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New Chief of Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital

San Diego native Shawn Evans was named chief of staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, effective Jan. 1.

The physicians at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla have elected Shawn Evans, MD, as the new chief of staff of the 372-bed facility. Dr. Evans took over as head of the 900-member physician team on Jan. 1.

During his two-year term, Dr. Evans will serve as medical staff liaison to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla’s administrative staff and its board of directors. Dr. Evans will play a key role in driving continuous quality improvement in the delivery of health care services to the more than 130,000 patients cared for annually at the hospital.

“Dr. Evans’ expertise, experience, dedication to excellence and commitment to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla not only make him the ideal individual for this role, but also a central figure in the hospital’s future growth and pursuit of world-class status,” said Gary G. Fybel, the hospital’s chief executive.

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As chief of staff, Dr. Evans plans to continue working on the numerous patient care enhancement and physician communication initiatives that were started by outgoing Chief of Staff Marc Sedwitz, MD, during his two-year tenure. He will also provide medical staff input into the major expansion and renovation projects under way on the hospital’s campus, including the Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, which is scheduled to open for patient care in 2015.

“It is an honor to serve as chief of staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and I’m excited to take on a leadership role in an environment where technology, empowered staff, and innovative minds chart the course for our region’s health care,” said Dr. Evans. “I know that this role will also provide opportunities to further our partnerships with the community by providing ongoing patient education and advocacy.”

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Dr. Evans has been a member of the medical staffs at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Mercy Hospital since 1997 and has held numerous medical staff leadership positions. He also has served as event physician for PETCO Park and Major League Baseball since 2006.

A native of San Diego, Dr. Evans is passionate about community education and preventive care. In 1998, he founded POISE (Physician Outreach in Student Education), which was adopted by the San Diego Unified School District as its skill-building program for student avoidance of alcohol and recreational drug use. 
In his spare time, Dr. Evans enjoys camping, hiking and coaching Little League.  He races off-road dirt bikes and recently completed the Baja 1000. He resides in his native community of Pacific Beach with his family.

Scripps Health press release dated Jan. 4, 2012.


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