Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 22, 2019
• Invested on: December 01, 2022

Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg, O.C., O.M.
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg models exceptional humanity with her culturally sensitive, relationship-building approach to medicine. She has undertaken translational research in rare genetic disorders commonly found in some unique populations within Indigenous, Hutterite and Mennonite communities. As a distinguished professor at the University of Manitoba and a clinician scientist at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, she emphasizes and models the importance of health professionals developing the trust and support of the communities in which they practice.