UFE in Los Angeles
Non-surgical fibroid treatment for Los Angeles patients, including Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood, Santa Monica, Encino, Sherman Oaks, and Calabasas.
Editorially updated September 8, 2026. This educational page was prepared by SoCal Interventional using the cited primary and authoritative sources. It does not replace an individualized medical evaluation.
Quick answer: SoCal Interventional offers uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) to Los Angeles patients at two offices in the San Fernando Valley, Tarzana and Van Nuys. UFE is a same-day, image-guided procedure that shrinks fibroids by blocking their blood supply, treating heavy bleeding, anemia, pelvic pressure, and urinary frequency while preserving the uterus. Both offices belong to SoCal Interventional, Dr. Nathanael Sabbah’s interventional radiology practice, which also treats Orange County patients in Fountain Valley.
SoCal Interventional — Tarzana
18370 Burbank Blvd, 5th Floor, Tarzana, CA 91356
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · (310) 929-0026
On Burbank Boulevard just west of Reseda Boulevard, a short drive from the 101 (Ventura) Freeway. Office details and directions
SoCal Interventional — Van Nuys
15211 Vanowen St, Suite 305, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM · (310) 929-0026
On Vanowen Street near Sepulveda Boulevard, close to the 405 Freeway and Valley Presbyterian Hospital. Office details and directions
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is offered at our Fountain Valley office in Orange County as well as in Los Angeles and Tarzana.
Los Angeles patients are seen at whichever of our two San Fernando Valley offices is easier to reach: Tarzana, just off the 101 at Reseda Boulevard, or Van Nuys, directly off the 405 at Sepulveda and Vanowen. Consultations, the procedure, and follow-up all take place at the office you choose.
Patients from Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Westwood, Century City, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Hancock Park, and Mid-City typically choose whichever Valley office is easier to reach: Tarzana via Beverly Glen or the 405 and 101, or Van Nuys directly off the 405 at Sepulveda and Vanowen. Valley patients from Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, and Northridge are usually closest to Tarzana. Both locations are staffed by the same physician team, and consultations can be scheduled outside peak traffic on request.
This page describes the actual practice locations where Los Angeles patients are seen. SoCal Interventional does not have a physical office in every community named above.
Patients driving in from Palmdale, Lancaster and the Antelope Valley use the same Van Nuys and Tarzana offices; our UFE guide for Antelope Valley patients explains how the visits are planned around the drive.
UFE works by blocking the blood supply that fibroids depend on. Through a small access point at the wrist or upper thigh, an interventional radiologist guides a catheter into the uterine arteries and releases tiny particles; starved of blood, the fibroids soften and shrink over several months, and heavy bleeding and pressure ease. The uterus stays in place.
UFE is an image-guided procedure rather than an operation. Using live X-ray, a thin catheter is navigated from a pinhole entry at the wrist or groin to the arteries that feed the uterus, and microscopic particles are used to block the branches supplying the fibroids. Deprived of blood, the fibroids shrink gradually and symptoms improve over weeks to months. Because nothing is cut and the uterus is preserved, most patients avoid a hospital stay longer than one night and recover far faster than after hysterectomy or open myomectomy.
UFE is considered for women whose fibroids cause heavy periods, anemia, pelvic pressure or pain, bloating, or frequent urination, and who want to keep their uterus or avoid major surgery. Pelvic ultrasound or MRI must confirm that fibroids are the cause of the symptoms; women planning a future pregnancy review myomectomy alongside UFE before deciding.
UFE is considered for women whose fibroids cause heavy or prolonged periods, anemia, pelvic pressure or pain, bloating, frequent urination, or pain with intercourse, and who want to keep their uterus or avoid major surgery. Imaging (usually pelvic ultrasound or MRI) must confirm that fibroids are the cause of the symptoms. Fertility goals change the conversation: women planning a future pregnancy are counseled individually, because the evidence comparing UFE with myomectomy for later pregnancy is still limited. UFE is not a treatment for suspected cancer, and pedunculated fibroids on a narrow stalk or very large fibroids may be better served by another approach.
From Beverly Hills, Bel Air, or Westwood, Beverly Glen Boulevard north to Ventura Boulevard is the most direct route to Tarzana; the 405 north to Sepulveda Boulevard leads to Van Nuys. From Santa Monica, Brentwood, or the Palisades take the 405 north. From Encino, Sherman Oaks, or Studio City, Ventura Boulevard or the 101 west to Reseda Boulevard reaches Tarzana in minutes. Parking details are provided at booking, and a companion should drive you home on procedure day.
Most patients go home the same day or after one night. Cramping, pelvic pain, low-grade fever, nausea, and fatigue in the first several days — sometimes called post-embolization syndrome — are expected and are managed with a short course of medication. Many women return to desk work within a week and to normal activity within one to two weeks. Bleeding and pressure symptoms improve over the following one to three months as the fibroids shrink; a follow-up visit and imaging track the response.
Reported risks include access-site bleeding or bruising, infection (rarely requiring surgery), contrast reactions, radiation exposure, changes in ovarian function that are more likely after age 45, passage of fibroid tissue in the weeks after treatment, and fibroid regrowth or new fibroids over time. Published trials suggest that roughly one in five women eventually needs another fibroid procedure. The consultation reviews these trade-offs against myomectomy, hysterectomy, and medical therapy so the choice fits your goals.
UFE is covered by Original Medicare and by most PPO plans when imaging confirms symptomatic fibroids; prior authorization is often required, and SoCal Interventional handles that paperwork and verifies benefits before scheduling. Recent pelvic ultrasound or MRI reports, blood counts, and gynecology notes shorten the evaluation. Self-pay pricing is available.
Heavy periods or fibroid pressure in Los Angeles? Ask whether UFE is an option.
SoCal Interventional does not maintain a Westside office. Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood, and Santa Monica patients are seen at the Tarzana or Van Nuys office, both within the City of Los Angeles and reachable over Beverly Glen or the 405.
For many women with symptomatic fibroids, yes. UFE preserves the uterus, avoids an abdominal incision, and has a much shorter recovery. Whether it is the right alternative depends on fibroid size, number, and location, your symptoms, and your fertility goals, all of which the consultation reviews with your imaging.
Most women return to desk work within about a week after UFE and to normal activity within one to two weeks, compared with roughly six weeks after an abdominal hysterectomy or open myomectomy.
Yes. Because UFE works on the uterine blood supply rather than on one fibroid at a time, all fibroids supplied by the uterine arteries are treated in a single session.
Any pelvic ultrasound or MRI reports and images, recent blood counts, a list of medications and hormonal treatments already tried, and your gynecologist’s notes if available. If imaging has not been done, it can be arranged.
Medical content reviewed by Nathanael Sabbah, MD, interventional radiologist.