children birth_place birth_date spouse residence image article_title birth_name occupation
1 little silver , new jersey , u.s. 09 february 1948 helen cooksey , md 2008 pacific palisades , california , u.s. file : dr. susan love.jpg susan love
 susan love surgeon , activist , and author
susan love

susan m. love -lrb- born february 9 , 1948 -rrb- 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 .
