Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: September 24, 2021
• Invested on: February 22, 2024

Sharon Elizabeth Straus, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

Sharon Straus has made significant contributions to improving the health of Canadians. A professor of medicine and director of the Knowledge Translation Program at the University of Toronto, she is at the forefront of making medical research more readily available to patients and physicians, empowering them to make informed decisions about their health care options. She is also committed to ensuring the latest biomedical and health research is implemented into health care education, and has authored several influential textbooks that are considered the gold standard in knowledge translation curricula.