Douglas B. Evans, MD, FACS
Chair, Professor
Location
- Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
Specialties
- Endocrine Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Pancreatic Cancer
We are committed to improving the care of patients – not only our patients of today but also our patients of tomorrow – through innovation, discovery and courageous approaches to medical illness.
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Adrenal Cancer
- Adrenal Tumors
- Benign Tumors of the Adrenal Cortex
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Inherited Endocrine Tumors (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia)
- Pancreatic Cancer and Related Tumors of the Pancreas and Periampullary Region
- Papillary, Follicular and Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Pheochromocytoma
- Thyroid Cancer
Treatments and Services
- Virtual Visit
Patients Ages Seen
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
- Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend
- Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Clinic Locations
Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (866) 680-0505
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Biography
Douglas B. Evans, MD is the Donald C. Ausman Family Foundation Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Prior to joining the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2009, he was the Hamill Foundation Distinguished Professor of Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Evans completed a general surgery residency at Dartmouth followed by a surgical oncology fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and his Bachelor of Science from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He is board-certified in surgery, and his clinical interests include treatment of pancreatic cancer and tumors of the endocrine system (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors). Dr. Evans holds appointments at Froedtert Hospital, the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Children’s Wisconsin and St. Francis Hospital.
Dr. Evans has devoted his professional career to the research and treatment of pancreatic cancer and inherited endocrine syndromes. His interests include translational laboratory research in the biology of pancreatic cancer and in clinical trial development. He has completed a number of investigator-initiated clinical trials, emphasized the importance of treatment sequencing to include a variety of strategies for neoadjuvant therapy and described a number of novel techniques for vascular resection and reconstruction at the time of pancreatectomy. Research support has included a National Cancer Institute Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (NIH P20 SPORE) pancreatic cancer grant. At MD Anderson, his endocrine surgery group worked extensively on the genotype-phenotype correlations in multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes and they were the first to define the role for ultrasound in the preoperative management of patients with thyroid cancer. Dr. Evans has authored or co-authored over 400 journal articles, over 90 book chapters and has edited eight books. He has delivered countless invited and named lectureships nationally and internationally including the American College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship to Australia and New Zealand in 1999. He served as President of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons in 2010-2011.
Since joining MCW, Dr. Evans has grown the faculty across all clinical divisions in the department, emphasized the importance of innovation and discovery and championed the principles of inclusion and diversity. The MCW surgical residency program has led the way in supporting the careers of young women in general and subspecialty surgery. The MCW Program in Pancreatic Cancer was recently endowed by the LaBahn family and is one of very few endowed Pancreatic Cancer Research Programs in this country.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - Boston University School of Medicine - Boston, MA (1983)
Internship & Residency in General Surgery - Dartmouth Hitchcock Affiliated Hospitals - Hanover, NH (1983-1988)
Fellowship in Surgical Oncology - University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, TX (1988-1990)
Publications
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Median arcuate ligament release at the time of pancreaticoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy.
(Ward EP, Vincent-Sheldon S, Tolat P, Kulkarni N, Aldakkak M, Budithi R, Clarke CN, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK.) Surgery. 2024 Feb 26 PMID: 38413302 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186348752 02/28/2024
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Surgeon compensation in academic medicine
(Evans DB, Mayer JB.) Surgery (United States). 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186660567 01/01/2024
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(de Ortiz de Choudens S, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Aldakkak M, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Shreenivas A, Kamgar M, Chakrabarti S, Dua KS, Khan AH, Madhavan S, Erickson BA, Hall WA.) Cancer Med. 2023 Dec 22;13(1) PMID: 38140796 PMCID: PMC10807686 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180644976 12/23/2023
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Going for Broke: The Impact of Cost of Living on Surgery Resident Stipend Value.
(Drezdzon MK, Cowley NJ, Sweeney DP, Peterson CY, Ridolfi TJ, Ludwig KA, Evans DB, Calata JF.) Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 01;278(6):1053-1059 PMID: 37226808 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176509408 05/25/2023
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Biliary Adverse Events During Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer.
(Thalji SZ, Fernando D, Dua KS, Madhavan S, Chisholm P, Smith ZL, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 01;278(6):e1224-e1231 PMID: 37078282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176508848 04/20/2023
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Patterns of Unnecessary Insurer Prior Authorization Denials in a Complex Surgical Oncology Practice.
(Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Miller T, Beichner B, Clarke CN, Maduekwe UN, Wang TS, Dream S, Christians KK, Gamblin TC, Evans DB, Kothari AN.) J Surg Res. 2023 Aug;288:269-274 PMID: 37037166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151667989 04/11/2023
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer: Quality over quantity.
(Thalji SZ, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Chisholm P, Kulkarni N, Doucette S, Evans DB, Tsai S.) J Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul;128(1):41-50 PMID: 36960919 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152449940 03/25/2023
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(Jacquart A, Schilter KF, Udani R, Evans D, Carroll TB, Reddi HV.) Clin Genet. 2023 Jul;104(1):139-141 PMID: 36840469 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149270134 02/26/2023
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(Thalji SZ, Kamgar M, George B, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Tolat PP, Smith ZL, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 May;30(5):3022 PMID: 36877324 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152164746 03/07/2023
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(Thalji SZ, Kamgar M, George B, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Tolat PP, Smith ZL, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 May;30(5):3013-3021 PMID: 36788189 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147934173 02/15/2023
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(Verhagen NB, Koerber NK, Szabo A, Taylor B, Wainaina JN, Evans DB, Kothari AN, N3C Consortium.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Mar;30(3):1305-1308 PMID: 36479662 PMCID: PMC9734328 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143492422 12/09/2022
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(Bartz-Kurycki MA, Dream S, Yen TW, Doffek K, Shaker J, Evans DB, Wang TS.) Journal of the Endocrine Society. 1 September 2023;7(9) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169911881 09/01/2023