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 Radiology and Imaging Sciences. 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
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Radiology

Select Publications

2025

Goldberg, D., Z. Fitzgerald, A. Sag, A. Abramyan, I. Vittoria de Martini, L. Struycken, J. Hannallah, G. Woodhead, and S. Young, "Comparison of Outcomes in Splanchnic Nerve and Celiac Plexus Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Refractory Abdominal Pain.", Am J Hosp Palliat Care, pp. 10499091251397400, 2025 Nov 07.
McGregor, H., G. Woodhead, L. Struycken, A. Khan, D. McNiel, C. Brunson, and C. Hennemeyer, "Gallbladder Cryoablation for Calculous Cholecystitis Initially Treated with Percutaneous Drainage: A Prospective Trial in High-Risk Patients.", J Vasc Interv Radiol, 2025 Feb 26.

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

Snow, A., A. Ring, L. Struycken, W. Mack, M. Koç, and J. E. Lang, "Incidence of radiation induced sarcoma attributable to radiotherapy in adults: A retrospective cohort study in the SEER cancer registries across 17 primary tumor sites.", Cancer Epidemiol, vol. 70, pp. 101857, 2021 Feb. PMCID: PMC7856279  PMID: 33249363