Douglas B. Evans, MD
Chair, Department of Surgery
Donald C. Ausman Family Foundation Chair
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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. 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 and Children’s Wisconsin.
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, including 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. He was twice awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award at MD Anderson and he also received the Faculty Achievement Award in Clinical Research in 1998. 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.
Dr. Evans is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the editorial boards of Surgery and The American Journal of Surgery. He is past Editor of the Pancreatic Tumors Section of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. He served on the editorial board for the seventh edition of the AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) Cancer Staging Manual and chaired the committee that revised the staging system for pancreatic cancer. He has served on various national medical advisory committees and has worked extensively with patient advocacy groups including the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) and the Lustgarten Foundation. In 2013 and 2014, Dr. Evans served as the Chair of the PanCAN-American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Acceleration Network Grants Scientific Review Committee and from 2016-2018 he served on the Scientific Review Committee for the PanCAN-AACR Career Development Awards. He was appointed to the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center External Advisory Board and currently serves on the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research PanCuRx Review Panel and the National Advisory Council for the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN).
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. He served as the President of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons in 2010-2011. Dr. Evans was awarded the American College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship to Australia and New Zealand in 1999.
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 and his wife Betsy have three adult children: Courtney (Henke), Lindsay (Black) and Bryan. His J109 sailing program named Team Time Out (after the Time Out procedure done in the operating room) is active on Lake Michigan and dedicated to pancreatic cancer awareness.
“The Word on Medicine” Radio Program highlights innovation and discovery across MCW. Podcasts of previously aired shows are available through the following streaming links: iHeartRadio, iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher.
MCW Medical Moments (YouTube videos)
Listen to Dr. Douglas Evans' introduction to the 8/7/2021 Word on Medicine broadcast (audio)
Interview with an Expert - Dr. Douglas Evans (PDF)
Leading Experts in Pancreatic Cancer: expertscape Your first step to a Second Opinion
"A Love for Surgery Underpins a Career Devoted to Patients with Pancreatic Cancer" by Dr. Douglas Evans, The ASCO Post, June 3, 2021
Dr. Douglas Evans - ASTRO 2021 Honorary Member and Dr. Douglas Evans Receives 2021 ASTRO Honorary Member Award
Recent Publications from the Faculty Collaboration Database
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Wide Variability in Catecholamine Levels From Adrenal Venous Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism.
(DeLozier OM, Dream S, Findling JW, Rilling W, Kidambi S, Magill SB, Evans DB, Wang TS.) J Surg Res. 2022 Sep;277:1-6 PMID: 35453052 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128261569 04/23/2022
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(Dream S, Yen TWF, Doffek K, Evans DB, Wang TS.) Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Aug;407(5):2067-2073 PMID: 35538172 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129711351 05/11/2022
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(Park SY, Scotting O, Yen TWF, Evans DB, Wang TS, Dream S.) Surgery. 2022 Mar;171(3):731-735 PMID: 34844753 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120038519 12/01/2021
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(Dream S, Park S, Yen TW, Rilling W, Rein L, Doffek K, Findling JW, Magill SB, Kidambi S, Evans DB, Wang TS.) Endocr Pract. 2022 Mar;28(3):276-281 PMID: 34582994 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125481960 09/29/2021
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The Clinical Utility of Preoperative Thyroglobulin for Surgical Decision Making in Thyroid Disease.
(Kang M, Wang TS, Yen TW, Doffek K, Evans DB, Dream S.) J Surg Res. 2022 Feb;270:230-235 PMID: 34710703 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117802919 10/29/2021
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(DeLozier OM, Dream SY, Findling JW, Carroll TB, Evans DB, Wang TS.) J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 18;107(2):e538-e547 PMID: 34558612 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123650141 09/25/2021
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Lessons learned from investigator-initiated clinical trials for localized pancreatic cancer.
(Tsai S, Evans DB.) J Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan;125(1):69-74 PMID: 34897709 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120941585 12/14/2021
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(Muraki T, Jang KT, Reid MD, Pehlivanoglu B, Memis B, Basturk O, Mittal P, Kooby D, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Christians K, Tsai S, Evans D, Adsay V.) Mod Pathol. 2022 Jan;35(1):96-105 PMID: 34518632 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115155908 09/15/2021
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Value of Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy in the Management of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
(Hall WA, Dawson LA, Hong TS, Palta M, Herman JM, Evans DB, Tsai S, Ferrone CR, B Fleming J, Chang DT, Crane C, Koong AC, Oar A, Parikh P, Erickson B, Hoffe S, Goodman KA.) J Clin Oncol. 2021 Dec 01;39(34):3773-3777 PMID: 34623894 PMCID: PMC8608256 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122166787 10/09/2021
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(Kandimalla R, Xu J, Link A, Matsuyama T, Yamamura K, Parker MI, Uetake H, Balaguer F, Borazanci E, Tsai S, Evans D, Meltzer SJ, Baba H, Brand R, Von Hoff D, Li W, Goel A.) Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Nov 15;27(22):6135-6144 PMID: 34465601 PMCID: PMC8595812 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85119931744 09/02/2021
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Vascular Reconstruction: Indications and Techniques.
(Christians KK, Evans DB.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2021 Oct;30(4):731-746 PMID: 34511193 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115811749 09/14/2021
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Updates on the Management of Pancreatic Cancer.
(Tsai S, Evans DB.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2021 Oct;30(4):xvii-xviii PMID: 34511198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115808762 09/14/2021
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Health Care Disparities and the Future of Pancreatic Cancer Care.
(Papageorge MV, Evans DB, Tseng JF.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2021 Oct;30(4):759-771 PMID: 34511195 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114682004 09/14/2021
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(Hall WA, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Ponce SB, Tsai S, Nevalainen MT, Christians KK, George B, Dua KS, Khan AH, Evans DB, Azmi AS.) Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021 Sep;40(3):879-889 PMID: 34611794 PMCID: PMC8767496 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116412346 10/07/2021