James J. Evans, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery & Otolaryngology
Division Chief, Brain Tumor and Stereotactic Radiosurgery Division
Director, Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery
Director, Cranial Base and Endoscopic Surgery Fellowship
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James J. Evans, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery & Otolaryngology
Division Chief, Brain Tumor and Stereotactic Radiosurgery Division
Director, Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery
Director, Cranial Base and Endoscopic Surgery Fellowship
Education
Medical School
MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Internship, Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Specialist Registrar, The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, UK
Specialist Registrar, Departments of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Residency
Department of Neurosurgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship
Cranial Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital
Publications
- A Comparison of Outcomes Using Combined Intra- and Extradural versus Extradural-Only Repair of Tegmen Defects
- Nasopharyngectomy Without Maxillary Swing via a Combined Open Lateral and Endoscopic Approach
- Retrospective Review of Surgical Site Infections after Endoscopic Endonasal Sellar and Parasellar Surgery: Multicenter Quality Data from the North American Skull Base Society
- Minimally invasive endoscopic approaches to pediatric skull base pathologies
- The use of telemedicine in pre-surgical evaluation: a retrospective cohort study of a neurosurgical oncology practice
- An algorithm for sellar reconstruction following endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma: A review of 582 cases
- Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks (SUNCT/SUNA): a narrative review of interventional therapies
- Radiation of meningioma dural tail may not improve tumor control rates
- In Reply to the “Letter to the Editor Regarding Telemedicine in Neurosurgery During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Where We Are 1 Year Later”
- Telemedicine in Neurosurgery During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Where We Are 1 Year Later
- Predictive Clinical and Surgical Factors Associated with Recurrent Apoplexy in Pituitary Adenomas
- A Single Layer Synthetic Dural Substitute Inlay is an Effective Sellar Reconstruction Technique in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
- Evaluation of early postoperative day 1 discharge after endoscopic endonasal pituitary adenoma resection
- Scalp-Sparing Radiation With Concurrent Temozolomide and Tumor Treating Fields (SPARE) for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
- Targeted Therapy in the Management of Modern Craniopharyngiomas
- A review of multiomics platforms in pituitary adenoma pathogenesis
- Delayed symptomatic hyponatremia in transsphenoidal surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis of its incidence and prevention with water restriction
- Internal Neurolysis for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review
- The RAPID Consortium: A Platform for Clinical and Translational Pituitary Tumor Research
- Superiorly Based Middle Turbinate Flap for Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study and Case Series
Board Certification
Neurological Surgery
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Professor
Co-Director, Center for Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery and Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Expertise & Research Interests
Dr. Evans is the Chief of the Brain Tumor Division at Jefferson and Past President of the North American Skull Base Society. He performs complex cranial, skull base, and endoscopic minimally invasive neurosurgery to treat a wide range of disorders and tumors of the brain and skull base, with a special emphasis on pituitary tumors. He is the co-director of the Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery and Endoscopic Neurosurgery Center. Dr. Evans is also the founding director of the cranial base tumor bank, which involves molecular genetic research on the causes and treatment of brain tumors. He has authored three textbooks, published over 150 manuscripts and chapters, and has been named in Philadelphia “Top Docs” annually for over the past 10 years. In addition, he is the founder and director of the cranial base neurosurgery fellowship training program, which has become one of the most sought-after training programs nationally and internationally.