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Dr. Cheryl Rockman- Greenberg obtained her MD, CM degree from McGill University in 1974. She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Pediatrics) in 1979 and in Medical Genetics in 1996.

She has been a Fellow of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) since 1982.

Dr. Greenberg served as Medical Director of the Child Health program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority,  and Head of the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, from 2004-2014.

Dr. Rockman-Greenberg has practiced as a clinical and metabolic geneticist in Winnipeg since 1979. She is currently a clinician scientist in the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) and holds the academic rank of Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics & Child Health and Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba.

The contributions of Dr. Rockman- Greenberg to the continuum of science start with clinical problems, establishing relationships with families and unique communities and working to translate discoveries into effective patient care programmes.

She was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in April 2018, into the Order of Manitoba in July 2018 and in December 2020 she was appointed to the Order of Canada.