Kindle Editions

That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist  
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The Hormone of Desire: The Truth About Testosterone, Sexuality, and Menopause  
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Semrad : The Heart of a Therapist
by Susan Rako and Harvey Mazer.
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Dr. Rako's books

That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist
Harmony Publications ISBN #140004605X
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The Blessings of the Curse: No More Periods?
Backinprint.com publication ISBN #0595386555
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Now available in paperback
Semrad : The Heart of a Therapist
by Susan Rako and Harvey Mazer.
To order this book: Amazon.com

 

Publications, Presentations and Honors

• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
  February 20, 2019

• Selected as a Top Doctor in Newtonville, MA  and listed in “The Leading Physicians of the World,” a subsidiary of the International Association of HealthCare Professionals. September, 2017

• Boston Voyager "Meet Dr. Susan Rako of Newtonville"
  Wide ranging interview featured in Boston Voyager's "Inspiring Stories". July 24, 2017 

• Podcast on “Fertility Friday” with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
  September 09, 2016
  “The Blessings of the Curse: The Risks of Menstrual Suppression"
  http://fertilityfriday.com/susan-rako/
  
  
• Prometheus Press, Finland
  March, 2015
  Finnish Edition of
  Semrad: The Heart of a Therapist
  
  
• Boston Magazine
  February 2014
  Piece by James Parker features a recent interview with Dr. Rako about Dr. Elvin Semrad and "Semrad: The Heart of a Therapist”.

• Featured Speaker
  April 30, 2011 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  Women's Words Writers Workshop
  Worcester, Massachusetts

• Featured Staff Visit
  August 6, 2008 "Great Papers" presentation
  Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry
  The Cambridge Hospital
  Cambridge, MA

• 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
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• 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  
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• Web Guest Expert
  Power Surge
  October 7, 2004 
  

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

• Web Guest Expert
  Power Surge
  July 10, 2003
  

• Web Guest Expert
  Power Surge
  November 7, 2002
  

• Marquis Who's Who in America, 2001-2017
  Marquis Who'sWho in the World, 2001-2017
  Marquis Who'sWho in Medicine and Healthcare: 
            Millennium edition:  2000-2001

• Web Guest Expert
  Power Surge
  February 08, 2001
  

• 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"

  
  

• SPANISH EDITION:  LA HORMONA DEL DESEO
  TIKAL EDICIONES/ Madrid
  ISBN:  84-305-8291-6
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• 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