NathanielRutherfordEvansIIIMDFACS, FCCP

Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Director of Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery Division, Professor of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

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Office
1101 Chestnut Street
17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-5562

Fax+1 215-955-6010

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2009
Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Fellow In Surgery, 2002 - 2009
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Princeton UniversityBA, Molecular Biology, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

DE State Medical License 2022 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2012
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Circulating Tumor DNA in Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer or Stage III-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 22
Completed
Nivolumab, Cisplatin, and Pemetrexed Disodium or Gemcitabine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage I-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 20
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Initial patient characteristics of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: A multicenter prospective registry of active surveillance in patients with multiple ground-gla...
James Huang, Kay See Tan, Nasser Altorki, Mara Antonoff, Shanda Blackmon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-10-10
Individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics of lung cancer screening participants undergoing telemedicine shared decision making.
Christine S Shusted, Hee-Soon Juon, Brooke Ruane, Brian Till, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson
BMC Health Services Research. 2023-10-30
2 citations
Robotic First Rib Resection in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Current Literature.
Maikerly Reyes, Sneha Alaparthi, Johannes B Roedl, Marisa C Moreta, Nathaniel R Evans
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023-10-23

Professional Memberships

American College of Chest Physicians - ACCP
Fellow
Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Member
Association for Academic Surgery - AAS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
American Association for Thoracic Surgery - AATS
Member

External Links

Jefferson Thoracic Surgeryhttp://hospitals.jefferson.edu/departments-and-services/thoracic-surgery-program/
Physician Profilehttp://hospitals.jefferson.edu/find-a-doctor/e/evans-nathaniel-r.html