Dr. Bruce McLucas is a Los Angeles-based obstetrician-gynecologist who practices at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. He serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
One of the few gynecologists in the world who also is qualified to perform uterine artery embolization, Dr. McLucas has published extensively in that field and trains doctors throughout the world. Currently he is developing a simulator to help other physicians learn skills necessary for embolization. Dr. McLucas has had a career-long interest in minimally invasive therapy, serving as President and Charter Member of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy. Dr. McLucas founded the Los Angeles-based Fibroid Treatment Collective 12 years ago and his team performed the first embolization in the United States at UCLA in 1994. He received his M.D. from Yale University Medical School and served his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles where he served as Chief Resident. He completed undergraduate studies at Princeton University and graduate work at Queen’s College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, before attending Yale.
Dr. McLucas explains if most health insurance companies with cover uterine artery embolization procedures.
February 25, 2009 - 12:24pm
Listen as Dr. McLucas shares how women with fibroids can advocate for their health.
February 25, 2009 - 12:21pm
Dr. McLucas shares how women can find doctors who perform uterine artery embolization.
February 25, 2009 - 12:17pm
Dr. McLucas explains if doctors are offering uterine artery embolization to their patients suffering with fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 12:14pm
Dr. McLucas shares how medical procedures can stop uterine fibroids from growing.
February 25, 2009 - 12:11pm
Dr. McLucas describes how uterine fibroids grow.
February 25, 2009 - 12:08pm
Dr. McLucas shares what minimally invasive treatment is available for uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 12:05pm
Listen as Dr. McLucas explains what a myomectomy is.
February 25, 2009 - 12:02pm
Dr. McLucas shares the benefits of uterine artery embolization.
February 25, 2009 - 11:59am
Dr. McLucas shares if uterine fibroids is a life altering disease.
February 25, 2009 - 11:34am
Dr. McLucas shares if natural remedies are useful for treating uterine fibroid symptoms.
February 25, 2009 - 11:22am
Dr. McLucas explains if uterine fibroids affect a woman's sex life.
February 25, 2009 - 11:18am
Dr. McLucas explains if uterine fibroids can affect a woman's fertility.
February 25, 2009 - 11:14am
Listen as Dr. McLucas shares the two most common uterine fibroid symptoms.
February 25, 2009 - 11:11am
Dr. McLucas shares when women can return to work and exercise after having a uterine artery embolization procedure.
February 25, 2009 - 11:07am
Watch as Dr. McLucas shows where fibroids are located.
February 25, 2009 - 11:03am
Dr. McLucas shares what women can expect after a uterine artery embolization procedure for fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 11:00am
Dr. McLucas explains why fibroids are most common in African American women.
February 25, 2009 - 10:56am
Dr. McLucas shares the women who are most susceptible to uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:53am
Dr. McLucas shares the long-term risk factors for women who have fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:49am
Dr. McLucas shares if fibroids are capable of growing during pregnancy.
February 25, 2009 - 10:46am
Dr. McLucas explains if a hysterectomy is the only medical treatment option for uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:43am
Dr. McLucas shares who is a good candidate for uterine artery embolization.
February 25, 2009 - 10:40am
Listen as Dr. McLucas explains uterine artery embolization.
February 25, 2009 - 10:37am
Dr. McLucas explains if uterine fibroids are preventable.
February 25, 2009 - 10:32am
Dr. McLucas explains how a woman would know she has a uterine fibroid.
February 25, 2009 - 10:27am
Dr. McLucas shares the immerging medical treatment options for uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:24am
Dr. McLucas explains the surgical treatment options for uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:20am
Dr. McLucas shares the treatments for uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:18am
Dr. McLucas explains the causes of uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:14am
Dr. McLucas shares the link between artificially ingested estrogen and fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:08am
Dr. McLucas describes the symptoms women with fibroids experience.
February 25, 2009 - 10:04am
Dr. McLucas introduces himself and describes uterine fibroids.
February 25, 2009 - 10:00am
