Full Name
Linda D. Bradley
Company
Cleveland Clinic
Speaker Bio
Linda Bradley is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, in Cleveland, Ohio. She also established and maintains a robust collaborative practice with interventional radiologists for uterine artery embolization at the Cleveland Clinic. Her academic and clinical work includes Director of the Center for Menstrual Disorders, Fibroids and Hysteroscopic Services and she was recently appointed Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Institute. Dr. Bradley is an internationally recognized gynecologic surgeon known for her expertise in diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy, hysteroscopic treatment of retained products of conception, hysteroscopic myomectomy, hysteroscopic polypectomy, evaluation, management and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in women with anemia of chronic disease, offers consultation and second opinions for alternatives to hysterectomy, hysteroscopic removal of retained foreign bodies. She is also a trailblazing proponent of patient-centered care. She has become a trusted expert and advisor, admired, and respected for her clinical teaching, passion for evaluating and treating women with abnormal uterine bleeding and anemia, surgical expertise in operative and diagnostic hysteroscopy, and compassionate bedside manner which is evidenced by her exceptional patient experience scores. Dr. Bradley earned a bachelor’s degree in Biopsychology from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before attending the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she received her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. During her senior year of residency, she was named Executive Chief Resident and completed her residency training at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Always seeking to grow, she has completed an executive program in Practice Management from the Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve, and has completed the Leadership in Healthcare Academy at the Cleveland Clinic.Linda has published numerous medical education films and journal articles and has contributed to several highly influential textbooks such as Co-author of Hysteroscopy – Office Evaluation and Management of the Uterine Cavity, Associate Editor of Operative Techniques in Gynecologic Surgery, a foreword in Complications of Hysteroscopy Diagnosis and Management, and a chapter on “Hysteroscopic Myomectomy” in a recent edition of the “Bible of Gynecology,” TeLinde’s Operative Gynecology. In addition, she has published a cookbook in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic’s Celebrate Sisterhood collaborative titled Flavor Over Fat: Cooking Made Simple, and a book on women’s wellness titled Us! Our Life, Our Health, Our Legacy. She is also a frequently requested presenter at national and international meetings and has performed live telesurgical procedures at these events. In addition to many national and international leadership positions, she has exemplified servant leadership at the Cleveland Clinic and in her community. For the past twenty-one years, Linda has been a dedicated leader in Cleveland’s multicultural community health and wellness programs. She is the founder of Cleveland Clinic’s Celebrate Sisterhood® where she annually hosts a multicultural health and wellness summit that has now educated more than 10,000 multicultural women since its inception. She is passionate about fitness, health, and wellness and inspires people to be “the best version of themselves.” Frequently, she hosts cooking classes in her home, religious communities, and local community centers. During COVID-19, she partnered with a local restaurant that provided weekly Zoom cooking classes to under-resourced elementary-age children. Dr. Bradley shared that she embraces “the modern Hippocratic Oath: I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure. We are what we eat. Let food be thy medicine. Only by learning the fundamentals of cooking can individuals build upon and craft a personal plan for achieving lifelong health.”
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