Full Name Susan Love Children 1 | Name Susan Love Role Surgeon | |
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Residence Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. Alma mater Occupation Surgeon, activist, and author Spouse(s) Helen Cooksey, MD (m. 2008) Books Dr Susan Love's Breast Bo, Dr Susan Love's Menopau, Dr Susan Love's Hormone, Live a Little!: Breaking, Dr Love's Hormone Therapy | ||
Breast cancer 101 dr susan love answers questions part 2 of 2
Susan M. Love (born February 9, 1948) is an American surgeon, a prominent advocate of preventive breast cancer research, and author. She is regarded as one of the most respected women’s health specialists in the United States. In 2012 Love announced that she was diagnosed with leukemia and would take a leave of absence to pursue chemotherapy treatment. After a successful treatment, Love returned to work the following year.
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- Breast cancer 101 dr susan love answers questions part 2 of 2
- Dr Susan Love Making Patients Participants
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Dr. Susan Love: Making Patients Participants
Early life and education
Love was born in Little Silver, New Jersey and moved to Puerto Rico as a teenager. She enrolled at Fordham University after having spent five unsuccessful months as a nun with the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
She received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical School cum laude in 1974 and did her surgical residency at Boston's Beth Israel Medical Center. She also graduated from the Executive MBA program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Career
Love is a clinical professor of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In 1998 she was appointed by former President Clinton to serve on the National Cancer Advisory Board, where she served until 2004. She maintains a board position at the National Cancer Institute, and continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at UCLA. Love also serves as the medical director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, formerly titled The Santa Barbara Breast Cancer Institute. She lectures nationally and internationally on breast cancer, menopause, and women's health.
Dr. Love has a number of patents, including one for a microcatheter, that can be positioned in the breast ducts through their opening in the breast. A Phase 2 clinical trial, investigates its use to deliver fulvestrant as a treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer.
Through her organization, Love has launched several studies, initiatives, and coalitions on the subject of breast cancer such as the Army of Women and The Health of Women.