Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 23, 1997
• Invested on: February 04, 1998

She is a researcher, teacher, administrator and healer, whose work in the areas of skin cancer and psoriasis has improved the lives of her patients, and inspired fellow researchers across Canada. The first woman head of an academic division of Dermatology in this country, she is also a founding member and first President of both the Canadian and Toronto Dermatological Associations. In recognition of her contributions, a renowned Toronto dermatology centre was created in her name. Long a proponent of women's rights and health care, she has initiated many outstanding programs in Ontario and other parts of the country.