Dr. Dr. Thos Evans, MD

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Thos Evans, who serves patients in Vail, Colorado.

Dr. Evans is a board-certified pain management specialist who practices comprehensive pain management for a full spectrum of pain conditions, utilizing physical and psychological therapy, as well as medication management when appropriate. He practices at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado.

There, his focus is primarily diagnostic and he performs therapeutic procedures to reduce pain and restore function as necessary. Additionally, he uses regenerative medicine to optimize his patients’ healing and recovery.

“The goal of The Steadman Clinic (formerly Steadman-Hawkins) is to deliver the highest standard of orthopaedic care and personal attention to each and every patient seeking our help. Whether you are an injured professional athlete or just want to be able to walk again without pain, our physicians will do their best to help you achieve your goal. Our success in helping our patients reach their goals is what attracts people from all walks of life, from all over the world, to The Steadman Clinic.” as stated on their website. 

The doctor’s specialty is treating spine related pain of the low back and neck. He is well versed in managing headaches, chronic migraines, atypical facial pain, abdominal pain, pelvic pain, and all forms of joint pain. His goal for his patients is to get them back to pain-free activity.

On the subject of his educational background, Dr. Evans graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Physiology. He then continued his education at the Robert Larner College of Medicine in Vermont, where he received his medical degree. After completing an internship and a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Colorado in Denver, he practiced at the Vail Valley Medical Center as an anesthesiologist between 2004 and 2011. Between December 2011 and the present, he moved his practice to Denver and completed a one-year fellowship in interventional pain management at the University of Colorado Denver. He also trained directly under Dr. Rob Wright, one of the pioneers in interventional pain management. 

With a background in anesthesiology and regenerative medicine, Dr. Evans serves as a traveling physician with the US Ski Team. He is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), whose mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care.

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

Having grown up in the mountains of Colorado, Dr. Evans enjoys skiing, hockey, and kite surfing. 

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