Amanda Evans, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Amanda Evans received her undergraduate degree at UT Austin and did her medical training at UT Medical Branch in Galveston. After medical school, she completed a residency in pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at UT Southwestern. In 2012, Dr. Evans joined the Pediatrics faculty at UT Southwestern in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Her interests include the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases in children. She is exploring viral and bacterial co-infection interactions in a human cell tissue model, and the subsequent dynamic changes that occur within the bacterial pathogens which influence virulence and attachment. Her current research project involves a Moraxella catarrhalis/RSV in vitro co-infection model, aims to identify M. catarrhalis adherence or virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of acute otitis media, with the goal of identifying new therapeutic or prophylactic targets for this bacterium. Education Medical School University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2004) Residency MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2007), Pediatrics Fellowship UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2012), Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Interest Moraxella catarrhalis Viral respiratory infection predisposing otitis media Publications Observation-Only Management of Cervicofacial Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis in Children Roohani C, Evans AS, Chorney SR, Liu CC Laryngoscope 2026 Feb 136 977-982 Examining Clinical Features and Severe Neurologic Disease of Parechovirus Infection in Young Infants: A Multistate Cohort Study Evans AS, Singh S, Joshi C, Filkins L, Akkoyun E, Custodio H, Daniels EA, Kao CM, Richardson K, Carrillo-Marquez M, Borré CI, Oliveira CR, Espinosa C, Mandelia Y, Mazade M, Kimberlin DW Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024 Dec 79 1479-1486 An unexpected COVID-19 diagnosis during emergency surgery in a neonate Moreno-Duarte I, Evans AS, Alder AC, Vernon MC, Szmuk P, Rebstock S Paediatric anaesthesia 2021 May 31 613-615 Missed Opportunity Encounters for Early Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Adolescents Most ZM, Warraich GJ, James L, Costello K, Dietz S, Lamb GS, Evans AS Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2021 Mar 40 E106-E110 Evolving Peri-Anal Mass in 2-Year-Old Yang A, Hanners NW, Dakil S, Evans AS, Rakheja D, Lee M Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2020 Sep 39 873-875 Intrauterine Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infection in a Preterm Infant Sisman J, Jaleel MA, Moreno W, Rajaram V, Collins RR, Savani RC, Rakheja D, Evans AS Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2020 Sep 39 E265-E267 Connecting the Dots from Fever of Unknown Origin to Myelodysplastic Syndrome: GATA2 Haploinsufficiency Montiel-Esparza R, Reys B, Rogers ZR, Evans AS, Wysocki CA, Timmons C, Dickerson KE Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2020 Jul 42 e365-e368 Kingella kingae septic arthritis in an older-than-expected child Shahrestani S, Evans A, Tekippe EM, Copley LA Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2019 Mar 8 83-86 A Moraxella catarrhalis two-component signal transduction system necessary for growth in liquid media affects production of two lysozyme inhibitors Joslin SN, Pybus C, Labandeira-Rey M, Evans AS, Attia AS, Brautigam CA, Hansen EJ Infection and immunity 2015 83 146-160 Identification of an outer membrane lipoprotein involved in nasopharyngeal colonization by Moraxella catarrhalis in an animal model Wang W, Joslin SN, Pybus C, Evans AS, Lichaa F, Brautigam CA, Hansen EJ Infection and immunity 2014 82 2287-2299 Results 1-10 of 13 1 2 Next Last Honors & Awards Ruth L. Kirschstein-National Research Service Award (2010-2012) Pediatric Infectious Disease Society Poster Presentation AwardInfectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Annual Meeting (2009) Resident of the YearGeorgetown University Childrens Medical Center (2006-2007) Daisy Allen ScholarshipUT Medical Branch at Galveston (2003) General Clinical Research Center: Mentored Medical Student Clinical Research AwardUT Medical Branch at Galveston (2001-2002) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Pediatrics, FAAP (2004) American Society of Microbiology (2012) Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (2009)
