Yale Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218
New Haven, CT 06510
- Yale Emergency MedicineYale New Haven Hospital20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218New Haven, CT 06510
Leigh Evans, MD
Emergency Medicine
Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
Not Applicable
Board Certified in
Emergency Medicine
Titles
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine
- Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, Emergency Medicine
Education & Training
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (1995)
- MDWashington University School of Medicine (1990)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Bohmfalk Teaching Prize: Yale Medical School (2008)
- Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine: Emergency Medicine Resident Staff (2005)
- Distinguished Teacher Award for Medical Education: Society of Distinguished Teachers, Yale University School of Medicine (2005)
- Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine,: Emergency Medicine Resident Staff (2003)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2004, recertified: 2015)
Publications
- Boyce M, Mathew T, Roberts S, Aniskiewicz M, Krechevsky K, Dahlberg S, Frye N, Trumpler J, Evans L, Martinello R, Team T. A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality. Human Factors In Healthcare 2024, 6: 100085. DOI: 10.1016/j.hfh.2024.100085.
- Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.
- Good S, Boyce M, Evans L, Sevilla M. NEAT: Nurse Effort Assessment Tool—Human Factors Considerations in Designing for Appropriate Staffing. Proceedings Of The Human Factors And Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2024 DOI: 10.1177/10711813241261347.
- Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39117882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.
- Rajashekar N, Shin Y, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan C, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Mccall T, Shung D. Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System. 2024, 1-20. DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3642024.
- Gerwin J, de Oliveira Almeida G, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Burleson W, Evans L. HRVEST: a novel data solution for using wearable smart technology to measure physiologic stress variables during a randomized clinical trial. Frontiers In Computer Science 2024, 6: 1343139. DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2024.1343139.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Evans LV, Dodge KL. Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertion. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: i42. PMID: 20959318, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2010.042168.
- Evans LV, Dodge KL, Shah TD, Kaplan LJ, Siegel MD, Moore CL, Hamann CJ, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice. Academic Medicine 2010, 85: 1462-1469. PMID: 20736674, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181eac9a3.
- Evans LV, Morse JL, Hamann CJ, Osborne M, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive Procedures. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 1135-1143. PMID: 19638785, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181acec7c.
- Carter AJ, Davis KA, Evans LV, Cone DC. Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009, 13: 280-285. PMID: 19499462, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706260.
- Lammers RL, Davenport M, Korley F, Griswold‐Theodorson S, Fitch MT, Narang AT, Evans LV, Gross A, Rodriguez E, Dodge KL, Hamann CJ, Robey WC. Teaching and Assessing Procedural Skills Using Simulation: Metrics and Methodology. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1079-1087. PMID: 18828833, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00233.x.
- Berman L, Rosenthal MS, Curry LA, Evans LV, Gusberg RJ. Attracting Surgical Clerks to Surgical Careers: Role Models, Mentoring, and Engagement in the Operating Room. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 207: 793-800.e2. PMID: 19183524, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.003.
- Schechter E, Kaplan L, Hojman H, Bontempo L, Carusone C, Evans L. Efficacy of a Human Patient Simulator to Improve Senior Residents’ skills in Functioning as a Team Leader During Trauma Resuscitations. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2006, 1: 98. DOI: 10.1097/01266021-200600120-00020.
- Brophy C, Evans L, Sumpio B. Defecation Syncope Secondary to Functional Inferior Vena Caval Obstruction During a Valsalva Maneuver. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 1993, 7: 374-377. PMID: 8268080, DOI: 10.1007/bf02002893.
Departments and Programs
Locations
Yale Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218
New Haven, CT 06510
- Yale Emergency MedicineYale New Haven Hospital20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218New Haven, CT 06510
Titles
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Section Chief, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine
- Executive Director, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation, Emergency Medicine
Education & Training
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
- ResidentYale-New Haven Hospital (1995)
- MDWashington University School of Medicine (1990)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Bohmfalk Teaching Prize: Yale Medical School (2008)
- Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine: Emergency Medicine Resident Staff (2005)
- Distinguished Teacher Award for Medical Education: Society of Distinguished Teachers, Yale University School of Medicine (2005)
- Outstanding Teaching in Emergency Medicine,: Emergency Medicine Resident Staff (2003)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2004, recertified: 2015)
Publications
- Boyce M, Mathew T, Roberts S, Aniskiewicz M, Krechevsky K, Dahlberg S, Frye N, Trumpler J, Evans L, Martinello R, Team T. A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality. Human Factors In Healthcare 2024, 6: 100085. DOI: 10.1016/j.hfh.2024.100085.
- Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.
- Good S, Boyce M, Evans L, Sevilla M. NEAT: Nurse Effort Assessment Tool—Human Factors Considerations in Designing for Appropriate Staffing. Proceedings Of The Human Factors And Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2024 DOI: 10.1177/10711813241261347.
- Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39117882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.
- Rajashekar N, Shin Y, Pu Y, Chung S, You K, Giuffre M, Chan C, Saarinen T, Hsiao A, Sekhon J, Wong A, Evans L, Kizilcec R, Laine L, Mccall T, Shung D. Human-Algorithmic Interaction Using a Large Language Model-Augmented Artificial Intelligence Clinical Decision Support System. 2024, 1-20. DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3642024.
- Gerwin J, de Oliveira Almeida G, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Burleson W, Evans L. HRVEST: a novel data solution for using wearable smart technology to measure physiologic stress variables during a randomized clinical trial. Frontiers In Computer Science 2024, 6: 1343139. DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2024.1343139.
- Ray JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Evans LV, Dodge KL. Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertion. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: i42. PMID: 20959318, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2010.042168.
- Evans LV, Dodge KL, Shah TD, Kaplan LJ, Siegel MD, Moore CL, Hamann CJ, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice. Academic Medicine 2010, 85: 1462-1469. PMID: 20736674, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181eac9a3.
- Evans LV, Morse JL, Hamann CJ, Osborne M, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive Procedures. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 1135-1143. PMID: 19638785, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181acec7c.
- Carter AJ, Davis KA, Evans LV, Cone DC. Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009, 13: 280-285. PMID: 19499462, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706260.
- Lammers RL, Davenport M, Korley F, Griswold‐Theodorson S, Fitch MT, Narang AT, Evans LV, Gross A, Rodriguez E, Dodge KL, Hamann CJ, Robey WC. Teaching and Assessing Procedural Skills Using Simulation: Metrics and Methodology. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1079-1087. PMID: 18828833, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00233.x.
- Berman L, Rosenthal MS, Curry LA, Evans LV, Gusberg RJ. Attracting Surgical Clerks to Surgical Careers: Role Models, Mentoring, and Engagement in the Operating Room. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 207: 793-800.e2. PMID: 19183524, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.08.003.
- Schechter E, Kaplan L, Hojman H, Bontempo L, Carusone C, Evans L. Efficacy of a Human Patient Simulator to Improve Senior Residents’ skills in Functioning as a Team Leader During Trauma Resuscitations. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2006, 1: 98. DOI: 10.1097/01266021-200600120-00020.
- Brophy C, Evans L, Sumpio B. Defecation Syncope Secondary to Functional Inferior Vena Caval Obstruction During a Valsalva Maneuver. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 1993, 7: 374-377. PMID: 8268080, DOI: 10.1007/bf02002893.
Departments and Programs
Locations
Yale Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218
New Haven, CT 06510
- Yale Emergency MedicineYale New Haven Hospital20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218New Haven, CT 06510
Yale Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218
New Haven, CT 06510
- Yale Emergency MedicineYale New Haven Hospital20 York Street, Ste South Pavilion 218New Haven, CT 06510