Dr. Maureen Patricia Mcevoy MD

Expert Publications

• Reliability of upright posture measurements in primary school children.
• Transversus abdominis: changes in thickness during an incremental upper limb exercise test.
• Development and psychometric testing of a trans-professional evidence-based practice profile questionnaire.
• Evidence based practice profiles: differences among allied health professions.
• Evidence-based practice profiles of physiotherapists transitioning into the workforce: a study of two cohorts.
• Protocol for development of the guideline for reporting evidence based practice educational interventions and teaching (GREET) statement.
• Implications of New Lumpectomy Margin Guidelines for Breast-Conserving Surgery: Changes in Reexcision Rates and Predicted Rates of Residual Tumor.
• How Comprehensively Is Evidence-Based Practice Represented in Australian Health Professional Accreditation Documents? A Systematic Audit.
• Diminishing Effect Sizes with Repeated Exposure to Evidence-Based Practice Training in Entry-Level Health Professional Students: A Longitudinal Study.

Clinical Trials

• Study of AVB-620 in Women With Primary, Nonrecurrent Breast Cancer Undergoing Surgery

Media Releases

Get to know Surgical Oncologist Maureen P. McEvoy, who serves patients in Bronx, New York. As a breast surgical oncologist, Dr. McEvoy specializes in diagnosing, staging, and treating cancer-related symptoms. She decides if a patient is a candidate for surgery or other type of cancer treatment based on certain factors such as age, overall health, and other possible co-existing medical conditions. She also uses various surgical techniques to treat breast cancer and benign conditions, including breast pain, fibrocystic disease, as well as masses such as fibroadenoma. For patients who are considering prophylactic mastectomy, Dr. McEvoy collaborates with counselors on genetic testing and decision-making strategies for risk-reducing surgery. Dr. McEvoy received her medical degree in 2007 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, New York. Thereafter, she went on to complete her residency in General Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, followed her fellowship training in Breast Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. McEvoy currently practices as a Surgical Oncologist with Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, specializing in Breast Surgery. Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery applied to oncology; it focuses on the surgical treatment of tumors, especially cancerous tumors. The mission of the Montefiore Medical Center is to heal, to teach, to discover, and to advance the health of the communities they serve. The Center’s Breast Cancer Program, which includes their highly-trained team of breast cancer physicians, uses the most advanced technologies to create individualized treatment plans for patients from across the nation. All of their research endeavors and hard work have the common goal of improving patients’ quality of life and overall survivorship, all the while pursuing clinical excellence.

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