CUTV News Radio spotlights author Dr. Joanne Denko

Rocky River, OH – Dr. Joanne Denko has enjoyed a dual career as both a renowned psychiatrist and author of nine books, a number of which are written under her pen name Dr. Victoria C.G. Greenleaf, MD.

As Dr. Victoria Greenleaf, she is the author of Envy: A Survey of Its Psychology and History, which addresses both its negative, painful aspects, and its positive, constructive uses.

Dr. Denko has also written two volumes of poetry. A mother, she would often be taken by surprise by tender, heartwarming, jewel-like incidents in her mother/child relationships and was struck by how poetry-worthy these experiences were. She collected these poems in her first poetry book. Her second was a collection of analogous experiences in nature, as her family traveled to places of ecologic interest.

Dr. Denko is currently working on a family biography, The Denko Family Chronicles, which she intends to leave to her grandchildren.

The Life of Charles W. Denko PhD, MD, is a biography about her late husband, the prominent rheumatologist whose research focused on the causes and treatment of osteoarthritis. During his lifetime, Dr. Charles Denko published more than 100 scientific articles, presenting his findings at rheumatology conferences around the world. The book is a collection of vignettes and meditations written by Joanne, as well as those who knew him best: his sons, his colleagues and friends.

Dr. Denko later published a shorter version of the biography as A Quiet Hero: The Life of Charles W. Denko, PhD, MD for use in schools and libraries to serve as an inspiration to young people.

Says Dr. Denko: “My success in life comes from my parents, but also my late husband, who loved me and supported me in all my projects.”

For more information, visit http://www.joannedenko.com