Lucas Struycken, MD

Assistant Professor
Interventional Radiology
Associate Program Director, Interventional Radiology - Integrated and Independent Residencies

Lucas Struycken, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging. Dr. Struycken from the University of San Francisco where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Dr. Struycken earned his Medical Doctorate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and completed a surgery internship with Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Following internship, Dr. Struycken completed his Diagnostic Radiology Residency and a Vascular and Interventional Radiology Integrated Fellowship at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine Tucson.

When he is not working, Dr. Struycken enjoys cooking, gardening, weightlifting, drawing/sketching and hiking.

Research Interests:

Interventional Radiology, Interventional Oncology, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Degrees

MD: Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA
BA: The University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Honors and Awards

Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, UArizona Department of Medical Imaging, 2023

Internship

Surgical Prelim, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2022

Fellowship

Vascular and Interventional Radiology Integrated Fellowship, University of Arizona Department of Medical Imaging, 2023

Select Publications

2024

Brunson, C., L. Struycken, D. Schaub, J. Ref, D. Goldberg, J. Hannallah, G. Woodhead, and S. Young, "Comparative outcomes of trans-arterial radioembolization in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-induced HCC: a retrospective analysis.", Abdom Radiol (NY), 2024 May 06. PMCID: 8527415

2023

Struycken, L., G. Woodhead, D. Goldberg, J. Hannallah, and S. Young, "Transarterial Radioembolization of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Dose Threshold Study", JVIR, 03/2023.

2022

Struycken, L., M. Patel, P. Kuo, C. Hennemeyer, G. Woodhead, and H. McGregor, "Clinical and Dosimetric Implications of Calculating Lung Shunt Fraction for Hepatic Y Radioembolization Using SPECT/CT Versus Planar Scintigraphy.", AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 218, issue 4, pp. 728-737, 2022 Apr.

McGregor, H., L. Weise, C. Brunson, L. Struycken, G. Woodhead, and D. Celdran, "Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation to Occlude the Thoracic Duct: Preclinical Studies in Swine for a Potential Alternative to Embolization.", J Vasc Interv Radiol, vol. 33, issue 10, pp. 1192-1198, 2022 Oct.

2021