Michael A. Evans, MD, FASA

Attending Physician, Cardiac Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language:
English
Pronouns:
he
him
Accepting New Patients:
No
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
No

Location

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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About

Dr. Evans attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in Houston, Texas, before matriculating to anesthesiology residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. After completion of his residency, he completed fellowships in both Pediatric Anesthesia and Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. He joined the faculty as an attending physician in 2018, and is currently an Assistant Professor. Dr. Evans works exclusively with patients with a history of congenital or acquired heart disease or heart failure as a member of the Cardiac Anesthesia team. 

Clinical Interests

medical education, fast-tracking in congenital cardiac surgery, regional anesthesia in cardiac surgery, use of novel therapies in the perioperative environment

Condition

Education & Training

Education: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2013; Southern Methodist University, 2009

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric congenital cardiac anesthesiology, Lurie Children's, 2018-2019; Fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology, Lurie Children's, 2017-2018; Residency in anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 2014-2017; Internship in internal medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2013-2014

Board Certifications: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professional Organizations: American Society of Anesthesiologists, International Anesthesia Research Society, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society

Research & Publications

Publications

Selected 2018 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia
Nasr VG, Gottlieb EA, Adler AC, Evans MA, Sawardekar A, DiNardo JA, Mossad EB, Mittnacht AJC
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2019 Oct; 33(10): 2833-2842.
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2019.03.013
ISSN: 1053-0770

Preoperative Pulmonary Function Test Results Are Not Associated with Postoperative Intubation in Children Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis: A Retrospective Observational Study
Burjek NE, Rao KE, Wieser JP, Evans MA, Toaz EE, Balmert LC, Sarwark JF, Jagannathan N
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2019 Jul; 129(1): 184-191.
https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004143
ISSN: 0003-2999

Moving anesthesiology educational resources to the point of care: Experience with a pediatric anesthesia mobile app
Monroe KS, Evans MA, Mukkamala SG, Williamson JL, Jabaley CS, Mariano ER, O’Reilly-Shah VN
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology. 2018 Jun; 71(3): 192-200.
https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.d.18.00014
ISSN: 2005-6419

Intravenous Caffeine Rescue for Postoperative Hypoventilation in a 16-Year-Old With Trisomy 10: A Case Report
Evans M, Lam H, Austin T
A & A case reports. 2017 Jul; 9(2): 50-51.
https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000000523

Inhaled levosimendan: New opportunities with an old drug.
Evans MA, Suresh S
J Clin Anesth. 2021 Oct; 73: 110337-.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110337
PMID: 33984811

The utilization of caudal hydromorphone for fast-tracking in congenital cardiac surgery in a tertiary-care Children's hospital: An audit.
Evans MA, Monahan A, Abhold E, Hajduk J, Vu E, Suresh S
J Clin Anesth. 2021 Sep; 72: 110314-.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110314
PMID: 33895545

Use of a Rigid Bronchoscope as the Sole Prebypass Airway During Pediatric Tracheal Tumor Resection: A Case Report.
Evans MA, Stephens EH, Lavin JM, Chun Y, Maurrasse S, Backer CL
A A Pract. 2021 Feb; 15(2): e01399-.
https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001399
PMID: 33784445

Selected 2018 Highlights in Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia.
Nasr VG, Gottlieb EA, Adler AC, Evans MA, Sawardekar A, DiNardo JA, Mossad EB, Mittnacht AJC
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Oct; 33(10): 2833-2842.
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2019.03.013
PMID: 31060934

Preoperative Pulmonary Function Test Results Are Not Associated With Postoperative Intubation in Children Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis: A Retrospective Observational Study.
Burjek NE, Rao KE, Wieser JP, Evans MA, Toaz EE, Balmert LC, Sarwark JF, Jagannathan N
Anesth Analg. 2019 Jul; 129(1): 184-191.
https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004143
PMID: 31210654

Moving anesthesiology educational resources to the point of care: experience with a pediatric anesthesia mobile app.
Monroe KS, Evans MA, Mukkamala SG, Williamson JL, Jabaley CS, Mariano ER, O'Reilly-Shah VN
Korean J Anesthesiol. 2018 Jun; 71(3): 192-200.
https://doi.org/10.4097/kja.d.18.00014
PMID: 29739184 ISSN: 2005-6419

Intravenous Caffeine Rescue for Postoperative Hypoventilation in a 16-Year-Old With Trisomy 10: A Case Report.
Evans M, Lam H, Austin T
A A Case Rep. 2017 Jul; 9(2): 50-51.
https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000000523
PMID: 28459720

Books and Book Chapters

Anesthesia for nephrectomy with vena cava thrombectomy
Evans MA, Wolf FA
Anesthesiology: A Practical Approach. 2018 Jun; 635-644.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74766-8_66
ISBN: 9783319747651

Anesthesia for coronary artery bypass grafting with and without cardiopulmonary bypass
Evans MA, Caridi-Scheible M
Anesthesiology: A Practical Approach. 2018 Jun; 3-14.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74766-8_1
ISBN: 9783319747651

Trauma anesthesia
Evans MA, Johnson RB
Anesthesiology: A Practical Approach. 2018 Jun; 667-677.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74766-8_69
ISBN: 9783319747651