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Linda D. Bradley, MD, FACOG
Director, Center for Menstrual Disorders, Fibroids and Hysteroscopic Services
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics
9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A81
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
216-444-3435
Web site: Women's Health Center at The Cleveland Clinic
Curriculum Vitae / read Dr. Bradley's biographical statement
Education:
College
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 1973-77, B.A. Biopsychology
Residency Training
University Hospitals/Cleveland Metropolitan General 1981-85, Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
Internship and Residency, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Postgraduate
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1977-81, Cincinnati, Ohio - M.D
Executive Program in Practice Management, Weatherhead School of Business, CWRU, Cleveland, Ohio 1993-1994
World Class Service Leadership Training, Cleveland Clinic Foundation 2003-2004
Postgraduate Training
Hysteroscopy: Past, Present and Future. A Master's Course, San Francisco, CA – 1993
Advanced GYN, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Course, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Center, Cincinnati, OH – 1992
Newer Instrumentation and Applications for Laparscopic Surgery, Cincinnati, OH – 1992
Gynecologic Surgery, Operative Laparoscopy, Colposcopy, and Hysteroscopy, Sarasota, FL – 1991
Operative Pelviscopy, Baltimore, MD – 1988
Preceptorship for transvaginal ultrasound with Dr. Ilan E. Timor- Tritsch, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, -- 1997
Skills for the OB/GYN Transvaginal Ultrasound and Endometrial Ablation,Cleveland, Ohio November, 2002
Licensure & Certification
Licensed in Ohio
National Board of Medical Examiners I,II,III
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (written & oral)
Fellow - American College of Obstetrics & Gynecologists
Advanced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy
Awards
Charles Hendricks Faculty of the Year, University Hospitals of Cleveland l987
Charles Hendricks Faculty of the Year, University Hospitals of Cleveland – 1988
Bruce Hubbard Stewart Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation - 1995-96
Nation's top 25 Female doctors. Heart & Soul Magazine, April- May, 1997Association of Professors of Gynecology, Faculty of the Year, Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- 1997-98
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Woman of Vision Award, 1998
Portrait of 6 Outstanding Cleveland Women of Color Achievement,1998
Readership Survey Judge Survey of Best Journal Article of the Year entitled: Saline Infusion Sonography, for 1998 in The Female Patient
“Sisters Award of Excellence” WZAK and WJMO, 3rd Annual Sisters Expo, May, 1999
Golden Hysteroscope Award, Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 28th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November, 1999. Awarded for the best paper on hysteroscopy
“Best Doctors in America” database by Woodward/White, Inc, May, 2000
Faculty of the Year, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, June 2001
“Northeast Ohio’s Top Doctors” Cleveland Magazine, August 2002, April 2004, March 2006
“Cleveland Clinic Resident Award for Excellence in Clinical Instruction” awarded by graduating senior residents for outstanding teaching and guidance, June 2003
“Best Doctors in America”, 2003,2004,2005,2006
“Woman of Professional Excellence Award”, presented by YWCA, Cleveland, Ohio May 2004
Employment
Staff Gynecologist, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, l99l - present
Director of Hysteroscopic Services,Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1998 - present
Bradley A. Dennis, M.D., and Associates, Inc. Private Practice, University Heights, Ohio 1988-1991
Residency Program Coordinator, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 1986-88
Medical Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Student Health Services, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 1986-88
Generalist University Hospitals of Cleveland, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland, Ohio 1985-88
Academic Appointment
Staff Gynecologist, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, l99l present
Director of Hysteroscopic Services Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1998-2005
Director of Center for Menstrual Disorders, Fibroids, and Hysteroscopic Services 2005-present
Master Faculty Member, American Medical Women's Association's Reproductive Health Initiative, 1995 - 1998
Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohio State University, 1994 – 1998
Assistant Clinic Professor of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio -- 1993-1995
Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospitals, 1988-1991
Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, 2004-present
Societies and Memberships
Cleveland OB/GYN Society 1988
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority l985
The Links l99l
Cleveland Medical Reading Club l99l
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1991
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists l99l
National Medical Association l992
American Medical Women's Association -- 1992
North American Menopause Society -- 1993
The American College of OB/GYN, Fellow -- 1993
Women's Medical Society of Cleveland -- 1994
Central Association of Gynecology – 1997
Women’s Professional Staff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1991
Academy of Medicine of Cleveland/Northern Ohio Medical Association (AMC/NOMA) 2004
Professional Interests
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Operative Hysteroscopy Menstrual Disorders
Office Hysteroscopy
Alternatives to Hysterectomy
Endometrial Ablation Technology
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Saline Infusion Sonography
Benign Gynecology and Menopause Issues
Preventive Health and Women's Health Issues
Hysteroscopic Sterilization
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Menopause
Cleveland Clinic Committees
Anesthesia Search Committee, 1992-1993
Transitional Year Committee, 1992-1995
Quality Assurance, 1992-1995
Ad hoc review for medical records, Cleveland Clinic Statistics Committees for clinical pertinence review, July, 1992-1995
Staff Benefits Committee, 1995 - 1997
Patient Education, Reviewer of Health Notes, 1996
Women’s Professional Staff Association, Vice President, 1998
Cultural Diversity Council, 1997-present
Anesthesia Search Committee for Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1996-97
General Internal Medicine, Search Committee for Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1998-99
Board of Governors, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2006-2010
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Diversity Committee Member
Annual Professional Review Board of Governor’s Review Member for Infectious Diseases 2006
Society Committee
Cleveland Society of OB/GYN, Assistant Secretary, 1993
Cleveland Society of OB/GYN, Secretary, 1994
Cleveland Society of OB/GYN, President-Elect, 1996-97
Cleveland Society of OB/GYN, President, 1997-98
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopist, CME Committee Advisory 2001-present
National Medical Association, Secretary-Treasurer 2002-2004
National Medical Association, President-Elect 2004-2006
National Medical Association, President 2006-2007
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists National Advisor 2003-present
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists—AD HOC Committee of Women Physicians 2004
Scientific Program Committee for AAGL 2005-present
Professional Boards
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists,1996-present
Board of Trustees, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists,1997-1999
Editorial Advisory Board, Heart & Soul Magazine, 1997-2003>Editorial Advisory Board, MediCon International, Inc., 1997- Present
Archival Committee, National Medical Association 1997-present
Editor-in-Chief Newscope: The Newsletter of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. 2000-2002
National Advisor, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, 2000-present
Board of Editors, OBG Management, 2000-present
Editorial Board, Clinical Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Project for APGO Educational Series on Women’s Health Issues, 2003-present
OBGNet.com Board of Advisors 2003-present
Editorial Board of the Consumer Health Publications of Downden Health Media 2003-present
Board of Governors Cleveland Clinic Foundation 2006-2011
Review Committee
Ad Hoc Review Committee: The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparscopists, 1997
APGO, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology—for Menstrual Disorders Publication, 2002
Publications
Bradley, LD. The Adult Female: Preconceptual care, home pregnancy testing, and contraception. In: Matzen RN, Lang RS, editors. Practice of Clinical Preventive Medicine, Mosby Year Book, 1993:574-605.
Bradley, LD, Heise RH, Neese RE, Relini JP, Walters MD. Menstrual Disorders, Reference Guide 4th Edition. Am Board of Family Practice, 1993.
Bradley, LD. All you need to know about office hysteroscopy. In Hysterectomy & Hysteroscopy. Audio-Digest OB/GYN. 1993 40(17) 21:15.
Roca C, Gonsalves L, Bradley L. Catamenial Epilepsy. Psychosomatics 1994; 35:507-8.
Bradley L, Widrich T. Flexible Hysteroscopy: A State-of-the-art procedure for office gynecologic evaluation. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparoscopists, 2:263-267, 1995.
Widrich T, Bradley L., Mitchinson AR, Collins RL. Saline infusion sonography: Comparison with office hysteroscopy for the evaluation of the endometrium. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1996; 174(4):1327-34.
Bradley L. Making a thoughtful decision. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Heartline, 1996; 26(9).
Weber A, Belinson J, Bradley LD, Piedmonte M. Vaginal ultrasound versus endometrial biopsy in women with postmenopausal bleeding. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1997 Oct;177(4):924-29.
Contributing Physician: “Osteoporosis” In: Crute S, editor. Health & Healing for African-Americans. Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, Inc., 1997:319-23.
Bradley L, Andrews BJ. Saline infusion sonography for endometrial evaluation. Female Patient, 1998;23:19-38.
Bradley LD, Endometrial Polyp, Images in OBG. OBG Management 1999;3:8
Bradley LD, Newman JS. Uterine Artery Embolization for Treatment of Fibroids. Female Patient 2000;25:71-80.
Loffer FD,Bradley LD,Brill Al, Brooks PG, Cooper JM. Hysteroscopic fluid monitoring guidelines. A Am Assoc Gynecol Laparoscopists. 2000;7(1) 167-68.
Bradley LD. “Saline infusion sonography: The essential” and “Prophylactic Oophorectomy: Is it necessary: If so..when”. In: Alternatives to Hysterectomy: Proceeding from the World Congress on Alternatives to Hysterectomy, AAGL June, 2000.
Loffer FD, Bradley LD,Brill AL, Brooks, PG, Cooper JM.“Hysteroscopic Training Guidelines” Am J Gynecol Laparoscopists. 2000;2(7):165.
Bradley L, Falcone, T, Magen A. Radiographic Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2000:27(2):245-276.
Admundson C Silva B, Falcone T, Bradley LD, Goldberg JM. “Case-control study of laparoscopic versus abdominal myomectomy.” J Laparoendo Adv Surg Tech 2000;10(4):191-7.
Pasqualotto E, Margossian H, Price L, Bradley LD.Accuracy of Preoperative Diagnostic Tools and Outcome of Hysteroscopic Management of Menstrual Dysfunction. J Am Assoc Gynecol
Laparosco 2000;7(2):201-209.“The Importance of Fluid Monitoring During Operative Hysteroscopy”,Isaacson KB, Bradley LD,Swayder JM, Loffer FD, Munro MG. Monograph Karl Storz September 2001.
Optimizing Surgical Outcomes: a roundtable discussion, OBG Management. January 2001;13(1):37-53.
“Optimizing Outcomes:Experts outline operative protocols” OBG Management. February 2001;13 (2):56-75.
Bradley LD. “Office Hysteroscopy: See What You’re Missing” OBG Management. September 2001;13(9):52-66.
Palcisko L, Thacker HL, Bradley LD, Deal C, Kalucis S, Mayer ME, Ross E, Smedira HJ, Zanotti K. Women’s Health. In: Michota FA, Jr. ed. Diagnostic procedures handbook. 2nd ed.
Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp, 2001. Pp.293-323.Stepp KJ, Newman JS, Bradley LD. Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine fibroids. Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns 2001 Nov-Dec; 8 (6):232-239.
Bradley LD, Pasqualotto, E, Price L, Margossian H. Long-term effectiveness of hysteroscopic polypectomy for endometrial polyps:a retrospective study. Submitted February 2002 to Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Bradley LD, Menstruation and Menstrual Dysfunction, June 7, 2002. Available at: http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/.
Bradley LD, Ambulatory Hysteroscopy: Diagnosis and Treatment, editors Herendael, Valle, Bettocchi. Bladon Medical Publishing February 2004. Chapter: Saline Infusion Sonography: The Essentials.
Bradley LD, Complications in Hysteroscopy: Prevention, Treatment and Legal Risk. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002 14(1): 409-415.
Monograph: APGO Series: Clinical Pathways for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, 2002-2003. Editorial Board, Clinical Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Project for APGO Educational Series on Women’s Health Issues.
Bradley LD, “Assessing abnormal uterine bleeding: 3 tools” OBG Management 2003, 15(5):51-66.
Encyclopedia of Women's Health. Loue, S. and Sajatovic M. (Eds). Bradley, LD. Chapters: Uterine Fibroids and Endometrial Polyps., Kluwer Academic Publishers, NY, NY 2003.
State of the Art: Atlas of Endoscopic Surgery in Infertility and Gynecology. Ed. Nutan Jain, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD, New Delhi, India. Bradley LD, Transcervical Resection of the Endometrium pages 474-478, Endometrial Ablation pages 478-484, Complications of Hysteroscopy: Keeping Problems to a Minimum pages 559-567, 2004.
Source: Bradley, LD. Global Endometrial Ablation in the Presence of Fibroids. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education; 2004.
A Practical Manual of Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Ablation Techniques: A Clinical Cookbook, ed. Pasic, Resad P., Levine, Ronald L. Taylor & Francis Publishers, London and New York, Bradley LD, Saline Infusion Sonography pp 1-12. 2004.
Bradley, LD. “New Endometrial Ablation Techniques for Treatment of Menorrhagia” in Surgical Technology International XII: International Developments in Surgery and Surgical Research, ed. Szabo, Zoltan, chapter, pgs 161-170. 2004.
Bradley LD. “Options in Endometrial Ablation: Microsulis Endometrial Ablation” Supplement to OBG Management, December 2005, pp 29-34.
Goodwin, SC, Bradley LD, Lipman JC, Steward EA, Nosher JL, Sterling KM, Barth MH, Skskin GP, Shlansky-Goldberg RD, and the UAE versus Myomectomy Study Group. Uterine artery embolization versus myomectomy: a multicenter comparative study. Fertility and Sterility . January 2006 85(1): 14-21.
Quoted in
“What you need to know about fibroids” In: First for Women Magazine, October, 1997.
“New Uterine Therapy” The Plain Dealer March 9, 1998.
“Top doctors’ life” In: McCall’s, August, 1998:78.
“When your Pap isn’t a snap” In: Cosmopolitan, June, 1998:88.
“Why the D&C is Dead”, November 2002, www.HealthAtoZ.com.
“Alternatives to Hysterectomy”, Prevention October 2003.
“Problems with your period”, Good Housekeeping, September 2003 (237): 66-76.
“When Plan A fails: Emergency-Contraception Update", Essence Magazine, May 2004, pg 102.
“Silent Treatment: Hysterectomy Alternative Goes Unmentioned to Many Women—Gynecologists Often Don’t Cite Less-Invasive Procedure To Treat Fibroid Tumors” Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2004.
“Hysterectomies: What Women Don’t Know Can Hurt Them”, Oprah Magazine, June 2005, 143-146.
“What You Need to Know about Menstrual Bleeding:, Essence Magazine, October 2006.
International Presentations
Alternatives to Hysterectomy. International Coalition of Women Physicians, Inc. Second Annual Meeting. Ocho Rios, Jamaica. June, 1993.
Flexible Hysteroscopy: A state-of-the-art procedure for office gynecologic evaluation. European Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery. Rome, Italy, June, 1994.
Saline Infusion Sonography: A new office technique to evaluate the uterine cavity. Presentation of videotape at the International Congress in Infertity and Transvaginal Sonography, Bombay, India, January, 1995.
Operative Hysteroscopy. AAGL/McGill Symposium on Advances in Gynecology, Endoscopy, and Reproduction, Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore, July, 2000.
World Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Endoscopy, Rome, Italy June 24-28, 2003.
47th All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynecology January 5-10, 2004, Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India, Agra, India. Presentations: Uterine Fibroid Embolization and Operative Hysteroscopy.
Women’s Healthcare Across the Lifespan: Exploring Mainstream, Complementary and Alternative Therapies January 2005, Washington Hospital Center. San Jose, Costa Rica.
7th Annual Cleveland Clinic Universidad Francisco Marroquin Medical School Symposium, Guatemala City May 2005. Lectures, “Menopause: What Every Woman Should Know.”
National Presentations
Office Hysteroscopy New Dimensions in Diagnostic Testing for the office. Presented at the National Medical Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August, 1992.
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgical Procedures for Today's Woman. Presented at the International Women's Medical Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, September, 1992.
Saline Infusion Ultrasound: A diagnostic tool for office evaluation of the endometrium: Preliminary results. Awarded 1st place prize poster, North American Menopause Society, Washington, DC, September, 1994.
Saline Infusion Sonography: Comparison with office hyseroscopy in the evaluation of uterine cavity. National Medical Association, Altanta, GA, July, 1995.
Domestic Violence. National Medical Association, Atlanta, GA, July, 1995.
Instructor, Diagnostic Laparoscopy Course, National Medical Association, Atlanta, GA, July, 1995.
Office Hysteroscopy: Getting Started. World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL Luncheon Round Tables,November, 1995.
Comparison of Saline Infusion Sonography with Office Hysteroscopy for the Evaluation of the Endometrium, World Congress of Hysteroscopy, Miami, FL, February, 1996.
Flexible Hysteroscopy: A Review of 1004 Diagnostic Office Hysteroscopy Procedures. World Congress of Hysteroscopy, Miami, FL, February, 1996.
Moderator, “Flexible Office Hysteroscopy”, World Congress of Hysteroscopy, Miami, FL, February, 1996.
Audiovisual Program: "Saline Infusion Sonography (SIS): The Essential Techniques. American College of OB & Gyn 44th Annual Clinical Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 26-May 1, 1996.
"Vulvodynia: It Hurts, It Burns" and "Vulvodynia" National Medical Association 101st Annual Convention, OB-GYN, Chicago, IL, July-August, 1996.
"A New Classification of Intramural Extension of Uterine Fibroids Using Saline Infusion Sonography". International Congress of GYN Endoscopy, AAGL 25th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
September, 1996."Hysteroscopy and saline infusion sonography for the evaluation of irregular bleeding" Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. March, 1997.
“Menopause: The issues of estrogen replacement therapy”, Grand Rounds, Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas, August, 1997.
“IUD’s and Emergency Contraception” National Medical Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, August, 1997.
“Saline infusion sonography (SIS) and Hysteroscopy: Which Procedure? When ? Why?, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 26th Annual Meeting, Luncheon Round Table,
Seattle, Washington, September, 1997.“Flexible office hysteroscopy: A Review of 427 Cases” and “Declaring war on abnormal uterine bleeding: New strategies for old battles - Saline Infusion Sonography (SIS)” World Congress
of Hysteroscopy, Miami Beach, FL, March, 1998.“Hormonal contraceptive strategies for ethnically diverse women”. Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, September, 1998.
“New Procedures I Women’s Health”, Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May, 1999.
“Hysteroscopy” Postgraduate Course AAGL, Philadelphia, PA, May, 1999.
Roundtable luncheon—International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 28th Annual Meeting, Las Vega, NV, November, 1999.
“Preventing Complications from Operative Hysteroscopy” Davol National Sale meeting, Orlando, FL, January, 2000.
“Hysteroscopy” AAGL International Symposium, Miami Beach, FL, February, 2000.
“Management Strategies for Symptomatic Uterine Myomas: Uterine Artery Embolization” National Medical Association Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly, Washington DC, August,
2000.“All You Need to Know About Fibroids, Dallas Texas, April 2001.
“Gynecologic Issues in Women’s Health, University of Louisville School of Medicine, April 16-18, 2001.
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Annual Resident Review Course Faculty, Los Angeles, California, April 2001.
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Annual 30th meeting, Chair Postgraduate Course, Operative Hysteroscopy San Francisco California, November 2001.
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Annual 30th meeting, Luncheon Roundtable, “The Essentials of Saline Infusion Sonography”, San Francisco California, November 2001.
Managing Menopause, Sparrow Hospital, East Lansing Michigan, Grand Rounds, January 2002.
Embolization 2002—a Symposium: What We Need to Know about UFE—an OB/Gyn Perspective, Baltimore, Maryland April 2002
Grand Rounds, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver OB/Gyn Society, and Rose Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, New Techniques for Treating Uterine Fibroids, October, 2002.
Grand Rounds, Minimally Invasive Techniques for Evaluating Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, October 2002, Albany State Medical Center, Albany, New York.
Autumn in New York Symposium, “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Women, New York, New York November 2002.
Moderator, Open Communications: Uterine Fibroids, Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Miami, Florida, November 2002.
Beyond Hysterectomy: The Contemporary Management of Uterine Fibroids—An International Congress, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 11-13, 2003.
Perspectives & Application: GEA the Untold Stories, Dysmenorrhea, PMS, Menorrhagia AAGL Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2003.
Perspectives & Application: GEA the Untold Stories, Moderator, AAGL Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2003.
Grand Rounds, The Essentials of Endometrial Ablation, Synergy Medical Education Alliance, Saginaw, Michigan, July 2004.
National Medical Association, Moderator Gynecology Benign Section, “Endometrial Ablation: A Comprehensive Review”, San Diego, California, August 2004.
Grand Rounds, “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management of Uterine Fibroids” Wake Forest University School of Medicine,Winston Salem, North Carolina, September 2004
Hysterectomy: Advances & Alternatives Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, January 2005
Second Annual Hysterectomy: Advance and Alternatives, Cleveland Clinc Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida January 2006.
Update in Women’s Health, Purda Vida Resort, San Jose, Costa Rica, February 2006.
Diagnostic and Operative Office Procedures: Enhancing Your Practice’s Efficiency and Financial Strength, Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, June 16, 2006.
Menstrual Disorders: Surgical and Medical Therapy, National Medical Association, Dallas, Texas August 2006.
State Presentations
Health Care Panel. United Church of Christ Ohio Conference Annual Meeting, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, June, 1993.
"Hysteroscopic Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Polyps, Myomas, and Endometrial Ablation", "Medical and Surgical Management of Leiomyomata Uteri: State of the Art Presentations and Hands-On Laparoscopic Surgery Workshops, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati OH, September, 1995.
"Hormone Replacement Therapy" Women's Health Update: Keeping Your Patient Healthy Beyond the Baby Years. The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH October, 1996.
“An update on hormone replacement therapy”, Ohio College Health Association, Fairlawn, OH, October, 1997.
“IUD Update”, Northern Ohio Chapter of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, North Canton, OH, November, 1997.
“Personal and health care dilemmas: The female physician’s perspective”. Health Alliance, Cincinnati, OH, May, 1998.
“Operative Hysteroscopy and Fluid Management: Davol, Chicago, IL, July, 1999.
“Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in the Perimenopausal Woman”. Women’s Health Update, The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, November, 1999.
“Operative Hysteroscopy:The Essentials”, Flower Hospital Grand Rounds, Toledo, OH, May 2000.
“Menopause: Shattering the Myth, Silence and Taboos, National Pharmaceutical Association, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, OH, July 2001.
“Advanced Curriculum on Women’s Health-Second International Conference, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Cleveland, OH, August 2001.
“IUD Update: Mirena IUD: Fairview General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Grand Rounds, February 2002.
“Tests of a Lifetime for Women” Mercy Women’s Care. September 5, 2002.
Local Presentations
"Alternatives to Hysterectomy" Women's Health Seminar, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH and Porter Library, Westlake, OH, August, 1992."Managing Your Menopause" Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., Cleveland, OH, September, 1992.
"All You Need to Know About Office Hysteroscopy" Gynecologic Surgery: New Horizons Postgraduate Course, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, October, 1992.
"Therapeutic Endoscopy", Cleveland Clinic General Surgery Grand Rounds, October, 1992.
"Today's IUD", Medicus Intercom PR, Local radio talk show, November, 1992.
"Women's Wellness, How to Optimize Your Health", Hathaway Brown School, December, 1992. "Is Hysterectomy Your Only Alternative?" In Your Interest, Channel 61, Cleveland, January, 1993.
"Diagnostic Office Hysteroscopy", Cleveland Clinic Geriatric Conference, March, 1993.
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases", Cleveland Clinic/John Hay High School Education Partnership, March, 1993.
"Diagnostic and Therapeutic Hysteroscopy", Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Grand Rounds, April, 1993.
Keynote speaker, induction of the National Junior Honor Society students. Joseph M. Gallagher Intermediate School, April, 1993.
"Issues of Gynecology of Interest to Older Women" OASIS/ Cleveland Clinic Foundation, July, 1993.
"Midlife Health Issues" Health Issues Impacting Women Over a Lifespan, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, September, 1993.
"Hysteroscopy: The State of the Art to Evaluate Myriad GYN Conditions" Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A Weekend of Medicine, Atwood Lake Resort, August, 1993.
"Management of Gynecological Problems: What is New?" Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Women's Health - An Update, September, 1993.
"Gynecologic Health of the African American Woman". Douglas- Satcher clerkship lecture series, University Hospitals, October, 1993.
"Office Hysteroscopy" GYN Update Seminar, St. John & West Shore Hospital, Westlake, OH, October, 1993.
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases" Child Guidance Center of Greater Cleveland Fall '93 Workshops. November, 1993.
"Hysteroscopy" Grand Rounds, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, November, 1993.
"Alternatives to Hysterectomy" Women's Health Seminar, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, November, 1993.
"The Changing Face of Office Gynecology". Medical Surgical Nursing, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, December, 1993.
"Keeping Martin Luther King's Dream Alive: The Physican's Role, Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, IMHOTEPP Society, January, 1994.
"Domestic Violence: Opening Pandora's Box", Cleveland Medical Reading Club, Cleveland, May, 1994.
African-American Women's Health, Program and Clinic, Lonnie Burton Center, September, 1994.
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases", Cleveland Clinic/John Hay High School Education Partnership, April, 1995.
"Change of Life/Menopause". 1995 Women’s Day Committee Health Awareness Program, East Mt. Zion Baptist Church, April, 1995.
"Women And Cancer: Meeting the Challenges." Health Talks at the Cleveland Clinic, April, 1995.
Women’s Health Screening for Breast Cancer & Pap Smear & Health Talks. Cleveland Clinic Foundation & Case Western Reserve Chapter of Links, Inc. June, 1995.
"How to Alter Your Lifestyle to Help Prevent Cancer". Women’s Health Seminar 5: Women and Cancer: Your Risk and What You Can Do. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, October, 1995.
Moderator: Common Office Gynecologic Problems, Cleveland OB/Gyn Society, January, 1996.
"My Career As A Physician/Gynecologist" Cleveland Clinic Foundation "Take Our Daughters to Work Day", April, 1996.
"Traditional Approaches to Women", 2nd Annual Minority Women's Health Summit, sponsored by the Women's Community Foundation, African-American Women's Committee, April, 1996.
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases", Cleveland Clinic/John Hay High School Education Partnership, April and May, 1996.
"Current Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding". Gynecology: Surgical Controversies. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH October, 1996.
Tamoxifen" Monitoring Endometrial Changes". Breast Disease Update, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH October, 1996.
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases", Alpha Sorority, Alpha Omega Chapter, Cleveland, OH, January, 1997.
"Contraceptive IUD" Grand Rounds, Department of Family Practice, Metro Health Hospital, January, 1997.
"Sexually Transmitted Diseases", Cleveland Clinic/John Hay High School Education Partnership, April, 1997.
“Domestic Violence” Girl Scouts of Lake Erie Council, Cleveland, November, 1997.
“Evaluation and Triage of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding”, Euclid Meridia Hospital Grand Rounds, Cleveland, OH, January, 1998.
“Hysteroscopy” University Hospitals Grand Rounds, Cleveland, OH, July, 1998.
“Women to Women” Landerhaven, Mayfield Hts, September, 1998.
“Its a girl thing”, Greater Cleveland Committee for Women’s Health, September, 1998.
Adolescent Health Class, Hathaway Brown School, Cleveland, OH, October, 1998.
“Endometrial ablation with ThermaChoice” Meridia Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Hts, OH January, 1999.
Menopause:An Update Toledo Medical Center, Toledo OH November,2000.
Radio Talk Show, “Women’s Health Issues”, WVIZ, May 2001.
“What’s New About Hormone Replacement Therapy” Grand Rounds-Internal Medicine Department, Fairview General Hospital, April 2002.
“Speaking of Women’s Health” Topic: What Women Really, Really Want: Alternatives to Hysterectomy. Cleveland Clinic Foundation,Landerhaven, June 2002.
“Update on Gynecologic Endoscopy” Uterine Artery Embolization and Operative Hysteroscopy: The Essentials. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Minimally Invasive Surgical Center, June 6-7, 2002.
“Healing the Divide: Integrating Spiritual and Somatic Meaning of Illness”, 14th Annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, May 16, 2003, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio .
“ Hysteroscopic Sterilization: A Novel Approach to Female Sterilization”, Grand Rounds, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, October 2003.
“What’s New in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery?”, Department Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, October 2003.
“WHI Findings: How It Affects Management of the Menopause”, Grand Rounds presentation, Fairview General Hospital, Family Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio November 2003.
“Minority Women with Breast Cancer: Addressing Concerns, Sexuality, and Issues” Antioch Baptist Church March 11, 2004.
“Helping Young Women Succeed” Aspire Program, Hathaway Brown School, July 2004.
“2004 Universal Sisters-Inaugural Event” National Minority Health Program, Cleveland Play House, August 2004.
Afraid of Adolescence? No Fear: Ask the Gynecologist, Hathaway Brown School, May 2006
Everything You Wanted to Ask Your Gynecologist: But Were Afraid to Ask, Universal Sisters Program, Cleveland, Ohio October 2006
Abstracts
Clinical Safety and Effectiveness of Microwave Endometrial Ablation in Women with Menorrhagia. J Cooper, T Anderson, LD Bradley, G Rossum BR Love, K Cooper, presented November
2002, AAGL Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida.Objective Comparison of the Four Global Endometrial Ablation Systems Using FDA SSED Documents. LD Bradley. Presented November 2002, AAGL Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida.
Endometrial Ablation Outcomes: SSED Data Base Findings: Presented at the 33rd Annual AAGL Meeting, November 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results of the Smith & Nephew IUR System Patient Registry, ACOG, May 2005.
CME Courses
ACOG 2001 Annual Clinic Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, May 2001.
ACOG 2002 Annual Clinic Meeting,Los Angeles, California, May 2002. Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy, Endometrial Ablation, Uterine Artery Embolization.
2nd Annual Update on Gynecologic Endoscopy, “Uterine Fibroid Embolization, and Operative Hysteroscopy, February 2003 and June 2003, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
2nd Annual Urogynecology Fellows Conference,” “Endometrial Cryoablation: A Comprehensive Review of Current Modalities” Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio August 2004.
Ablative Techniques, Office Hysteroscopy and Menorrhagia, October 9, 2004, Presbyterian Institue for Minimally Invasive Technology (PIMIT), Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas,
Texas.Women’s Health Summit:Current Research and Innovations 4HER, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, April 15,16 2005. Co- Chair and Lecturer. Topics “What’s New in the Treatment of
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?”.Update in Women’s Health, San Jose Costa Rica, February 2006.
General Gynecology Update, National Medical Association, Dallas, Texas August 2006.
Research
Bradley L, Widrich T, Biscotti CV, Crowe J, Grundfest S, et al. Evaluation of endometrial changes in patients taking Tamoxifen using saline infusion sonography (SIS), office hysteroscopy and
endometrial biopsy.Bradley L, Gidwani G. Multi-center safety and efficacy study comparing Miconazole Nitrate 5-day vaginal cream 140 mg to Monistat 7 vaginal cream in the treatment of vulvovaginal Candidiasis.
Weber A, Walters M, Bradley L, Mitchinson AR. Alternatives to Hysterectomy: Comparison of Medical & Surgical Treatments for Uterine Leiomyoma. June 1995-1996. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, IRB.
Weber A, Walters M. Bradley L, Mitchinson AR. Alternatives of Hysterectomy: Comparison of Endometrial Resection & Progestasert IUD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, IRB, June 1995-
96.Falcone R, Bradley L. A prospective randomized trial of laparoscopically assisted myomectomy and abdominal myomectomy. 2002
Weber A, Belinson J, Bradley L. A clinical protocol for the evaluation of women with postmenopausal bleeding,2000.
Bradley L, Margossian H, Pasqualotto E. “A retrospective evaluation of hysteroscopic management of menstrual disorders.” Cleveland Clinic Foundation, IRB, 1998.
Spence L, Bradley L, Falcone T. “Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine leiomyoma” Cleveland Clinic Foundation, IRB, 1998.
Licata A, Bradley L. “Phase II double-blind placebo controlled trial of the safety, toleration, and efficacy of CP-336,156 and Raloxifene for the prevention of bone loss in postmenopausal
women”. Pfizer, Inc.,1998-2004.Bradley LD, et al. Microsulis Study Protocol G 990243. Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Microwave Endometrial Ablation (MEA) versus Rollerball Endometrial Ablation (REA) for the Treatment of Menorrhagia. A multicenter study, 2000.
Bradley LD, et al. Conceptus: A Multicenter Clinical Trial to the Safey and Effectiveness of the STOP Device in Providing Permanent Contraception 2000.
Bradley LD, et al. TAP A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of j867 in Patients with Uterine Leiomyomata, 2000.
Bradley, LD, Principal Investigator, et al. Clinical Investigator of the Contour Emboli PVA and FasTracker-325 Infusion Catheter for use in Uterine Artery Embolization for the Management of Uterine Fibroids. Boston Scientific Corporation. Phase II Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Safety, Toleration and Efficacy of CP-336, 156 and Raloxifen 60 MG/D for the prevention of Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women, Bradley LD (subinvestigator) 2004.
Bradley LD, Principal Investigator. Thermablate EAS for Menorrhagia Study. Anticipated start October, 2005.
Bradley LD, Principal Investigator. A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing The Smith & Nephew IUR System to Loop Resectoscopy, October 2004.
Bradley LD, et al. Outcomes from Fibroid Therapies: A Comparison with Normal Controls IRB 7571.
Teaching Responsibilities
Cleveland Clinic General Surgery Core Curriculum, including pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, surgical diseases of pregnancy, and gynecologic malignancies, December, 1993.
Contraception Update, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, presented bi-montly to third-year OSU medical students.
Telesurgery
Operative Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, telecast from Cleveland Clinic Foundation to AAGL Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, November 2001. Viewing audience 1,000 physicians
Operative Hysteroscopic Myomectomy and Polypectomy, telecast from Cleveland Clinic Foundation, to ASRM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 2006. Viewing audience 5,000 physicians
Television
America's Health Network, "Ask the Family Doctor" program, Universal Studios, Orlando, Fla.August, 1996, Cablevision: A frank talk about fibroids, November, 1999.
Video
Technique of Saline Infusion Sonography, ACOG's Audiovisual Library (AVL116), 1997.
Abdominal Myomectomy: Tips for Surgical Success. Bradley L, Falcone T. (Video tape), 1998.
“The Technique of Saline Infusion Sonography (SIS). Audiovisual Session: World Congress of Hysteroscopy, Miami Beach, FL, March, 1998.
“Abdominal Myomectomy: Techniques for surgical success” ACOG Film Festival, 46th Annual Meeting of American College of Ob/Gyn, New Orleans, LA, May, 1998.
"Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy After Failed Uterine Artery Embolization".AAGL, Annual 30th meeting, San Francisco, CA, November, 2001.
Website Presentation
Evaluation, diagnosis, and therapy for abnormal uterine bleeding: Hysteroscopy: What You Need to Know. Healthology. 2001.
http://drkoop.healthology.com/focus_webcast.asp?f=women&c=women_hysteroscopy4Healthology.com (no longer available)Is the D&C Dead? October 22, 2002.
http://www.healthatoz.com/atoz/healthupdate/Alert10222002.html. (no longer available)Benign Uterine Conditions: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Female Sterilization and Using Hysteroscopy to Manage Female Health. Jespersen & Associates 2004.
http://buc-online.org (no longer available)
“Using Hysteroscopy to Manage Female Health”. ACMI.
http://buc-online.org. (no longer available)APGO Clinical Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, September 2006, APGO website at
Website Book
Bradley, Linda et al Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. March 2002. Available at: http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com. site. This is a comprehensive internal medical textbook, with a chapter on the
evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding. http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/women/ menstrual_dysfunction/menstrual_dysfunction.htm
Articles
“Hysteroscopic Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Polyps, Myomas and Endometrial Ablation” included in Endo- Surgery Course Syllabus entitled “Alternative Techniques for Hysterectomy and Myomectomy”. The Endo-Surgery Institute, Cincinnati, OH.
“Alternatives to Hysterectomy” Newsletter of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists;January/March 1999:4(1).
”Hysteroscopic Fluid Management” Newscope, July-Sept 2003 (17) 3: 3-6.
”Hysterectomy Outcomes: Beginning to Understand” Newscope: The Newsletter of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists; April/June 2000:5(2).
“Apprenticeship: An Old Concept for Acquiring New Surgical Skills Newscope: The Newsletter of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: July/September 2000 5(3).
Newscope: The Newsletter of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists:November/December 2000, 2001.
Newscope: The Newsletter of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists: November/December 2003.
Featured In
"Are There a Doctor in the House". Shaker Magazine, March/April, 1994; 24-28.
“A Special Blend of Health Care: Women’s Health Center serves a mix of mecial specialties made to order, Kaleidoscope, 2004; 32-33.
“Hysterectomies: What Women Don’t Know Can Hurt Them, Oprah Magazine, June 2005, 143-146.
Contributing Physician
“Osteoporosis” In: Crute S, editor. Health & Healing for African- Americans. Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, Inc. 1997: 319-323.
“Menopause and Your Mood” Essence Magazine 999; September, 56.
Consultant Peer Review for AJOG
Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (PCOGS). "Brief clinical communication", September, 1996.
Steering Committee
2006 Cancer Care Summit: Continuing Problems and Advances of Cancer Care for African Americans in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, April 2006.
Consultant
Droloxifene Endometrial Monitoring Committee, Pfizer Inc, Mystic CT, April, 1997.
Heart & Soul, Magazine’s medical consultant, 1997-2003.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 1998-2000.
Wyeth-Ayest, lecture consultant, 1998-present.
Olympus Preceptor for Office Hysteroscopy 1999-2001
Karl Storz preceptor faculty 1999.
Ortho Mc Neil, lecture consultant, 2000-present.
Medical Advisory Committee of Thermal Ablation Technologies,MDMI, Canada, LTD, March 2002-present.
Impres Medical Inc. Scientific Advisory Board 2002-present.
Gynecare, Johnson & Johnson Inc, Consultant 2003-present.
ACMI Scientific Advisory Panel 2003-2004, 2006
OBGNet.com Board of Advisors 2003-present.
Gerson 2004-present
Medtrinia 2006
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