C. Céleste Johnston, O.C.
Hunts Point, Nova Scotia
Céleste Johnston is dedicated to the well-being of infants. A luminary in neonatal pain research, she advanced global clinical practices by co-developing transformational pain assessment tools, exposing the impacts of procedural pain, and conducting foundational research on traditional and innovative pain-management practices. She is highly respected for having perpetuated the field as a clinician and mentor, namely as a long-time professor at McGill University. An internationally sought-after expert and advocate, she was the first nurse and woman to lead the Canadian Pain Society.