Dr. Susan Love
CA, US
Women's health authority and author of "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book"
Dr. Susan Love is an author, researcher, surgeon and breast cancer activist. A graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical School cum Laude in 1974, her surgical training was completed at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital, where she was chief resident in 1979. She opened a private practice in 1980 as the first woman surgeon on the staff of Beth Israel Hospital, and in 1982 she joined the staff of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In 1988 she founded the Faulkner Breast Center in Boston, the first facility in the country to comprise a multidisciplinary all women staff. Dr. Love moved her activities across the country in 1992 when she was recruited to found the multidisciplinary Revlon/UCLA Breast Center. She continues as an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at UCLA, teaching medical students a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer. One of the "founding mothers" of the breast cancer advocacy movement, Dr. Love continues this work as director of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and as the Medical Director of the Susan Love M.D. Breast Cancer Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated too the eradication of the disease. In recognition of this work, she was appointed by President Clinton to the National Cancer Advisory Board in 1998. In 1997, Dr. Love retired from active practice to devote more time to research. Funded by a large grant from the Department of Defense, her research resulted in a patented breast duct catheter and the 1998 formation Pro-Duct Health, a medical company which is commercializing the intraductal approach to the breast. Dr. Love is also an author and educator. Her first book, "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book" has been termed "the bible for women with breast cancer" by "The New York Times;" the third revised edition was published in September 2000. Released in 1997, "Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book" provides an equally authoritative range of information about menopause. Although retired from the practice of surgery, Dr. Love is still helping women through her writing and speaking. MOST REQUESTED PROGRAMS Women's Health: Telling the Truth
Dr. Susan Love is an author, researcher, surgeon and breast cancer activist. A graduate of SUNY Downstate Medical School cum Laude in 1974, her surgical training was completed at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital, where she was chief resident in 1979. She opened a private practice in 1980 as the first woman surgeon on the staff of Beth Israel Hospital, and in 1982 she joined the staff of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In 1988 she founded the Faulkner Breast Center in Boston, the first facility in the country to comprise a multidisciplinary all women staff. Dr. Love moved her activities across the country in 1992 when she was recruited to found the multidisciplinary Revlon/UCLA Breast Center. She continues as an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at UCLA, teaching medical students a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer. One of the "founding mothers" of the breast cancer advocacy movement, Dr. Love continues this work as director of the National Breast Cancer Coalition and as the Medical Director of the Susan Love M.D. Breast Cancer Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated too the eradication of the disease. In recognition of this work, she was appointed by President Clinton to the National Cancer Advisory Board in 1998. In 1997, Dr. Love retired from active practice to devote more time to research. Funded by a large grant from the Department of Defense, her research resulted in a patented breast duct catheter and the 1998 formation Pro-Duct Health, a medical company which is commercializing the intraductal approach to the breast. Dr. Love is also an author and educator. Her first book, "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book" has been termed "the bible for women with breast cancer" by "The New York Times;" the third revised edition was published in September 2000. Released in 1997, "Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book" provides an equally authoritative range of information about menopause. Although retired from the practice of surgery, Dr. Love is still helping women through her writing and speaking. MOST REQUESTED PROGRAMS Women's Health: Telling the Truth
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2010