Susan Rako, M.D.
 
 

Dr. Susan Rako, author of, 'The Hormone Of Desire'
 
 
 
 

Publications, Presentations, Honors

 
Dr. Rako's new books!

That's How
the Light Gets In:

Memoir of a Psychiatrist
 
Publication Date
 November 15, 2005
Harmony Publications ISBN #140004605X
To Order this book:  Amazon.com

The Blessings of the Curse:
No More Periods?
Publication date: March 6, 2006
Backinprint.com publication ISBN #0595386555
To order this book: Amazon.com

Featured speaker
April 25, 2007 Wellesley Psychology Club

The Women's Hormonal Health Crisis
Panel Discussion & Reception
Sponsored by Women's Health on Alert (WHOA)

Saturday,
February 3, 2007
The Wellesley College Club

Featured guest speaker
May 18, 2006 Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Somerville Health Center

Lecture: "Cutting-Edge Issues In Women's Reproductive Health"
April 6, 2006 Harvard Divinity School

The Women's Hormonal Health Crisis
Panel Discussion & Reception
Sponsored by Women's Health on Alert (WHOA)

Saturday, March 25, 2006

The Wellesley College Club

"A critique of the Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy study." Fertil Steril. 2005 Dec;84(6):1589-601

Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women 
Panel Discussion & Reception
Sponsored by Women's Health on Alert (WHOA)
Saturday, October 15, 2005
The Wellesley College Club

"No More Periods? The Risks of Menstrual Suppression and Other Cutting-Edge Issues About Hormones and Women's Health"
Publication Date:  April, 2003
Harmony Publications ISBN#
1400045037

To Order this book: Amazon.com

The Women's Hormonal Health Crisis:
Unbiased Talk and Real Answers

Sponsored by Women's Health on Alert (WHOA)
Panel Discussion & Reception
Saturday, April 02, 2005
The Wellesley College Club, Wellesley College Campus

Revised and Updated Paperback Edition!! 
"The Hormone of Desire: 
The Truth About Testosterone, Sexuality, and Menopause" 
Publication Date: March, 1999 
Three River Press/ Random House ISBN# 0609-80386-7 
TO ORDER THIS BOOK: Amazon.com

December, 2003:
New Paperback Edition
"Semrad : The Heart of a Therapist"
by Susan Rako and Harvey Mazer.

Web Guest Expert
Power Surge

October 7, 2004 
http://www.power-surge.com/transcripts/rako8.htm

Wellesley College    
Presentation:  "The Risks of Menstrual Suppression"    
Wellesley, Massachusetts
April, 2004

Web Guest Expert
Power Surge

July 10, 2003
http://www.power-surge.com/transcripts/rako7.htm

Web Guest Expert
Power Surge

November 7, 2002

http://www.power-surge.com/transcripts/rako6.htm

Marquis Who'sWho in America, 2001-2008
Marquis Who'sWho in the World, 2001-2008
Marquis Who'sWho in Medicine and Healthcare: 
          Millennium edition:  2000-2001

Web Guest Expert
Power Surge
February 08, 2001
http://www.power-surge.com/transcripts/rako4.htm

The Journal of Women's Health and Gender Based Medicine
Volume 9, Number 8  October, 2000
"Testosterone Supplemental Therapy Post-Hysterectomy With or Without Concomitant Oophorectomy:  Estrogen Alone is Not Enough"

Directions in Psychiatry
May, 2000  Millennium Series:  Volume 20, Part 2
"Testosterone -- Physiology and Function in Women and Men:  The Foundation of Sexuality and More."

Web Expert Presentation and Discussion
Autumn, 2000 
Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Journal of Women's Health and Gender Based Medicine
October, 2000 -- Volume 09, Number 08 
"Testosterone Supplemental Therapy Post-Hysterectomy With or Without Concomitant Oophorectomy:  Estrogen Alone is Not Enough"

Interview on the Web 
http://families-first.com/hotflash/news/rako.htm
Autumn, 1999 

SPANISH EDITION:  LA HORMONA DEL DESEO
TIKAL EDICIONES/ Madrid
ISBN:  84-305-8291-6
TO ORDER THIS BOOK:  Amazon.com

JAPANESE EDITION OF THE HORMONE OF DESIRE
Seiwa Shoten Co., Ltd./ Tokyo
ISBN:  4-7911-0404-8

The Cambridge Series
Cambridge Hospital Continuing Education Presentation:  "Testosterone:  Physiology and Function in Women and Men:  The Foundation of Sexuality and More"
Boston, MA
April, 2000

American Association of Physician Specialists Scientific Meeting
Lecture: "Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women:
What Do We Need To Know?"
San Diego, CA
June, 1999

American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Symposium Chairperson and Principal Speaker:
"Testosterone: The Foundation for Sexual Function in Women and Men"
Washington, D.C.
May, 1999

Society for Sex Therapy and Research
Presentation: "Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women: Matters of Sexuality and Health"
Boston, MA
March, 1999

Psychiatric Annals 
Volume 29, Number 1 
"Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women: 
Matters of Sexuality and Health"
January, 1999

"The Hormone of Desire: 
The Truth About Sexuality, Menopause, and Testosterone" 
Harmony Books / Random House 
New York, NY 
Published 1996 

THE JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S HEALTH 
Volume 7, Number 7 September, 1998 
"Testosterone Deficiency: A Key Factor in the Increased Cardiovascular Risk to 
Women Following Hysterectomy or with Natural Aging?" 

Taskforce on Female Sexuality 
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 
Presentation: "Physiologic Aspects of Aging and Sexuality in Women"
New York, New York 
January 1999 

Brigham and Women's Hospital 
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Grand Rounds 
Boston, Massachusetts 
Presentation: "Testosterone Deficiency Following Hysterectomy or With Natural Aging: A Key Factor in Increased Cardiovascular Risk?" 
December, 1998 

South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians 
50th Annual Scientific Assembly 
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 
Presentation: "Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women: 
What Do We Need to Know?" 
November, 1998 

New England Patient's Rights Group/ Hysterectomy Support Group 
Norwood, Massachusetts 
Presentation: "Testosterone Supplementation: Key to Sexuality, Health, and Quality of Life 
September, 1998 

American College of Obstetricians/Gynecologists/ 
New Hampshire (ACOG) 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 
Presentation: "Managing the Complex Postmenopausal Patient" 
September, 1998 

Rite of Passage Cancer Project 
Newport, Rhode Island 
Presentation: "Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women 
-- for Health and Quality of Life" 
July, 1998 

Sixth Annual Congress on Women's Health 
Washington, D.C 
Presentation: "Testosterone, The Hormone of Desire" 
June, 1998 

American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 
Toronto, Canada 
Symposium Co-Chairperson and Principal Speaker: 
"Estrogen and Testosterone: 'Natural Antidepressants?'" 
June, 1998 

University of Toronto Hospital Medical Center/Sunnybrook Hospital 
Toronto, Canada 
Lecture: "Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women: 
What Do We Need to Know?" 
June, 1998 

New York Women's Agenda: Agenda '98: 
A Dialogue on Women's Health 
New York City 
Panel Presentation: "Menopause and the Post-Menopausal Woman" 
May, 1998 

Rite of Passage Cancer Project 
Providence, Rhode Island 
Workshop: "Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women 
-- for Health and for Quality of Life" 
May, 1998 

The Arlene Violet Show -- WHJJ 920AM 
Interview 
April 27, 1998 

The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality 
Boston, Massachusetts 
Workshop: "The Hormone of Desire: What We Need to Know About Menopause, 
Hysterectomy, Sexuality, and Testosterone" 
April, 1998 

Australia -- ABC Radio National 
Feature: "Testosterone -- The Many Gendered Hormone" 
Science Broadcast with Natasha Mitchell 
April, 1998

The Spence Center for Women's Health 
Cambridge, Massachusetts 
Workshop: "Hormones, Health, Sexuality, and Quality of Life" 
March, 1998 
The Women's City Club of New York 
Workshop: "Hormones, Health, Sexuality, and Quality of Life" 
June, 1997 
American Psychiatric Association 
Co-Chairman and Primary Presenter 
Annual Meeting, San Diego 
"Estrogen, Testosterone, and Dysphoria at Midlife" 
May, 1997 
North American Menopause Society 
Roundtable Discussion Leader 
"Estrogen and Testosterone: 'Natural Anti-depressants?'" 
1997 Annual Meeting, Boston 
Roundtable Discussion Leader 
" Navigating In Poorly Charted Waters" 
"Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women;
'What Do We Need to Know?'" 
1996 Annual Meeting, Chicago 
"Testosterone Deficiency and Supplementation for Women: 
What Do We Need to Know?" 
Menopause Management 
1996 (Vol. 5, No. 4) 
Professional Compounding Centers of America 
Keynote Speaker 
Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas 
January, 1997
National Association of Social Workers 
Keynote Speaker 
June Fletcher Memorial Conference 
Andover, Massachusetts 
November, 1996
The Penn Club, New York City 
Featured Speaker: Sexual Energy and Menopause 
October, 1996 
Workshop Series: Sexual Energy and Menopause 
Boston, New York, Houston, San Juan, San Diego 
1993-1997 and ongoing 
NOW (National Organization for Women) 
Workshop: "Sexual Energy and Menopause: 
Navigating in Poorly Charted Waters" 
Berkshire Community College 
November, 1995 
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Workshop 
"Sexual Energy and Menopause" 
February / March 1994 
Rowe Conference Center, Rowe, Massachusetts 
Week-end workshop: 
"Sexual Energy and Menopause: Navigating in Poorly Charted Waters" 
November, 1993 
Interface 
(New England's Center for the Education of Body, Mind and Spirit) 
Cambridge, Massachusetts 
Workshop, "Sexual Energy and Menopause: a workshop for women 
preparing to navigate -- or already at sea -- in poorly-charted waters" 
July, 1993 
University of Puerto Rico Meclical School 
"Leading Psychotherapists of the World" 
Featured Speaker 
1991 
Semrad Memorial Teaching Conference Week 
National Coordinator 
1986 and 1991 
'Semrad. The Heart of a Therapist' 
Co-editor with Harvey Mazer, M.D., 
Jason Aronson New York and London; 
Published 1980 
Reissued, Scribner and Aronson 
1984


 

Faculty And Staff Appointments
Harvard Medical School 
Boston, Massachusetts
Teaching Fellow in Psychiatry 
1967-1969
Harvard Medical School 
Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry 
1969-1970 
Harvard MedicaI School 
Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry 
1970-1975 
Massachusetts Mental Health Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
Staff Psychiatrist 
1970-1977 
Newton-Wellesley Hospital 
Newton, Massachusetts
Staff Psychiatrist 
1982 
Cutler Counseling Center 
Norwood, Massachusetts
Consultant in Child and Adult Psychiatry 
1983 
Veterans Administration Hospital 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 
Consultant in Psychiatry 
1990 - 1994
Specialty Training
Beth Israel Hospital 
Boston, Massachusetts
Residency in Child and Adult Psychiatry 
1969-1970 
Massachusetts Mental Health Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
Residency in Adult Psychiatry 
1967-1969 
Mt. Auburn Hospital 
Cambridge, Massachusetts 
Medical/Surgical Internship 
1966-1967 
May Institute 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Medical Research Assistant 
1961-1962 
Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology 
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Medical Research Assistant 
Neuroendocrine Research 
1959 

 
 
Education
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 
Bronx, New York
1962-1966, M.D. 1966 
Boston University College of Communication 
Boston, Massachusetts
1982-1988, M.S. in Film 1988 
University of Cincinnati 
Cincinnati, Ohio
1960-1961, B.S. 1961 
Wellesley College 
Wellesley, Massachusetts 
1957-1960 
Worcester Classical High School 
Worcester, Massachusetts
Graduated 1957 
Worcester Public Schools 
Worcester, Massachusetts
K-1

 
 

 

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