Dallas County Living Well Magazine September/October 2020 | Page 50

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
TOP DOCS OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
&
Livingwell
TOP DOCS
AND OTHER
HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS
2020
J. RICHARD
EVANSON, D.O.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
J. Richard Evanson, D.O. is a board-certified, fellowship
trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation
as well as reconstruction of the hip and knee. He is certified
in total knee and total hip replacement with the MAKO ™
Robot and focuses on a variety of surgical techniques
including: hip and knee arthroscopy, minimally invasive
surgical techniques, sport injuries, and joint replacement of
the hip and knee. He has a clinical interest and background
working with sports related injuries, femoral acetabular
impingement (FAI), hip dysplasia, avascular necrosis
(AVN), and arthritis of the hip and knee. Dr. Evanson
offers minimally invasive hip joint replacement using the
direct anterior approach with the MAKO ™ Robot, helping
his patients recover faster while minimizing pain. He also
specializes in hip arthroscopy, pelvic osteotomies and other
hip joint preservation surgeries to help his patients maintain
their normal joints and active lifestyles. Dr. Evanson is
certified in total knee and total hip replacements with the
MAKO ™ Robot.
Dr. Evanson graduated from Brigham Young University,
Provo UT with degrees in Spanish and Chemistry in 2004
before attending Medical School at A.T. Still University
of Health Science, Kirksville MO. where he received his
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2008. He completed an
orthopedic military residency at Eisenhower Army Medical
Center in 2013. He then served as an Army orthopedic
surgeon at Fort Benning, Ga. until 2017. During that time,
he was deployed in 2014 as the chief orthopedic surgeon
supporting military soldiers in Kuwait. After concluding his
commitment to the Army, he completed a fellowship at Duke
University in hip preservation and reconstruction.
Dr. Evanson is actively involved in research and has
been honored as a scientific presenter at national meetings,
published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals,
co-authored a book chapter, and won several research
awards. Dr. Evanson is married with five children and is
actively involved in his church. He enjoys hunting, outdoor
activities and playing sports and is a former NCAA Division
I college athlete. He is also fluent in the Spanish language.
Dr. Evanson is currently seeing new patients who suffer
from hip and knee joint pain.
Plano Orthopedic Sports Medicine
5228 W. Plano Parkway
Plano, Texas 75093
[phone]
posmc.com
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