Patricia Evans, M.D., Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics | Neurology | Psychiatry You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Download Curriculum Vitae Dr. Patricia Evans serves as the Director of the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, which includes an ACGME-accredited, 4 year core residency in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Dr. Evans received her MD from Texas Tech University School of Medicine, and completed her pediatric training at Texas Tech University Health Science Center; her Adult and Pediatric Neurology training at UT Southwestern School of Medicine; and her fellowship in Cognitive Development through the NIH at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Evans received her Ph.D. in research psychology through Walden University. She completed the Palatucci Fellowship in Advocacy (AAN); and was formerly the chair of the Ethics Section for the AAN. She carries board certification in Pediatrics (ABP), Neurology with Special Qualification in Pediatric Neurology (AAN), and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (AAN). She is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Pediatrics; she is a member of the Child Neurology Society (CNS). Special research interests include Fragile X Syndrome; Autism Spectrum Disorder across the lifespan; and neuroethics in the pediatric setting, particularly in the context of end-of-life decision making. Dr. Evans has authored a textbook on Autism Spectrum Disorder; as well as several book chapters on autism as well as ethics. Education Medical School Texas Tech University School of Medicine (1983) Residency Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (1986), Pediatrics Fellowship Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1993), Epilepsy Fellowship Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center (1994), Autism Spectrum Disorders Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (1995), Pediatric Neurology Fellowship Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1996), Neurology Fellowship Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2004), Pediatric Neurology Other Post Graduate Training Walden University (2014), Research Psychology Research Interest Autism Spectrum Disorders Down's Syndrome Fragile X Publications Relationship Between Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Comorbidity in Children With Fragile X Syndrome Author Collaboration FC, Kaufmann WE, Horn PS, Budimirovic DB, Harris HK, Lozano R, Morris SM, Frazier JA, Buchanan C, Lozano R, Uy RS, Gropman AL, Givler BA, Morris MA, Evans PA, Frye RE, Esler A, Harris HK, Lachiewicz AM, Picker JD, Feldman G, Erickson CA, Hessl D, Hagerman RJ, Delahunty CM, Reiss A, Lightbody A, Barbouth D, Budimirovic DB, Filipink RA, Tartaglia N, Schuster M, Kaufmann WE, Sherman SL, Talboy AL, Velinov M, Berry-Kravis E Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2025 The genetic landscape of autism spectrum disorder in an ancestrally diverse cohort Gogate A, Kaur K, Khalil R, Bashtawi M, Morris MA, Goodspeed K, Evans P, Chahrour MH npj Genomic Medicine 2024 Dec 9 Correction to: The genetic landscape of autism spectrum disorder in an ancestrally diverse cohort (npj Genomic Medicine, (2024), 9, 1, (62), 10.1038/s41525-024-00444-6) Gogate A, Kaur K, Khalil R, Bashtawi M, Morris MA, Goodspeed K, Evans P, Chahrour MH npj Genomic Medicine 2024 Dec 9 Latent Class Analysis Identifies Distinctive Behavioral Subtypes in Children with Fragile X Syndrome Author Collaboration FC, Kaufmann WE, Raspa M, Bann CM, Gable JM, Harris HK, Budimirovic DB, Lozano R, Berry-Kravis E, Velinov M, Talboy AL, Sherman SL, Kaufmann WE, Schuster M, Tartaglia N, Filipink RA, Barbouth D, Lightbody A, Reiss A, Delahunty CM, Hagerman RJ, Hessl D, Erickson CA, Feldman G, Picker JD, Lachiewicz AM, Harris HK, Esler A, Frye RE, Evans PA, Morris MA, Haas-Givler BA, Gropman AL, Uy RS, Buchanan C, Frazier JA, Morris SM Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2024 Feb 54 725-737 Neurological evaluation and management of autism spectrum disorder Goodspeed K, Haffner D, Golla S, Morris MA, Evans P 2024 Jan 1 391-414 Electroencephalographic (EEG) Biomarkers in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders Goodspeed K, Armstrong D, Dolce A, Evans P, Said R, Tsai P, Sirsi D Journal of child neurology 2023 May 38 466-477 Analysis of recent shared ancestry in a familial cohort identifies coding and noncoding autism spectrum disorder variants Tuncay IO, Parmalee NL, Khalil R, Kaur K, Kumar A, Jimale M, Howe JL, Goodspeed K, Evans P, Alzghoul L, Xing C, Scherer SW, Chahrour MH npj Genomic Medicine 2022 Dec 7 Neurological evaluation and management of autism spectrum disorder Goodspeed K, Haffner D, Golla S, Ann Morris M, Evans P 2020 Jan 333-347 Obstructive sleep apnea in children with autism Tomkies A, Johnson RF, Shah G, Caraballo M, Evans P, Mitchell RB Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019 Oct 15 1469-1476 Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome: A Review of Current Literature, Clinical Approach, and 23-Patient Case Series Goodspeed K, Newsom C, Morris MA, Powell C, Evans P, Golla S Journal of child neurology 2018 Mar 33 233-244 Results 1-10 of 18 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Evans P. Informed Assent and Refusal for Children and Adolescents.. In In William, McGuire, Rizzo, eds. Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology. American Academy of Neurology, Evans, Patricia (2012). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott, Wilkins and Williams Practicing Inclusivity for Children with Special Needs.. In In Water, L, ed. Why, O God? A Biblical Theology of Suffering and Disability. Evans, Patricia (2011). Wheaton, IL., Good News and Crossways Publishers Clinical Guide to Autistic Spectrum Disorders for Primary Care Practitioners. Evans, Patricia; Morris, Mary Ann (2010). Philadelphia, PA:, Lippincott, Wilkins and Williams End-of-life-Care for the Neurologically Impaired Child.. In In William, McGuire, Rizzo, eds. Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology. American Academy of Neurology. Evans, Patricia (2012). Philadelphia, PA:, Lippincott, Wilkins and Williams, Honors & Awards Best Pediatric SpecialistsD Magazine (2013-2014) Best Pediatric SpecialistsD Moms (2013) Outstanding Neurologist of DallasD Magazine (2002) (2012) Neurology-on-the-Hill Spokesperson for the 2008 Leadership Development ProgramAmerican Academy of Neurology (2008) Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (2007) Donald Palatucci Fellowship for Patient Advocacy (2005) America's Top PediatriciansConsumersÂ’ Research Council of America (2004-2006) America's Top PediatriciansConsumers' Research Council of America (2004-2006) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology (1992) American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow (1986) Child Neurology Society (1995) Fragile X National Foundation (2012)
