
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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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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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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(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