Avery Jennings Evans, MD
Interventional Neuroradiology
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Bio & Overview
A long-time member of the Neurointerventional Surgery team, Avery Evans, MD, is internationally recognized for his expertise in cerebrovascular disease, especially carotid stenting and venous sinus stenting for intracranial hypertension as well as diseases of the vessels and bones of the spine.
Dr. Evans is one of the most experienced practitioners of carotid artery stenting in the country and has been part of every major carotid stenting clinical trial in the last 20 years. He is also an expert in the art of venous sinus stenting for intracranial hypertension and intracranial stenting for atherosclerotic disease. Dr. Evans has been involved in pioneering treatments of cerebral aneurysms, and he was an early adopter of flow diversion techniques, which he teaches to other surgeons around the country. In addition, Dr. Evans was one of the inventors of vertebroplasty (a minimally invasive procedure for stabilizing compression fractures in the spine).
Over the past 20 years, Dr. Evans has treated thousands of cerebral aneurysms and other cerebrovascular abnormalities and performed over 3,000 vertebroplasties and many thousands of cerebral angiograms. He has published more than 130 articles, book chapters and scientific abstracts in the neuroscience literature and has lectured at over 110 national and international meetings.
Born in Virginia, Dr. Evans attended the University of Virginia where he received the highest honors. He attended medical school and completed his residency at Duke University and completed his fellowship training in diagnostic neuroradiology and neurointerventional surgery at the University of Virginia in 1996.
Academic Information
- Department
- Radiology and Medical Imaging
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Interventional Neuroradiology
- Research Interests
- Vertebral augmentation, cerebral aneurysm treatments, carotid artery stenting
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Duke University School of Medicine
- Residency
- Duke University School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
- Additional Specialties
- Neuroradiology
Highlights
Dr. Avery Evans profile video
My name is Avery Evans, and I have appointments in radiology, neurology and neurological surgery. What I do is a kind of endovascular neurosurgery, so I treat different aspects of diseases of the blood vessels of the brain, and of the spine. UVA for many years has been at the forefront of this, we had one of the first Gamma Knife units in the United States, which is a specialized unit that I coordinate with other doctors to treat patients with. We've been treating brain aneurysms with endovascular tools. We're one of the original institutions in the country that was treating brain aneurysms with what are called coils. So, we have a long history of that, and we have patients referred to us from all over the country, and really all over the world for those particular techniques. When new patients come to see me it's usually because they have a significant problem with the blood vessels of the brain. And the first thing I'll do is I'll explain to them what it is they have, what the options are for treatment, I'll explain the risks and the benefits of the surgery that's involved, and then we'll have a long discussion about whether or not they think this is something that's right for them. What I'm passionate about is being there for the patient, and so they know, and the families know when they're about to have a surgery that I care deeply about what's going to happen, and about getting a good result for them. Every step of the way from the beginning, through the surgery, and through the recovery. And that's what really makes me happy these days, is taking care of patients.
Awards
- 2011-2020 Best Doctors in America® List