
Thomas Brett Evely DO
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery
Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director Orthopedic Surgery
1201 11th Avenue SouthBirmingham, AL 35205
Overview of Dr. Evely
Dr. Thomas Evely is a Fellowship Trained Sports Medicine/Shoulder Surgeon at UAB. He specializes in complex shoulder reconstruction and Sports Medicine since joining UAB in 2021.
In 2024, he was appointed Associate Program Director for the Orthopedic Surgery residency program and also took on the role of Director of Surgical Skills for the residency. Since joining UAB, Dr. Evely has been honored with the Excellence in Patient Care award every year and was named Resident MVP by the Orthopedic Surgery residents in 2023, highlighting his dedication to resident education and patient care.
A native of Erwin, TN, Dr. Evely completed his undergraduate studies in Health Care Administration at East Tennessee State University. He earned his medical degree from VCOM-VT in Blacksburg, VA, and returned to ETSU to complete his Orthopedic Surgery residency. To further specialize in shoulder and sports medicine, he completed the Plancher Orthopedic Sports Medicine/Shoulder Fellowship. During his fellowship, Dr. Evely had the unique opportunity to train with renowned surgeons in New York, NY, Greenwich, CT, Memphis, TN, Denver, CO, and Vail, CO, seeing different approaches and techniques throughout the year.
Education & Training
- Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports MedicineFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2020 - 2021
- East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 - 2020
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State License 2021 - 2025
- CO State License 2021 - 2023
- NY State License 2020 - 2022
- TN State License 2020 - 2022
- CT State License 2020 - 2021
- OH State License 2015 - 2018
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNotchplasty in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review of clinical outcomes.Maxwell Harrell, Clay Rahaman, Dev Dayal, Patrick Elliott, Andrew Manush
Journal of Orthopaedics. 2025-08-01 - Using Wearable Technology to Evaluate Sleep and Stress for Physicians.Maxwell Harrell, Dev Dayal, Clay Rahaman, Joe Dekle, Robert Lister
Southern Medical Journal. 2025-04-01 - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Return to Sport Testing Passing Rates for Healthy People: A Systematic Review.Audria Wood, Mathew Hargreaves, John N Manfredi, Maxwell Harrell, Elizabeth Marks Benson
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-02-20
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