Suzanne B. Evans

Dr. Evans completed her medical school training at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA in 2001. She then went on to complete a residency in Internal Medicine there before her Training in Radiation Oncology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA, where she was chief resident. She has served as the chair of the multidisciplinary quality assurance subcommittee with the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. She is a previous chair of the best of ASTRO meeting, and was part of ASTRO's annual meeting steering committee and Education committee. She is retired as an executive editor for the journal Practical Radiation Oncology. She has served as the Chair of the Radiation Oncology Health Advisory Committee, which is the analysis arm of the Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System.

She currently serves as vice chair of ASTRO’s Clinical Affairs and Quality Council.

Her interests in cancer care particularly include quality and safety, cognitive bias, comparative effectiveness, and patient communication. Her passion is in the care of patients with breast cancer, with a particular bent towards ways in which we can minimize side effects of treatment. She serves as a Professor of Therapeutic Radiology. Her twitter handle is @SueEvansMDMPH.