Throughout his career, Dr. Evans has served in several leadership positions. He was president and CEO of Cherry Creek Orthopedic Specialists in Denver from 1989-2005 and previously served as a professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center. He was also the co-founder of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society and has served as chairman of the patient safety committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Evans also served as an appointed member of the taskforce to develop the AAOS Guidelines on Peri-prosthetic Infections of the Hip and Knee. His honors include being named orthopedic surgeon of the year by the editorial staff of Consumer Business Review in Denver, where he was in private practice for 17 years. He was also a five-time winner of the Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Rehabilitation’s top physician award while in Denver.
In his clinical practice, Dr. Evans likes to stay at the forefront of orthopedic technology. He helped develop and regularly performs minimally invasive procedures. He is interested in custom-fitting joint replacement implants based on the patient’s individual anatomy and virtually performs each patient’s surgery on a computer before stepping into the operating room.
Dr. Evans earned his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver and completed his residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His additional training includes a fellowship in musculoskeletal research at UAMS.
Learn more about Dr. Richard Evans.
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