Celia Rodd MD, MSc, FRCPC

Dr. Celia Rodd is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba; she recently moved to Winnipeg after working for 20 years at the Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University. At McGill University, she had the pleasure of being the Program Director for Pediatric Endocrinology for 15 years. 

She trained at the University of Toronto (BSc, MD, Clinical Endocrinology Fellowship), McGill University (Pediatrics Residency), the University of Minnesota (Research Endocrinology Fellowship) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Masters of Epidemiology). Celia's clinical and research interests focus on calcium homeostasis and bone physiology and their associated disorders. She is particularly interested in defining optimal vitamin D intake for healthy Canadian children and ensuring compliance with current guidelines. Celia has worked with the Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group to develop optimized growth charts in Canada based on the 2006-2007 WHO growth charts. 

She has published over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts on a wide spectrum of endocrine and diabetes-related topics. Additionally, she has been funded by numerous agencies including the Canadian Institute of Health Research.