Audrey Evans Obituary

Audrey Evans is a British-born American pediatric oncologist who is known for creating several nonprofit organisations throughout her life.

After she finished her degree in 1953, she then applied for and received the Fulbright Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital.

She trained at Boston’s children’s home for two years where she trained under Dr Sidney Farber, who is known as the father of modern chemotherapy.

Evans took on a total care approach for her patients and wanted to be known as the woman who cares. She was known as the “Mother of Neuroblastoma” for her work in the field and was also one of the co-founders of the original Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia as well as a co-founder of the St. James School in Philadelphia.

Evans was married to Dr, Guilio D’Angio, in 2005, when she was 80 years old. They met in 1953 while they were both working at Boston Children’s Hospital.

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