Carol Pearl Herbert OC FCAHS (nee Chertkow; born 1946) is a Canadian family physician and researcher.
[5] Herbert graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and first-year Medicine from the University of British Columbia in 1966, at the age of 19.
[4] Although she was encouraged by her sister and a professor to pursue a PhD, Herbert chose to earn her medical degree so she could combine science with the humanities.
[7] Herbert joined the full-time faculty in the UBC Department of Family Practice in 1982 and co-founded the Sexual Assault Service for Vancouver.
"[17] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Herbert was named to the Order of Canada for her "contributions to the fields of clinical and academic medicine, as a family physician, medical educator, researcher and administrator.