Thomas Jefferson University - James J Evans
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James J Evans
Neurosurgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College
Associate Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
Division of Neuro-Oncologic Neurosurgery
and Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Co-Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery and Endoscopic Neurosurgery
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Mailing Address
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909 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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Qualifications
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Fellowship, Cranial Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital
Specialist Registrar, Departments of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, UK
Residency, Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Internship, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Expertise and Research Interests
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Dr. James Evans is a Board Certified Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, and a member of the Division of Neuro-Oncologic Neurosurgery and Stereotactic Radiosurgery. He completed his neurosurgical training at the Cleveland Clinic. Following completion of his residency, he did special training in Neurosurgical Oncology and Radiosurgery, followed by fellowship training in skull base surgery with Dr. Laligam Sekhar.
His areas of expertise and interest include skull base surgery, neuro-oncology, molecular genetics, brain mapping, and epilepsy surgery.
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Publications
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- Danesh-Meyer H, Papchenko T, Evans JJ, Law A, Gamble G, Savino P: In Vivo Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Predicts Visual Recovery After Surgery for Parachiasal Tumors, Investigative Opthamology & Visual Science (accepted for publication).
- Singh H, Falowski S, Rosen M, Evans JJ: Rare Curvularia Fungal Infection Presenting as Cranial Base Meningioma (in review, 1st revisions submitted to Neurosurgery).
- Evans JJ, Saigal K, Chaundry S, Rosen M,: Endoscopic Trans-sphenoidal Approach in the Management of Recurrent Pituitary Adenomas, (under revision, Skull Base).
- Showalter TN, Werner-Wasik M, Curran WJ, Friedman DP, Machtay M, Evans JJ, Andrews DW; Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Nonvestibular Cranial Nerve Schwannomas, (in review, Neurosurgery).
- Evans JJ, Rosen M: Technical Note: Novel Use of the Xomed Irrigating 70 Degree Angled Diamond-Tip Drill for Endoscopic Transoral Odontoidectomy, (in review, Skull Base).
- Evans JJ Toshkezi G, Wright J, Rosen M: Use of U-ClipTM Sutures for Endoscopic Transnasal Repair of Ethmoid Meningoencephalocele, (in review, Skull Base).
- Evans JJ , Toshkezi G, Wright J, Rosen M: Carotid Artery Injury: An Uncommon Complication of Endoscopic Transnasal Cranial Base Procedures, (in review, Skull Base).
- Rosen M, Saigal K, Evans JJ: Outpatient Endoscopic Evaluation of Skull Base Repairs following Minimally Invasive Trans-sphenoidal Pituitary Surgery, (in review, Skull Base).
- Asadi-Pooya A, Nei M, Sharan A, Mintzer S, Zangaladze A, Evans J, Skidmore C, Sperling M: Antiepileptic Drugs and Relapse after Epilepsy Surgery (in review, Epilesia).
- Andrews D, Willcox T, Bednarz G, Downes-Phillips B, Evans JJ, Ha Paek S, Werner-Wasik M, Curran W: Dose Optimization for Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy Treatment of Acoustic Neuromas: Comparison of Two Dose Cohorts, (in review, Radiotherapy & Oncology).
- Kaushal A, Evans JJ, Paek SH, Rosen M, Heron D, Gilbert M, Savino P, Downes B, Bednarz G, Werner-Wasik M, Curran W, Andrews D: Integration of Surgery with Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy (FSR) for the Treatment of Residual or Recurrent Craniopharyngiomas: Refinements in Surgical Technique and Timing of FSR (in review Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.).
- Singh H, Matsumoto C, Evans JJ: Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring during Endonasal Cranial Base Surgery (in progress).
- Falowski S, Singh H, Evans JJ: Endoscopic Trans-oral Approach in the Management of Clival and Cervical Spine Chordomas, (in progress).
- Russo G, Werner-Wasik M, Hyslop T, Bednarz G, Downes B, Andrews D, Evans JJ, Curran W: Tolerance of optic structures: 10-year experience treating 321 patients with fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT), (in progress).
- Sperling M, Nei M, Zangaladze A, Sharan A, Mintzer S, Skidmore C, Evans J, Schilling C, Asadi-Pooya A: Prognosis after late relapse following epilepsy surgery Epilepsy Research 78, 7781, 2008.
- Nahas SJ, Spiegel JR, Stiles A, Evans JJ, Mandel S: Facing up to Pain Management Challenges Practical Neurology, 14-16, December 2007.
- Stiles A, Evans JJ and Mitrirattanakul S: Chapter 64, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Facial Pain, Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, (Schapira A, ed.), Mosby Elsevier Inc. 835-843, 2007.
- Stiles A, Evans JJ and Mitrirattanakul S: Clinicians Manual of Trigeminal Neuralgia & Facial Pain, Parthenon Publishing Group, 2007.
- Stiles MA, Evans JJ: Trigeminal neuralgia, Pain Management (Waldman SD, ed.) Saunders, Philadelphia, 502-510, 2007.
- Andrews D, Bednarz G, Evans JJ, Downes B: A Review of 3 Current Radiosurgery Systems, Surg Neurol 66:559-564, 2006.
- Rosen MR, Evans J, Keane WM, Saigal K: A Review of the Endoscopic Approach to the Pituitary through the Sphenoid Sinus. Noses and Paranasal Sinuses. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 14(1): 6-13, February, 2006.
- Evans JJ, Lee JH, Suh J, Golubic M: Meningiomas, Neurosurgery: Principles and Practice (Moore A and Newell D, eds.): Springer London, 2005.
- Lee JH, Evans JJ: Surgical Technique for Removal of Clinoidal Meningiomas, Neurosurgical Operative Atlas. (Second Edition): Neuro-Oncology (Badie B, ed.), Thieme, New York, 2005.
- Sade B, Evans JJ, CY Kweon, Lee JH: Enhanced Carotico-oculomotor Triangle Following Anterior Clinoidectomy: an Anatomic Morphometric Study, Skull Base 15: 157-162, 2005.
- Evans JJ, Sekhar L N, Rak R, Stimac D, Bypass Grafting and Revascularization in the Management of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms, Neurosurgery 55: 10361049, 2004.
- Evans JJ, Jeun SS, Harwalkar J, Shoshan Y, Lee JH, Cowell JK, Golubic M: Molecular Alterations of the Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Gene and Protein Rarely Occurring in Meningothelial Meningiomas, J Neurosurg 94:111-117, 2001.
- Lee JH, Jeun SS, Evans JJ, Kosmorski R: Surgical Management of Clinoidal Meningiomas, Neurosurgery, Vol. 48, No.5, May 2001.
- Evans JJ, Jeun SS, Harwalkar J, Lee JH, Golubic M: Future Treatment Modalities for Meningiomas, Adjunct Treatment Modalities for Skull Base Tumors, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, Vol. 11, No. 4, October 2000.
- Evans JJ, Hwang YS, Lee JH: Pre- versus Post- Anterior Clinoidectomy Measurements of the Optic Nerve, ICA, and Optico-carotid Triangle: A Cadaveric Morphometric Study, Neurosurgery, Vol. 46, No. 4, April 2000.
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