Patricia Ann Evans, MD, PhD

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.