Heather Evans

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InstitutionMedical University of South Carolina
DepartmentSurgery
AddressP.O. Box MSC 613
CSB 426-D
Clinical Science Bldg. - 96 Jonathan Lucas St.
Phone843-792-6304
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    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NYMD05/1999Medicine
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VAMS05/2004Health Evaluation Sciences
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA06/2007General Surgery (residency)
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA08/2008Critical Care (Fellowship)

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    I'm an academic surgeon investigating the novel application of health information technology to improve early detection and treatment of healthcare associated infections. I particularly enjoy multidisciplinary team science that includes patients and other healthcare stakeholders. My passion is to discover how the use of patient generated health data can transform the experience of surgical care.

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    1. Association of Patient Belief About Success of Antibiotics for Appendicitis and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the CODA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2022 Dec 01; 157(12):1080-1087. PMID: 36197656.
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    2. Ingraham NE, Jones EK, King S, Dries J, Phillips M, Loftus T, Evans HL, Melton GB, Tignanelli CJ. Re-Aiming Equity Evaluation in Clinical Decision Support: A Scoping Review of Equity Assessments in Surgical Decision Support Systems. Ann Surg. 2022 Aug 09. PMID: 35943199.
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    3. Analysis of Outcomes Associated With Outpatient Management of Nonoperatively Treated Patients With Appendicitis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 01; 5(7):e2220039. PMID: 35796152.
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    4. Evans HL. Surgical Telemedicine: Access to Diversity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 May 01; 234(5):969-970. PMID: 35426414.
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    5. Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2022 Mar 01; 157(3):e216900. PMID: 35019975.
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    6. Sreedharan S, Nemeth LS, Hirsch J, Evans HL. Patient and Provider Preferences for Monitoring Surgical Wounds Using an mHealth App: A Formative Qualitative Analysis. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2022 Mar; 23(2):168-173. PMID: 35021883.
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    7. Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis - Longer-Term Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 16; 385(25):2395-2397. PMID: 34694761.
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    8. Golob JF, Evans HL, Kreiner LA, Claridge JA. Applying Implementation Science in Surgical Infection Quality Improvement. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2021 Aug; 22(6):635-639. PMID: 34270364.
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    9. Lesher AP, Gavrilova Y, Ruggiero KJ, Evans HL. Surgery and the Smartphone: Can Technology Improve Equitable Access to Surgical Care? J Surg Res. 2021 07; 263:1-4. PMID: 33618217.
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    10. Neufeld MY, Bauerle W, Eriksson E, Azar FK, Evans HL, Johnson M, Lawless RA, Lottenberg L, Sanchez SE, Simianu VV, Thomas CS, Drake FT. Where did the patients go? Changes in acute appendicitis presentation and severity of illness during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study. Surgery. 2021 04; 169(4):808-815. PMID: 33288212.
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    11. Lordon RJ, Mikles SP, Kneale L, Evans HL, Munson SA, Backonja U, Lober WB. How patient-generated health data and patient-reported outcomes affect patient-clinician relationships: A systematic review. Health Informatics J. 2020 Dec; 26(4):2689-2706. PMID: 32567460.
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    12. Tolins ML, Hippe DS, Morse SC, Evans HL, Lober WB, Vrablik MC. Wound Care Follow-Up From the Emergency Department Using a Mobile Application: A Pilot Study. J Emerg Med. 2019 Nov; 57(5):629-636. PMID: 31594745.
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    13. Chernetsky Tejedor S, Sharma J, Lavallee DC, Lober WB, Evans HL. Identification of Important Features in Mobile Health Applications for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):530-534. PMID: 31464572.
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    14. Sawyer RG, Evans HL, Hedrick TL. Technological Advances in Clinical Definition and Surveillance Methodology for Surgical Site Infection Incorporating Surgical Site Imaging and Patient-Generated Health Data. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):541-545. PMID: 31460834.
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    15. Samareh A, Chang X, Lober WB, Evans HL, Wang Z, Qian X, Huang S. Artificial Intelligence Methods for Surgical Site Infection: Impacts on Detection, Monitoring, and Decision Making. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):546-554. PMID: 31453753.
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    16. Semple JL, Evans HL, Lober WB, Lavallee DC. Implementing Mobile Health Interventions to Capture Post-Operative Patient-Generated Health Data. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):566-570. PMID: 31429637.
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    17. Lavallee DC, Lee JR, Semple JL, Lober WB, Evans HL. Engaging Patients in Co-Design of Mobile Health Tools for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance: Implications for Research and Implementation. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):535-540. PMID: 31429644.
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    18. Jiang Z, Ardywibowo R, Samereh A, Evans HL, Lober WB, Chang X, Qian X, Wang Z, Huang S. A Roadmap for Automatic Surgical Site Infection Detection and Evaluation Using User-Generated Incision Images. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):555-565. PMID: 31424335.
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    19. Lober WB, Evans HL. Patient-Generated Health Data in Surgical Site Infection: Changing Clinical Workflow and Care Delivery. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):571-576. PMID: 31397635.
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    20. Lee JR, Evans HL, Lober WB, Lavallee DC. A Stakeholder-Driven Framework for Evaluating Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Technologies. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):588-591. PMID: 31347988.
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    21. Evans HL. Executive Summary of the Assessing Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Technologies (ASSIST) Project. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2019 Oct; 20(7):527-529. PMID: 31335255.
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    22. Kummerow Broman K, Gaskill CE, Faqih A, Feng M, Phillips SE, Lober WB, Pierce RA, Holzman MD, Evans HL, Poulose BK. Evaluation of Wound Photography for Remote Postoperative Assessment of Surgical Site Infections. JAMA Surg. 2019 Feb 01; 154(2):117-124. PMID: 30422236.
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    23. Hassinger TE, Guidry CA, Rotstein OD, Duane TM, Evans HL, Cook CH, O'Neill PJ, Mazuski JE, Askari R, Napolitano LM, Namias N, Miller PR, Dellinger EP, Coimbra R, Cocanour CS, Banton KL, Cuschieri J, Popovsky K, Sawyer RG. Longer-Duration Antimicrobial Therapy Does Not Prevent Treatment Failure in High-Risk Patients with Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 Aug/Sep; 18(6):659-663. PMID: 28650745.
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    24. Evans HL, Lober WB. A Pilot Use of Patient-Generated Wound Data to Improve Postdischarge Surgical Site Infection Monitoring. JAMA Surg. 2017 Jun 01; 152(6):595-596. PMID: 28423162.
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    25. Shah PM, Evans HL, Harrigan A, Sawyer RG, Friel CM, Hedrick TL. Wound Concerns and Healthcare Consumption of Resources after Colorectal Surgery: An Opportunity for Innovation? Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 Jul; 18(5):634-640. PMID: 28486022.
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    26. Sanger PC, Simianu VV, Gaskill CE, Armstrong CA, Hartzler AL, Lordon RJ, Lober WB, Evans HL. Diagnosing Surgical Site Infection Using Wound Photography: A Scenario-Based Study. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Jan; 224(1):8-15.e1. PMID: 27746223.
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    27. Rattan R, Allen CJ, Sawyer RG, Mazuski J, Duane TM, Askari R, Banton KL, Claridge JA, Coimbra R, Cuschieri J, Dellinger EP, Evans HL, Guidry CA, Miller PR, O'Neill PJ, Rotstein OD, West MA, Popovsky K, Namias N. Patients with Risk Factors for Complications Do Not Require Longer Antimicrobial Therapy for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection. Am Surg. 2016 Sep; 82(9):860-6. PMID: 27670577.
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    28. Woelber E, Schrick EJ, Gessner BD, Evans HL. Proportion of Surgical Site Infections Occurring after Hospital Discharge: A Systematic Review. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Oct; 17(5):510-9. PMID: 27463235.
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    29. Sanger PC, van Ramshorst GH, Mercan E, Huang S, Hartzler AL, Armstrong CA, Lordon RJ, Lober WB, Evans HL. A Prognostic Model of Surgical Site Infection Using Daily Clinical Wound Assessment. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Aug; 223(2):259-270.e2. PMID: 27188832.
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    30. Sanger PC, Hartzler A, Lordon RJ, Armstrong CA, Lober WB, Evans HL, Pratt W. A patient-centered system in a provider-centered world: challenges of incorporating post-discharge wound data into practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2016 May; 23(3):514-25. PMID: 26977103.
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    31. Evans HL, O'Shea DJ, Morris AE, Keys KA, Wright AS, Schaad DC, Ilgen JS. A comparison of Google Glass and traditional video vantage points for bedside procedural skill assessment. Am J Surg. 2016 Feb; 211(2):336-42. PMID: 26679825.
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    32. Sawyer RG, Claridge JA, Nathens AB, Rotstein OD, Duane TM, Evans HL, Cook CH, O'Neill PJ, Mazuski JE, Askari R, Wilson MA, Napolitano LM, Namias N, Miller PR, Dellinger EP, Watson CM, Coimbra R, Dent DL, Lowry SF, Cocanour CS, West MA, Banton KL, Cheadle WG, Lipsett PA, Guidry CA, Popovsky K. Trial of short-course antimicrobial therapy for intraabdominal infection. N Engl J Med. 2015 05 21; 372(21):1996-2005. PMID: 25992746.
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    33. Sanger PC, Hartzler A, Han SM, Armstrong CA, Stewart MR, Lordon RJ, Lober WB, Evans HL. Patient perspectives on post-discharge surgical site infections: towards a patient-centered mobile health solution. PLoS One. 2014; 9(12):e114016. PMID: 25436912.
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    34. Sanger P, Hartzler A, Lober WB, Evans HL, Pratt W. Design Considerations for Post-Acute Care mHealth: Patient Perspectives. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2014; 2014:1920-9. PMID: 25954465.
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