Physician Assistant Evan Turnbull

Evan Turnbull is a physician assistant in the department of neurosurgery at the Spine Center at UVA. He enjoys connecting with patients by helping them understand the issues concerning their neurological condition. He aims to give them the resources needed to gain a sense of knowledge, comfort and empowerment.

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I'm Evan Turnbull. I'm a physician assistant. I work here at UVA in the department of neurosurgery at the Spine Center. As a PA, I do history and physical exams with patients, and both follow-ups and new patients.

What I like about the neurosurgery specialty is really the complexity and variety of conditions that we see— diseases ranging from spinal conditions to peripheral nerves and brain conditions.

I like a diagnostic challenge and thinking about things and trying to consider what the root problem is. I enjoy explaining those issues to patients and going over the imaging and spend a lot of time educating patients. I think that's really important.

I hope that patients walk away with both a sense of empowerment and just better understanding of what's going on with them. To make them feel less concerned or more comforted in general.

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