Suzanne B. Evans MD, MPH

Dr. Evans completed her medical school training at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA in 2001. She then went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine there before her Training in Radiation Oncology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, where she was chief resident. She has served as the chair of the multidisciplinary quality assurance subcommittee with the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. She is vice chair of the best of ASTRO meeting 2019-2021, when she will become chair. She serves on ASTRO’s Clinical Affairs and Quality council. She is an executive editor for the journal Practical Radiation Oncology.

Her interests in cancer care particularly include quality and safety, cognitive bias, comparative effectiveness, and patient communication. Her passion is in the care of patients with breast cancer, with a particular bent towards ways in which we can minimize side effects of treatment. She serves as an Associate Professor of Therapeutic Radiology, and is an associate director for the Residency Program.