James J. Evans, MD

After residency training in neurological surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and Queen Square, London, Dr. Evans completed a fellowship in cranial base and cerebrovascular surgery with Dr. Laligam Sekhar. He is currently a professor of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology. Dr. Evans is the Director of Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery, Co-Director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery, and Director of the cranial base surgery fellowship program. Through the program, Dr. Evans has trained visiting surgeons from across the U.S., as well as from several other countries. He has active leadership roles in organized neurosurgery and currently serves as secretary on the Executive Committee of the North American Skull Base Society. Dr. Evans has authored and edited two books as well as written numerous manuscripts and chapters on cranial base surgery. He is a national leader in endoscopic endonasal cranial base surgery and continues to advance the field with the development of new surgical instruments and techniques.