Dr. Lucas is a graduate of Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. His internship and residency at Brown University was followed by a spine fellowship at the University of Toronto. In 1981 the Department of Orthopaedics established the Division of Spine Surgery under the direction of Dr. Lucas. He is a member of the Scoliosis Research Society and the International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery. His research interests are in spinal fusion and minimal invasive procedures of the spine.