5531. PMID: 37338748. PMCID: PMC10409669.
• Narcisse MR, Shah SK, Hallgren E, [et al., including Schootman M]. Factors associated with breast cancer screening services use among women in the United States: An application of the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Preventive medicine. 2023 173:107545. PMID: 37201597. PMCID: PMC10773561.
• Barnes JM, Graboyes EM, Adjei Boakye E, [et al., including Schootman M]. Insurance Coverage and Forgoing Medical Appointments Because of Cost Among Cancer Survivors After 2016. JCO oncology practice. 2023 19(4):e589-e599. PMID: 36649493. PMCID: PMC10530391.
• Willis DE, Schootman M, Shah SK, [et al.]. Parent/guardian intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19 in the United States. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2022 18(5):2071078. PMID: 35506876. PMCID: PMC9302502.
• Schootman M, Wiskow C, Loux T, [et al.]. Evaluation of the effectiveness of an automated sepsis predictive tool on patient outcomes. Journal of critical care. 2022 71:154061. PMID: 35598533.
• Schootman M, Steinmeyer BC, Chen L, [et al.]. Influence of Neighborhood Conditions on Recurrent Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Heart Failure: A Cohort Study. The American journal of medicine. 2022 135(9):1116-1123.e5. PMID: 35472381.
• Plascak JJ, Mooney SJ, Schootman M, [et al.]. Validating a spatio-temporal model of observed neighborhood physical disorder. Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology. 2022 41:100506. PMID: 35691640. PMCID: PMC9193978.
• McElfish PA, Willis DE, Shah SK, [et al., including Schootman M]. Parents' and Guardians' Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19. Vaccines. 2022 10(3). PMID: 35334993. PMCID: PMC8949105.
• Boakye EA, Stierwalt T, Grundy S, [et al., including Schootman M]. Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults in the United States. Annals of epidemiology. 2022 66:52-55. PMID: 34563569.
• Plascak JJ, Rundle AG, Xu X, [et al., including Schootman M]. Associations between neighborhood disinvestment and breast cancer outcomes within a populous state registry. Cancer. 2022 128(1):131-138. PMID: 34495547. PMCID: PMC9070603.
• Mody A, Pfeifauf K, Bradley C, [et al., including Schootman M]. Understanding Drivers of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Racial Disparities: A Population-Level Analysis of COVID-19 Testing Among Black and White Populations. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2021 73(9):e2921-e2931. PMID: 33315066. PMCID: PMC7799327.
• Yu H, Hu LW, Zhou Y, [et al., including Schootman M]. Association between eye-level greenness and lung function in urban Chinese children. Environmental research. 2021 202:111641. PMID: 34252432.
• Yu H, Zhou Y, Wang R, [et al., including Schootman M]. Associations between trees and grass presence with childhood asthma prevalence using deep learning image segmentation and a novel green view index. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2021 286:117582. PMID: 34438500.
• Geng EH, Schwab J, Foraker R, [et al., including Schootman M]. Outcomes Associated With Social Distancing Policies in St Louis, Missouri, During the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA network open. 2021 4(9):e2123374. PMID: 34468756. PMCID: PMC8411298.
• Eberth JM, Zahnd WE, Josey MJ, [et al., including Schootman M]. Trends in spatial access to colonoscopy in South Carolina, 2000-2014. Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology. 2021 37:100414. PMID: 33980409. PMCID: PMC8575121.
• Schootman M, Mutch M, Loux T, [et al.]. Differences in effectiveness and use of laparoscopic surgery in locally advanced colon cancer patients. Scientific reports. 2021 11(1):10022. PMID: 33976338. PMCID: PMC8113575.
• Adjei Boakye E, Osazuwa-Peters N, López J, [et al., including Schootman M]. Disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation and completion based on sexual orientation among women in the United States. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2021 17(2):428-433. PMID: 32701386. PMCID: PMC7899676.
• Zahnd WE, Josey MJ, Schootman M, Eberth JM. Spatial accessibility to colonoscopy and its role in predicting late-stage colorectal cancer. Health services research. 2021 56(1):73-83. PMID: 32954527. PMCID: PMC7839638.
• Adjei Boakye E, Wang M, Sharma A, [et al., including Schootman M]. Risk of second primary cancers in individuals diagnosed with index smoking- and non-smoking- related cancers. Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology. 2020 146(7):1765-1779. PMID: 32356175.
• Liao J, Yang S, Xia W, [et al., including Schootman M]. Associations of exposure to green space with problem behaviours in preschool-aged children. International journal of epidemiology. 2020 49(3):944-953. PMID: 31782776.
• Gebauer S, Schootman M, Xian H, Xaverius P. Neighborhood built and social environment and meeting physical activity recommendations among mid to older adults with joint pain. Preventive medicine reports. 2020 18:101063. PMID: 32140385. PMCID: PMC7044527.
• Plascak JJ, Schootman M, Rundle AG, [et al.]. Spatial predictive properties of built environment characteristics assessed by drop-and-spin virtual neighborhood auditing. International journal of health geographics. 2020 19(1):21. PMID: 32471502. PMCID: PMC7257196.