Sarah (Sally) Helen Evans, MD

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Sarah Helen Evans, MD, is the Division Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She holds the Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Internship

Pediatrics - University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver CO

Residency

Pediatrics - University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO

Fellowship

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine - The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO

Titles and Academic Titles

Division Chief

Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2023

Shin M, Mortgart K, May A, Evans, SH: "Introduction to Leukodystrophy" Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Jan 2023.

Joseph C, Bailey-Sands E, Simenson R, Cameron M, May A, Hussein N, Shin MR, Evans SH.: "Rehabilitation management: Hypertonia" Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Jan 2023.

Jaffe N, Ball LJ, Evans S: Feeding and nutrition in the pediatric leukodystrophy patient. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care Jan 2023.

2022

Modesti NB, Evans SH, Jaffe N, Vanderver A, Gavazzi F: Early recognition of patients with leukodystrophies. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care December 2022.

Coley C, Kovelman S, Belschner J, Cleary K, Schladen M, Evans SH, Salvador T, Monfaredi R, Fooladi Talari H, Slagle J, Rana MS.: PedBotHome: A Video Game-Based Robotic Ankle Device Created for Home Exercise in Children With Neurological Impairments. Pediatr Phys Ther. April 2022. 

 

Abstracts

2022

Evans SH, Salvador T, Coly C, Belschner J, Kovelman S, Fooladi H, Schladen M, Cleary K: Creating PedBOT: The Evolution of a Rehabilitation Robot. Rehab Week 2022, Rotterdam, The Netherlands July 2022.

Mark Gormley MD, Edward Dabrowski MD, Mauricio Delgado MD, Ann Tilton MD, Asare Christian MD, MPH, Sarah Helen Evans MD, Francoise Calvi-Gries, Jumaah Goldberg DPT : Phase IV, Prospective, Observational, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Effectiveness and Safety of Abobotulinumtoxina in Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity AACPDM Conference, Las Vegas Poster, AACPDM Conference, Las Vegas September 2022.

Brian D. Wishart, DO, MMS, FAAP, Sally Evans, MD: when it's just like CP…but it's not…Managing Patients with Leukodystrophies. AAPMR Conference, Baltimore Oct 2022.

C Coley, T Salvador, J Belschner, S Kovelman, H Fooladi, M Schladen, K Cleary, SH Evans: Iterative Development of a Robot for use in Pediatric Rehabilitation. AAPMR Conference, Baltimore Oct 2022.

Jacqueline Krieger, BS. Laura Prosser, PT, PhD. Sarah Helen Evans, MD.: Incidence of adverse events of onabotulinumtoxin A injections ina pediatric population. AAPMR Conference, Baltimore Oct 2022.

Sarah H Evans, MD: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Rare White Matter Disorders: A Closer Look at Leukodystrophies, Poster. ACRM Annual Conference, Chicago Nov 2022.

Sarh H Evans, MD: Functional Deficits of Pediatric Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection. ACRM Annual Conference, Chicago Nov 2022.

Sarh H Evans, MD: Rehabilitation Robotics in Pediatrics: Building a Robot to Encourage Home Exercise. ACRM Annual Conference, Chicago Nov 2022.

2021

Sarah H Evans, MD: Managing Patients with Leukodystrophies. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine Oct 2021.

Books

Chapters

2006

Evans, SH., Adirium, T: Exercise, Sports and Recreation. Children with Disabilities. Chapter 38: 5th Ed 2006.

Posters and Presentations

Lectures by Invitation

2023

Evans S. "Musculoskeletal Update: Managment of Hip Sublation in Patients with Leukodystrophy", Hunters Hope, Elliottville, NY

Evans S. "Neuromuscular Disease I and Neuromuscular Disease II", Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Evans S. "Hip Dysplasia and Dislocation in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy", Cure SMA, Orlando, Florida

Evans S. "Neuromuscular Disease I and Neuromuscular Disease II", University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

2022

Evans S. "Rehabilitation for patients with AGS", Intl Virtual Conference

Evans S. "Meet The Experts-Gait Disturbances in Children" 16th SEHA International Conference, Dubai, UAE

Evans S. "Why Choose Pediatric Rehabilitation", Philadelphia PM&R Subspecialty Panel, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Evans S. "A Collaborative Approach to Managing Rare White Matter Disorders: A Closer Look at Leukodystrophies", ACRM Conference, Chicago, IL

Evans S. "Functional Deficits in Pediatric Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection", ACRM conference, Chicago, IL

Evans S. "Rehabilitation Robotics in Pediatrics: Building a Robot to Encourage Home Exercise", ACRM Conference, Chicago, IL.

2021

Evans S. "Ethics & Impact of COVID-19 on an Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit", Association of Academic Physiatrists, Virtual Annual Meeting

Evans S. "Neuromuscular Disease", University of Pennsylvania PM&R Residency, Philadelphia, PA

Evans S. "Neuromuscular Disease" Temple University PM&R Residency, Philadelphia, PA

Evans S. "Hypertonia" Temple University PM&R Residency, Philadelphia PA

Evans S. "Introduction to Rehab Medicine", High School Intern Program

Evans S. "Managing Transition and Change"-Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Evans S. "Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies for Children with Disabilities"-Women in Medicine, Dubai UAE

Evans S. "Tone Management." Leukodystrophy Family Conference

 Evans S. "CP Look-Alike." American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards and Honors

2023, American Pediatric Society Membership

2013-2019, Top Doctor: Northern Virginia

2007-2019, Top Doctor: Washingtonian

2011, Heartsongs Award, Washington DC Muscular Dystrophy Association

2010, Local Host: American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2022, Peer-Reviewer, Pediatric Pulmonology

Academic and Institutional Committees

2019-Present, Member, Endowed Fellowship Process Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2019-present, Fellowship Program Review Committee, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2019-present, Fellowship Curriculum Committee, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2019-2021, Member, Unit Leadership Partners, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Leadership and Memberships

1984-Present, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

1985-Present, American Academy of Pediatrics

1993-present, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine

2003-Present, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

2003-Present, Association of Academic Physiatrists

2015-present, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Committee, Member

2017-present, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Member

2021-present, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , Member

Graduate Medical Education

Committee Program Evaluation Committee

2022-Present, American Pediatric Society, Member

2023, American Pediatric Society Membership