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
- Endoscopic endonasal repair of encephaloceles of the lateral sphenoid sinus: multiinstitution confirmation of a new classification
- International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Sinonasal Tumors
- Internal Neurolysis for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Technical Nuances and a Single-Institution Experience
- Predictors of recurrence after surgical resection of parafalcine and parasagittal meningiomas
- Early Versus Delayed Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma
- Venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients with functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts: A case series
- Trends in Endoscopic and Microscopic Approaches to Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery in the US
- Improved Accuracy and Lowered Learning Curve of Ventricular Targeting Using Augmented Reality—Phantom and Cadaveric Model Testing
- A Comparison of Outcomes Using Combined Intra- and Extradural versus Extradural-Only Repair of Tegmen Defects
- Endoscopic reconstruction of anterior cranial fossa defects
- Burr Hole Endoscopic Mastoidectomy: A Morphometric Cadaveric Study
- Radiomic signatures of meningiomas using the Ki-67 proliferation index as a prognostic marker of clinical outcomes
- 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”
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.